Katherine
A form of Ekaterini
Catherine, in English
Saint Catherine of Alexandria — kept, in Greek practice, on 25 November.
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Origin
The story of Ekaterini
In Greek practice Ekaterini keeps 25 November — Saint Catherine of Alexandria. It is worth being exact here: our calendars do not fully agree. The Greek name-day tables give 25 November, while some traditions commemorate her a day earlier. We show the Greek date and flag the difference rather than smooth it over.
The origin of the name is genuinely uncertain. The old Greek form is Αἰκατερίνη, and only later — in the early Christian era — did it come to be linked with καθαρός (katharós, “pure”). That link is an association, not a proven root.
“An uncertain name, later linked to the Greek for ‘pure.’”
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Variations
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