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Catherine

Or Cath·er·yn

[kath-er-in, kath-rin]

noun

  1. a female given name.



Catherine

/ ˈkæθrɪn /

noun

  1. Saint. died 307 ad , legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded

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Anmer Hall was gifted to the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a wedding present by the late queen in 2013 - so this may be an unlikely choice.

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Prince William and Catherine are known to want to create as private a family life as possible for their three children, and to protect them from media intrusion.

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The Police Scotland film also heard from Catherine, a mother whose 11-year-old son Max was injured by fire.

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Low-lying parishes such as Clarendon and St Catherine are at risk of flash flooding not only from rainfall but also from torrents rushing down from the Blue Mountains.

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Catherine Connolly is a forceful representative of that left-leaning Irish nationalist tradition.

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