Meaning  The name Catherine has the following meaning: Pure. This is one of the oldest recorded names in history, and it originates from the Greek language. Many variations (such as Catherine) have been coined from this name and almost every Western country has their own version of it. It has retained its popularity throughout the years and even now, it still beats other new names to be one of the most popular names in both England and America.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Catherine is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 104 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Catherine fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 29 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 177 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Catherine in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Catherine and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Catherine: Boys - Damary, Geo, Girls - Cassandra, Delia, Dessa, Moira, Phyllis, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, BarbaraVariants The name Catherine is a variant of Katherine. Other popular variants of the name Katherine are: Catalin, Catalina (Spanish), Catharine, Catherine (French), Catheryn, Cathleen, Cathline, Cathrine (Scandinavian), Cathryn (English), Karin (German), Katarina, Kate (English), Kath (Nickname), Katharina (German), Katharine (German), Kathereen, Katheryn (English), Kathi (English), Kathie (English), Kathleen (Irish), Kathryn (English), Kathy (English), Katrine, Kitty (English) Style We think the name Catherine should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Catherine to be: An old-fashioned, sweet, motherly womanIn one word, you might describe Catherine as a(n) " motherly" person. See other "motherly" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Catherine
