Katherine

American  

[kath-er-in, kath-rin] / ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /

Also Katharine,

noun

1. a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”

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Example Sentences

That earlier version also quoted former Shake Shack CFO Katherine Fogertey, and incorrectly identified her as the current CFO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Katherine Sayre provided a prompt: “Punk-infused Honky-tonk country shuffle beat with a dog in the lyric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

That means he joins Picture Parlour's Katherine Parlour at the bottom of the guest leaderboard, on 10 points.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“We acted like we know all these answers, but actually we don’t,” said Katherine Flegal, a former scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who has studied BMI for 30 years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

He could see Chip and Katherine standing hesitantly by the front door, as if they weren’t sure if they needed to come and rescue him or not.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix