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Catherine

American

[kath-er-in, kath-rin] / ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /

Or Catheryn

noun

a female given name.

Catherine British

/ ˈkæθrɪn /

noun

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

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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have dramatically decreased the asking price of their Hudson River home by $2.25 million—nearly two years after they listed it for $12 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Although he didn’t name the girl, his wife, Catherine Harding, shares an 11-year-old with Jude Law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Dr Catherine Hanna, a consultant clinical oncologist at the Belfast Health Trust, said anal cancer is treatable - with radiotherapy - if diagnosed early.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He married Catherine Sears in 1967, shortly before finishing his dissertation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I turned to Mom and said, “Look, Catherine came in further last than I did.”

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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