👧 Girl Name Greek · English

Katherine

Pronunciation /kath-ER-in-e/

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“pure”

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Meaning of Katherine

Katherine is a girl name of English origin, popular among Greek families. It means “pure”.

📊 Name Insights

Popularity
87/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
13/100
Pronunciation
76/100

📈 Katherine Popularity Graph

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

#56#73#892015201920232026
Status
Moderately Popular
Direction
↑ Rising
2026 Rank
#56

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🎨 Nicknames for Katherine

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Kat Kath Katy Katherin Katheri

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📋 Key Info

Meaningpure
OriginGreek
GenderGirl Name
Popularity87/100

📈 Name Statistics

Short Meaningpure
First Name LetterK
Total Letters9
Syllables3
Gender Group👧 Girl
Heritage OriginGreek
Dialect BaseEnglish
Registry Popularity87/100

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