Catherine

Note: This article deals with people usually known by the name Catherine. For the history of the name Catherine, see Katherine (given name). To find people with the given name Catherine who are also known by another name, see All pages with titles beginning with Katherine, All pages with titles beginning with Katharine, and All pages with titles beginning with Catherine.

Catherine

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Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	From the Greek καθαρός/καθαρής meaning Pure
Other names
Nickname(s)	Cat, Cath, Cathy, Cati, Kitty, Kat
Related names	Katherine, Katheryn, Kathryn, Katharyn, Katherin, Catharine, Cathryn, Katheryne, Catherin, Katrin

Catherine is a feminine given name. The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.

Literature

• Catherine, a serial novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
• Katherine, a historical novel by Anya Seton
• An Abundance of Katherines, a young adult novel by John Green
• Catherine, from The Great Gatsby
• Catherine Barkley from A Farewell to Arms
• Catherine or Kitty, from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
• Catherine Earnshaw from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
• Catherine from Roger O. Hirson's Pippin
• Catherine Mckenna from Bernard MacLaverty's Grace Notes

Music

• Catherine (alternative rock band), an alternative rock band signed to TVT Records
• Catherine (band), a metalcore band from Sacramento, California
• Katerine, French musician
• Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry, singer
• Katharine McPhee, singer
• Cath..., song of indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie

Movies, television, and video games

• Katherine, starring Sissy Spacek and Henry Winkler
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"; Catherine Willows
• "Katherine" a character from the television show 10 things I hate about you.*
• Catherine Mastropierro
• "Catherine" is the title character for the upcoming Atlus video game, Catherine
• "Katherine Mayfair" is a character in the television show "Desperate Housewives".

See also

• Katherine (given name)
• Katherine Maraman, Supreme Court Judge in Guam
• Ecaterina (disambiguation)
• The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Catherine"
• The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Katherine"
• Karen (name)
• Catriona
• Catherina (and similar spellings)
• Catherine (video game)