Catherine

Note: This article deals with people usually known by the name Catherine. For the history of the name Catherine, see Katherine (given name). To find people with the given name Catherine who are also known by another name, see All pages beginning with "Katherine", All pages beginning with "Katharine", and All pages beginning with "Catherine".

Catherine
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Greek
Meaning	From the Greek καθαρός/καθαρής katharos/katharēs meaning "pure"
Region of origin	Throughout English-speaking world
Other names
Nickname(s)	Cat, Cath, Cathy, Cati, Kitty, Kat
Related names	Katherine, Katheryn, Kathryn, Katharyn, Katherin, Katharine, Katheryne, Katrin, Katarzyna, Catharine, Cathryn, Catherin, Catalina, Caterina, Kaitlen

Catherine is a feminine given name. The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.

1 Literature
2 Music
3 Movies, television, and video games
4 See also

Literature

Catherine, a serial novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Katherine, a historical novel by Anya Seton
An Abundance of Katherines, a young adult novel by John Green
Catherine, from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Catherine Barkley from A Farewell to Arms
Catherine or Kitty, from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
Catherine Earnshaw from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
Catherine from Roger O. Hirson's Pippin
Catherine Mckenna from Bernard MacLaverty's Grace Notes
Catherine Sloper, the main protagonist in Henry James' Washington Square

Music

Catherine (alternative rock band), an alternative rock band signed to TVT Records
Catherine (metalcore band), a metalcore band from Sacramento, California
Katerine, French musician
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry, singer
Katharine McPhee, singer
Cath..., song of indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie. The song is based on Catherine Earnshaw from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights

Movies, television, and video games

Katherine, starring Sissy Spacek and Henry Winkler
Catherine Willows, a character from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Katherine a character from the television show Ten Things I Hate About You
Catherine (video game) an Atlus video game and its titular character
Katherine Mayfair is a character in the television show "Desperate Housewives"
Catherine-B320, a SPARTAN-III supersoldier in Halo: Reach
Dr. Catherine Halsey, the creator of the SPARTAN supersoldiers in Halo: Reach and other releases in the Halo franchise
Catherine Hillard, the second pink Power Ranger
Catherine, a character from Catherine (video game)
Catherine {Evanescence Soundtrack}

Catherine

Contents

Literature

Music

Movies, television, and video games

See also