Katharine

Spelling variation of Katherine, Greek

"pure"

Katharine Origin and Meaning

The name Katharine is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "pure".

This is the spelling that old-time film star Katharine Hepburn used, and it's still favored by fans wanting to reference her classic strength and beauty. But in general, it's losing ground to Katherine and even Ms. Hepburn's own favorite short form, Kate.

Katharine Rank in US Top 1000

# 899 in the US

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Famous People Named Katharine

• Saint Katharine Marie Drexel American philanthropist & nun
• Katharine Houghton Hepburn American actress
• Katharine Meyer Graham American owner of The Washington Post
• Katharine Hope McPhee American singer and actress
• Katharine Cornell American actress and theater producer
• Katharine Isabelle (born Katherine Isobel Murray) actress
• Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley Duchess of Kent, wife of Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
• Katharine Juliet Ross American actress
• Katharine Jefferts Schori Bishop of Episcopal Church
• Katharine Burr Blodgett American physicist and inventor
• Katharine Houghton American actress, niece of Katharine Hepburn
• Katharine Julia "Poppy" Harlow American CNN anchor
• Katharine Bouchage Weymouth publisher of The Washington Post

The name Katharine in Pop Culture

• Katharine character in "Half,Magic"
• Katharine "Kittyleen" Garland character in May's "Kittyleen"
• Katharine Tulman character in Cameron's "The Dark Unwinding"
• Katharine character in Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost"
• Katharine queen in Kendare Blake's trilogy "Three Dark Crowns"