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Katherine
Katherine and its variations is a feminine name. It is popular in Christian countries, as it was the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
==Origin and meaning==
The name originated from the Greek or Αἰκατερίνη (''Aikaterina'', ''Aikaterinē''), which is of unknown etymology. The earliest known use of the Greek name is in reference to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The theory that the name comes from Hecate, the name of the Greek goddess of magic, is regarded by the editors of the ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' as unconvincing,〔Patrick Hanks and Kate Hardcastle, eds., ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), 154.〕 however this appears as merely an opinion of the editors and their text admits the etymology is unknown.
The name subsequently came to be associated with the Greek adjective καθαρός (''katharos''), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades.
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