👧 Girl Name Greek · Western

Catherine

Pronunciation /cath-ER-in-e/

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“pure”

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Meaning of Catherine

Catherine is a girl name of Western origin, popular among Greek families. It means “pure and clear”.

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Popularity
85/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
15/100
Pronunciation
76/100

📈 Catherine Popularity Graph

🇮🇳 India · rank by year (#1 = most popular)

#53#56#582015201920232026
Status
Moderately Popular
Direction
→ Stable
2026 Rank
#56

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🎨 Nicknames for Catherine

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Cat Cath Caty Catherin Catheri

🔗 Similar Names to Catherine

JENNIFER GLORIA LILY AGNES DOROTHY HELEN VIVIAN Jenni

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📋 Key Info

Meaningpure
OriginGreek
GenderGirl Name
Popularity85/100

📈 Name Statistics

Short Meaningpure
First Name LetterC
Total Letters9
Syllables3
Gender Group👧 Girl
Heritage OriginGreek
Dialect BaseWestern
Registry Popularity85/100

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