Katherine

Katherine
a popular spelling variant of Catherine.

SAVAGE (HENRY) - - - His aim was to appear great in little things, and the gravity with which he discusses the origin, derivation, &c of the name Katherine, whether it should be spelt with a K or a C, at which time the letter k was introduced, and the double l in Balliol, is truly wonderful. - - - By his wife, Lady Mary Sandys, he left issue Henry, Edwin, John, Katherine, and Thomas


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  • Katherine — Der Katherine River Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Katherine —   [ kæθrɪn], Stadt im Northern Territory, Australien, südöstlich von Darwin, am Katherine River, 5 700 Einwohner 30 km nördlich von Katherine der Katherine George National Park, wo der Katherine River eine 10 km lange Schlucht in die roten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Katherine — f English form of the name of a saint martyred at Alexandria in 307. The story has it that she was a brilliant and learned young woman who was condemned to be broken on the wheel for her Christian belief and opposition to paganism. However, the… …   First names dictionary

  • Katherine Ng — Kit Shuen, born in 1974, is the Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services the Treasury of Hong Kong. Personal historyShe was born in Singapore and moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law… …   Wikipedia

  • Katherine — fem. proper name, also Katharine, see CATHERINE (Cf. Catherine) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Katherine — or Katharine [kath′ə rin, kath′rin] n. a feminine name: dim. Kate, Kathy, Kay, Kit, Kitty: see CATHERINE1 …   English World dictionary

  • Katherine —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Philippe Katerine pour le chanteur.  Katherine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Katherine — /kath euhr in, kath rin/, n. a female given name: from the Greek word meaning pure. Also, Katharine, Kathryn, Kathrynne /kath rin/. * * * (as used in expressions) Katherine O Flaherty Drexel Saint Katherine Dunham Katherine Mansfield Katherine… …   Universalium

  • Katherine — dablink|Note: This article deals with people usually known by the name Catherine. For the history of the name Catherine, see Katherine (given name). To find people with the given name Catherine who are also known by another name, see… …   Wikipedia

  • Katherine — Situación de Katherine en el Northern Territory, región de Australia (rojo). Katherine ( …   Wikipedia Español

  • Katherine — /ˈkæθrən/ (say kathruhn) noun 1. a town in northern central NT, on the Katherine River. 2. a river in the NT, rising in south western Arnhem Land and flowing south west to the Daly River; flows through the steep cliffs of the Katherine Gorge.… …  

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