KATHERINE(f) From the Greek name Aikaterine. It has been linked with Greek aikia "torture" but that theory is unlikely. It is possibly a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". The Romans derived it from Greek katharos "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this. The name belonged to a Christian saint and martyr who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. This was the name of two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great. The name was also borne by three of Henry VIII's wives.

You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do."
         —Jane Fonda

"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
    —Helen Keller

"People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer [to fulfillment]. Actually a job is better for me."
    —Princess Diana

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
    —Louisa May Alcott

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