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What does Katharine mean?
Katharine 
▼ as a girls' name is a Greek name, and the meaning of the name Katharine is "pure". Katharine is a version of Catherine (Greek): from katharos. Katharine is also a form of Katherine (Greek).
STARTS WITH Kath-
Variations
VARIANTS Kathyrine, Kathirynn, Kathiryn, Kathirin, Katherynn, Katheryne, Katheryn▼, Katherin, Katharyne, Katharyn, Cathiryn, Cathirin, Catheryn, Catherinn, Catherin, Catheren, Catharyne, Catharine▼, Catharin
RELATED FORMS VIA CATHERINE, KATHERINE Cataline, Catarina, Catarine, Caterine, Cathaline, Catharina, Catharyna, Catherina, Cathline, Cathrine▼, Cathrinn, Cathryne, Catrine, Kaitrine, Katalin, Katalina▲, Katarina▼, Katerina▲, Kathelina, Katheline, Katherina, Kathie▼, Kathlene, Kathline, Kathlyne, Kathrene, Kathrina, Kathrine▼, Kathrinna, Kathryn▼, Kathryne, Kathrynn, Katlaina, Katline, Katriane, Katrina▼, Katrine
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Katharine Izabella (K.I.), ..
How popular is Katharine?
Katharine is a very prominent first name for women (#661 out of 4276, Top 15%) but an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Katharine reached its apex rank of #204 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Katharine are Katherine (#112 FROM RECENT DATA), Catherine (#204), Kathryn (#453), Katalina (#629), Katerina (#1173), Katrina (#1516), Katarina (#1594), Katheryne, Kathryne, Kathrine, Kathrina, Kathlene, Kathie, Catarina, Katheryn, Catharine, Katherin, Katharyn, Cathrine, Catheryn and Katherina. Other variants, like Cathaline, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Katharine was common in the 1910s (USAGE OF 1.73%) and has become much lower since (USAGE 0.34%, DOWN 80%). Katherine is a perennial favorite, although Katalina appears to be becoming a favorite too, while versions such as Katrina have become less popular.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Arthurine (see Arthuretta), Kaitrin, Kaitrina, Kaitrinn (see Katherine), Kalaine, Karaline, Karine, Karrine, Kateline, Katerinka, Kathaline, Kathlin, Kathlinne, Kathyline (see Kathleen), Kathylyne (see Kathleen), Katianne, Katreina, Katrena, Katriana, Katrice, Katrien, Katrin, Katriona, Katryna, Ketrina, Mazarine, Nataline and Nathalie. These names tend to be less frequently used than Katharine.
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