catherine

     

Catherine is a common name, often given to females. In Greek it means "pure". Katherine, Catherine or Katharine, as a single name, may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bans. Some nicknames for this name are Katie (Kati or Katy), Kathy, Kate and many more.

Trivia about catherine

  • Check out the gilt onion domes at the palace near St. Petersburg named for the first empress named this
  • Name shared by the mother of 3 kings of France & a "Great" Russian empress
  • In 1547 Hernan Cortes died & this Medici became queen of France
  • After the death of Peter the Great, this former consort took up the job of empress & wasn't great
  • The first ballet, "Ballet Comique de la Reine", was presented at the court of this Medici Queen of France in 1581
  • Henry VIII married 3 women with this first name

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