Katherine
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Katherine is a given name for a female, derived from the Greek name Αικατερίνη (Aikaterinē), of debated origin and meaning. Katharine is an alternative form, more popular in the United States than in Britain, altered by folk etymology to resemble the Greek word katharos, "pure". The form Catherine, corresponding with the French version, is also common. Katherine, Katharine, or Catherine may refer to:
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[edit] Television and film
- Catherine (television), Quebec television sitcom
- Catherine Bosley, TV reporter famous for being videotaped dancing nude during a wet t-shirt contest
- Catherine Crier, Court TV news anchor and former Texas lawyer and judge
- Catherine Deneuve, a French actress
- Catherine Hicks, actress most notable for portraying Annie Camden in 7th Heaven
- Catherine Keener, American actress with two Academy Award nominations
- Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress
- Catherine Sutherland, actress who portrayed Katherine "Kat" Hillard in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Catherine Zeta Jones, Welsh actress famous for her roles in several Hollywood movies including "The Mask of Zorro"
- Dorothy Catherine Fontana, screenplay writer
- Katharine Cornell, an American actress
- Katharine Hepburn, an American actress
- Katharine Houghton, an American actress
- Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
- Katharine McPhee, American Idol Finalist
- Katharine Ross, an American actress
- Katherine (film), a 1975 film
- Katherine Alexander, an American actress
- Katherine Helmond, an American actress
- Katherine Igoe, a British actress
[edit] Literature
- Katharine Anthony, an American biographer
- Katharine Graham, former head of the Washington Post
- Katharine Kerr, an American novelist
- Katherine (novel), a 1954 novel by Anya Seton about Katherine Swynford
- Katherine Anne Porter, an American author
- Katherine Govier, a Canadian novelist
- Katherine MacLean, an American science fiction author
- Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand short story author
- Lady Katherine Tait, daughter of Bertrand Russell
[edit] Nobility
- Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France as the wife of King Henri II of France
- Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII
- Catherine of Aragon, queen consort of England as Henry VIII of England's first wife
- Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of King Charles II of England
- Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII
- Catherine I of Russia, Tsarina of Russia
- Catherine the Great, Tsarina of Russia
- Infanta Catarina of Portugal, Portuguese Princess
- Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the wife of Prince Edward
- Katharine Fraser, heiress-presumptive to the titles Lady Saltoun and Chief of Clan Fraser
- Saint Catherine of Genoa, member of the noble family of Fieschi
[edit] Music
- Katherine Jenkins, a Welsh singer
- Katharine Lee Bates, an American songwriter
- Catherine (band), a hardcore/metal/screamo band
[edit] Christianity
- Catherine Booth, the mother of The Salvation Army
- Catherine Labouré, subject of a Marian apparition
- Catherine of Alexandria, figure claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th century
- Catherine of Bologna, Italian nun who lived during the Renaissance in Europe
- Catherine of Ricci, Christian saint
- Catherine of Siena, Dominican Tertiary or lay-affiliate of the Dominican Order
- Catherine of Sweden, the patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage
- Catherine wheel, symbol of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
- Katharine Drexel, an American nun who has been canonized
[edit] Science
- Katherine Blodgett, an American physicist
- Katherine Esau, a Ukrainian-American botanist
[edit] Fiction
- Catherine (Myst), Rivenese woman who became the wife of Atrus and the mother of Achenar, Sirrus, and Yeesha
- Catherine Linton, character in Wuthering Heights
- Catherine Willows, character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Katherine (Highlander), fictional character from Highlander: The Series
- Katherine Hillard, the Pink Power Ranger of the third generation in the series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Katherine Pulaski, the chief medical officer in the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
[edit] Geography
[edit] Other
- Katharine D. Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis
- Katherine D. Ortega, former Treasurer of the United States
- Katherine Stinson, a famous US female pilot from around the 1920s and '30s
- Katherine Young, the world's oldest Internet user
[edit] See also
- Kathryn (name) an alternative spelling of the name Katharine/Katherine
- List of names derived from Aikaterinē
- The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Catherine"
- The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Katherine"
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