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English
Etymology
A variant spelling of Catherine, based on the folk etymology that it would derive from Greek καθαρός (katharos "pure").
Proper noun
Katharine
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals): , Act II, Scene I:
- Petruchio.Good morrow, Kate; for that's your name, I hear.
- Katharina.Well have you heard, but something hard of hearing:
- They call me Katharine that do talk of me.