Name meaning and origin
Catherine
Greek: Origin uncertain
Where the name comes from
- GreekOrigin uncertainΑἰκατερίνη (Aikaterinē)Proposals include hekateros, "each of the two", the goddess Hecate, and a Coptic name. The popular meaning "pure" is a folk etymology: early Christians linked the name to katharos, "pure", and the Latin spelling changed from Katerina to Katharina to match it.
Catherine across traditions
- Christian. Saint Catherine of Alexandria - martyr and scholar
- European Royalty. Name of many queens (Catherine the Great, Catherine de Medici)
Forms in other languages
Katherine, Kathryn, Kate, Katie, Caterina, Ekaterina, Katarina
Catherine in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
288
Hebrew Standard
9
Hebrew Ordinal
83
English Simple
498
English Sumerian
160
English Reverse
499
Greek Isopsephy
4
Chaldean
2
Pythagorean
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