Cathrine

Cathrine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KATH-rin · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Cathrine is a variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with the meaning 'pure'. This spelling is also found in Scandinavian use.

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How popular is Cathrine?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Cathrine in 20240

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 18807,715

Cathrine was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Cathrine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Catalinapure · Spanish
Katherinepure · Greek
Catherinepure · Greek
Karenpure · Danish
Katiepure · English
Kathrynpure · Greek
Katepure · Greek
Caitlinpure · Irish

Cathrine questions

What does the name Cathrine mean?

Cathrine means "pure". It comes from Greek. Cathrine is a variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine, ultimately from Greek Aikaterine, traditionally associated with the meaning 'pure'. This spelling is also found in Scandinavian use.

Is Cathrine a boy or girl name?

Cathrine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cathrine?

Cathrine was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Cathrine?

Cathrine is usually pronounced KATH-rin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.