What does Katharine mean?

Katharine means "pure; torture"

How do we pronounce Katharine?

Katharine \kat-ha-ri-ne, ka-thar-ine\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Katharine is pronounced KAE-THahRihN or KAE-THRihN (English), KaaTaaRIYNah (German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Katharine: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Katharine?

Katharine is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in English. Katharine is a spelling variant of baby name Katherine (English).

The following famous people share the name Katharine:

  • Actress Katharine Hepburn, born 12 May 1907 - 29 June 2003, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Clergywoman Katharine Jefferts Schori, born 26 March 1954, Pensacola, Florida
  • Publisher Katharine Graham, born 16 June 1917 - 17 July 2001, New York, New York
  • Singer Katharine McPhee, born 25 March 1984, Sherman Oaks, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Katharine:

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The baby name Katharine fun facts:

The name Katharine in reverse order is "Enirahtak".

The numerological value of the name Katharine is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Katharine?

Katharine is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames