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Katherine f. Greek Αἰκατερίνα or Αἰκατερίνη, of uncertain origin. It is unrelated to Greek καθαρός 'pure', though it later came to be associated with that root.

The name of a 4th C virgin martyr who became an extremely popular medieval saint, a 14th C Swedish saint, a 14th C Italian saint, a 15th C Italian saint, a 15th C queen consort of England, a 15th C queen of Castille, a 15th C queen of Navarre, a 15th C queen of Bosnia, a 16th C queen of France, three 16th C queens of England, a 16th C queen of Portugal, a 16th C queen of Poland, and two 16th C queens of Sweden.

Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Katharina (nom) chlumecky 59, Katherina (abl) ibid. 130, Katherine (dat) ibid. 56; 1350 Katherina (nom) ibid. 163, Katherine (dat) ibid. 167; 1351 Katherine (dat) ibid. 43; 1353 Katherina (nom) ibid. 115, Katherine (dat) ibid. 122; 1355 Katherine (dat) ibid. 73; 1356 Katherine (acc) ibid. 138
1351 Kachna (abl) chlumecky 5, Kaczna (nom) ibid. 21; 1353 Caczne (dat) ibid. 142, Kaczne (dat) ibid. 15, p. 22; 1356 Kacne (dat) ibid. 137, Kaczne (dat) ibid. 138
England
Latin
1300 Katerina (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 239, Katharina ibid. p. 231, Katherina (nom) ibid. p. 231; 1364 Katerinam (acc) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 37; 1381 Caterina (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 68, Katerina (nom) ibid. p. 68, Katerine (gen) ibid. p. 91; 1408 Katerina (nom) GCCYork p. 11
Middle English
1387 Katerine EEW p. 2, Kateryne ibid. p. 1; 1420 Katerine ibid. p. 45, Kateryne ibid. p. 45; 1428 Katerine ibid. p. 82; 1430 Kateryn ibid. p. 87; 1434 Katerine ibid. p. 99, Kateryne ibid. p. 99
English
1530 Catheryn LIWill-III p. 4, Catheryne ibid. p. 11, Katheryne ibid. p. 66; 1538 Kateryn BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1539 Katurne StAnthonlin p. 1; 1540 Katerin BarnstapleBap p. 2, Katherine DEmar-vol1 p. 78, Katturne StAnthonlin p. 1, katheryn StNick-Sf p. 1; 1541 Kateren BarnstapleBap p. 2, Katherine DEmar-vol1 p. 78, Katurne StAnthonlin p. 2; 1542 Kateran BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1543 Kateren ibid. p. 3, Katerine StAnthonlin p. 4; 1544 Katturn ibid. p. 5, Katturne ibid. p. 4; 1545 Katturn ibid. p. 5, Katturne ibid. p. 5, Katurne ibid. p. 5, katheryn StNick-Sf p. 2; 1546 Kateran BarnstapleBap p. 5, Katheryn StNick-Sf p. 2; 1547 Katturne StAnthonlin p. 6; 1548 Kateran BarnstapleBap p. 6, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 7, Katerine ibid. p. 6, Katteran BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1549 Cateryne BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1550 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 8; 1551 Kateran BarnstapleBap p. 7, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 9, Keteren BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1552 Kateran ibid. p. 7; 1554 Kateran ibid. p. 8, Kateryne BEmar-vol1 p. 5, Katteran BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Kateran ibid. p. 9, Kateren ibid. p. 9, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 11; 1556 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 28; 1557 Chatery BarnstapleBap p. 10, Kateryn ibid. p. 9, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 28, Kitheren BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1558 Katherin SOmar-vol9 p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 12, Katherine DU-DSMMar; 1558–9 Katherin StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 2, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 12, Katherin SOmar-vol9 p. 2, Katherine BEmar-vol2 p. 29; 1560 Cateryn BarnstapleBap p. 10, Kateryn ibid. p. 10, Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 1, Katherin CAmar-vol1 p. 1, SOmar-vol9 p. 2; 1561 Caterin StAnthonlin p. 14, Catterin ibid. p. 14, Chatherin BarnstapleBap p. 11, Kateryne BEmar-vol1 p. 7, Katherin BUmar-vol2 p. 115; 1562 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 14, Kateryne BarnstapleBap p. 12, Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 1, Katherine BarnstapleBap p. 12, COmar-vol2 p. 47, Katheryne BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Caterin StAnthonlin p. 15, Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 3, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 16, Katherine BEmar-vol2 p. 29, COmar-vol2 p. 69; 1564 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 34; 1565 Katerine Redruth-Co p. 6; 1566 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 35, Katherine BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1567 Kateryne BEmar-vol1 p. 8, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 37, Katherine BEmar-vol2 p. 30, bruton-vol1 p. 36, Kathering StAnthonlin p. 19; 1568 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 37, Katherine COmar-vol2 p. 69, DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1569 Catteryne BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1570 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 20, Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 3, Katheryne DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1571 Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 3, Katherin CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1572 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 22; 1573 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Katherin BEmar-vol1 p. 9, Katherine COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1574 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 6, Katherine COmar-vol2 p. 48; 1575 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Catherine COmar-vol2 p. 48, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 24, Katheren BEmar-vol2 p. 129, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 7, Katherine BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1576 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 6, Catherine COmar-vol2 p. 48; 1577 Katheren BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1578 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 26, Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 5, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1579 Katerin BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1580 Catherine COmar-vol2 p. 49, Katheren BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Katherin BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 6, Catherine DEmar-vol2 p. 6, Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 10, Katheryn DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1582 Catherine DEmar-vol2 p. 7, Katherin BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1583 Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1584 Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 10; 1585 Catherin BEmar-vol1 p. 12, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Catherine ibid. p. 13, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 31, Katherin BEmar-vol2 p. 31, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 47, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 12, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1587 Catherine BEmar-vol1 p. 12, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587/8 Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1587 Katherine BEmar-vol2 p. 3, DEmar-vol2 p. 14; 1588 Katerin StAnthonlin p. 32, Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 15, Katheryne BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1589 Catherine DEmar-vol2 p. 17, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 49, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 17, Katheryne COmar-vol2 p. 23, Katturne StAnthonlin p. 33; 1590 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 9, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 20, Katheryne DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1591 Catherine DEmar-vol2 p. 23, Katerin StAnthonlin p. 35, Katherin CAmar-vol1 p. 4, Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 14, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 23; 1592 Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1592/3 Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 15; 1592 Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 24, Katheryne DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1593 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 8, Catherine DEmar-vol2 p. 26, Katherin BEmar-vol2 p. 31, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 26, Katheryn DEmar-vol1 p. 87; 1594 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 9, Katheren BEmar-vol2 p. 131, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 53, Katherine COmar-vol2 p. 24, DEmar-vol2 p. 28, Katterin StAnthonlin p. 37; 1595 Katerin ibid. p. 37, Katherin CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1596 Catharine BUmar-vol9 p. 9, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 34, Katheryn BUmar-vol1 p. 27; 1597 Katheren OrpingtonKe p. 9, Katherin CAmar-vol1 p. 6, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 36, bruton-vol1 p. 55; 1598 Catheryne StAnthonlin p. 39, Katherin bruton-vol1 p. 11, Katherine BEmar-vol1 p. 17, DEmar-vol2 p. 38, Katturn StAnthonlin p. 39, Katturne ibid. p. 39; 1599 Katheren BEmar-vol2 p. 4, Katherine DEmar-vol2 p. 41, Katherinne SaxhamSf p. 5
1543 Keth BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1596 Kate BEmar-vol2 p. 96
France
Latin
1225 Katerina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXV; 1301 Katerina (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 201, Katerine (gen) ibid. p. 212; 1378 Katherina (nom) hanquetvol1 671, Katherine (dat) ibid. 596
Old French
1313 Catherine Paris1313 p. 24
Middle French
1421 Katherine favier 170; 1423 Katherine ibid. 5; 1438 Katherine ibid. 160; 1595 Catherine Toureille
Germany
Early New High German
1401 Kathrein (nom) mairhofer DCLXIX; 1404 Kathrein (nom) ibid. DCLXXVII; 1417 Kathrein (nom) ibid. DCCV; 1497 Katerina Nurn1497 p. 2, Katherina ibid. 152, Katterina ibid. 2633
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Caterina (nom) BBC-Berg 81, Catherina (nom) ibid. 94; 1527 Catharina (nom) Rome1527 p. 87, Catherina (nom) ibid. p. 83
Spain
Latin
1487 Chatherina (nom) carbonell p. 11; 1488 Cattherina (nom) ibid. p. 17, Chattherina (nom) ibid. p. 23
Catalan
1510 Catherina valencia1510 3173
Spanish
1496 Catalina olite1496 p. 180, Catallina ibid. p. 179
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Katerina SRA-vol2 no. 1920, Kathrina ibid. no. 1902
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Katerina (nom) Ob-SPVn (66)
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