# Katharine

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,808

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
A variant spelling of Catherine, based on the folk etymology that it would derive from Greek καθαρός (katharos "pure").

## Easily confused with
- **Katherine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katharine-vs-katherine)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aktharine`, `kahtarine`, `katahrine`, `kathairne`, `katharien`, `katharinne`, `katharnie`, `katharrine`, `kathharine`, `kathraine`, `kattharine`, `kkatharine`, `ktaharine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/katharine