Katherine
[kath-er-in, kath-rin]
- a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”
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Also Kath·a·rine, Kath·ryn, Kath·rynne [kath-rin] /ˈkæθ rɪn/.
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Thanks to astrophysicist extraordinaire Katherine Mack for helpful discussions in putting this article together.
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist at Melbourne University and has written for Slate, Time, and elsewhere.
Finally, I talked to Katherine Stone, who knows something about supportive online communities.
She also blasted the spate of “Katherine Heigl-y type things where women…have no reason to exist other than to get a guy.”
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean TragedyMarlow Stern
May 30, 2014
Ted Mosby is essentially the Katherine Heigl character of this nine-year long romantic comedy.
Historical Examples
Yesterday she had teasingly boasted to Katherine that Austin was in love with her.
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But Katherine put her hands before her face and shrank back.
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After a while he remembered his appointment with Katherine at three o'clock.
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"For heaven's sake, child, make up your mind quickly," said Katherine.
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"I'm afraid you're an arrant little coquette," said Katherine indulgently.
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Word Origin and History for katherine
Katherine
fem. proper name, also Katharine, see Catherine.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper