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Catharine
Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Catharine is an alternate spelling of the name Catherine, the French form of Caterine, the Old French form of Katherine, a blend of the (possibly) Coptic name Aikaterina and the Greek word katharos (pure). Possibly connected with the Greek word aikia (torture) or the goddess of the underworld named Hecate.
History:
Catharine is an alternate spelling for the name Catherine. The versions were pretty much interchangeable until the late 19th century, when Catherine with an e rapidly overtook Catharine with an a.
Please see Katherine, for more information.
Pronunciation: cath-arr-inn.
Diminutives:
English: Cat, Catey, Cathey, Cathy, Kate, Kath, Katha, Kathey, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kati, Katie, Kattie, Katy, Kit, Kitty.
French: Cathi, Cathia, Cathie.
Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789-1867)
American writer.
Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899)
Canadian writer.
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Catharine Macaulay (1731-1791)
British historian.
Catharine Esther Beecher (1800-1878)
American educator and feminist.
Scientists and Inventors:
Catharine Furbish (1789-1867)
American botanist.
Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.006 % named Catharine
Popularity of Catharine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 11th most popular.
1850: 25th most popular.
1875: 48th most popular.
1900-1910: 361st most popular.
1910-1920: 409th most popular.
1920-1930: 593rd most popular.
1930-1940: 816th most popular.
1940-1950: 943rd most popular.
1950-1960: 831st most popular.
1960-2000: N/A
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