Katherine (disambiguation)
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Katherine is a feminine given name.
Historical figures
Saints
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century)
- Saint Catherine of Sweden (circa 1332–1381)
- Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
- Saint Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)
- Saint Catherine of Genoa (circa 1447-1510)
- Saint Catherine of Ricci (1522-1590)
Royalty
- Catherine of Portugal (nun) (1436–1463), Portuguese infanta (princess)
- Catherine the Great (1729–1796), Empress of Russia
- Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), Queen consort of England to Henry V of England
- Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536), Queen Consort of England as Henry VIII of England's first wife
- Catherine Howard (c. 1523–1542), Queen Consort of England as Henry VIII of England's fifth wife
- Catherine Parr (1512–1548), Queen Consort of England as Henry VIII of England's sixth wife
- Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), Queen of France as the wife of King Henri II of France
- Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Queen Consort of King Charles II of England
- Catherine I of Russia (1684–1727), Tsarina-consort of Russia, wife of Peter the Great
- Katharine, Duchess of Kent (born 1933), wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
- Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913–2007), great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia (born 1943), wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (born 1982), wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne
- Catherine of Lancaster (1373–1418), daughter of John of Gaunt and wife of Henry III of Castile
Places
Australia
- Katherine, Northern Territory, a town in Australia
Canada
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Egypt
- Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt
England
- Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull, England. Perhaps named after Ketelberne, who owned it after the Norman Conquest.
Greece
- Katerini, Greece, named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Russia
- Yekaterinburg, Russia, named for St. Catherine and Empress Catherine II of Russia
Scotland
- Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Literature
- Katherine (Min novel), a novel by Anchee Min
- Katherine (Seton novel), a 1954 historical novel by Anya Seton
- An Abundance of Katherines, a 2006 young adult novel by John Green
- Catherine (Thackeray novel), an 1840 serial novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Catherine (Waltari novel), an 1942 novel by Mika Waltari
- Catherine (Benzoni novel)
Music
- Catherine (alternative rock band), an alternative rock band signed to TVT Records
- Catherine (metalcore band), a metalcore band from Sacramento, California
- "Katharine", a The Durutti Column song from the album The Return of the Durutti Column (1980)
- "Catherine" (song), the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in French by French singer Romuald
Movies and television
- Katherine (film), 1975 television film starring Sissy Spacek, Art Carney, and Henry Winkler
- Catherine (1986 TV series), a French TV series produced for Antenne 2 channel in 1986
- Catherine (1999 TV series), a Quebec sitcom that aired on Radio-Canada from 1999 to 2003
- Catherine the Great (TV series), a 2015 Russian television series
- Ekaterina (TV series), a 2014 Russian television series
Ships
- HMS Katherine, various ships of the British Royal Navy
- USS Katherine (SP-715), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
- USS Katherine K. (SP-220), a United States Navy patrol boat and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Catherine (1811 ship), a 325-ton sailing ship and whaler built in 1811 at New Bedford
Other uses
- Catherine (video game), 2011 video game
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Katherine
- All pages with titles beginning with Katharine
- All pages with titles beginning with Catherine
- Catriona
- Karen (name)
- Katerine (disambiguation)
- Kitty (given name)
- Kathryn (disambiguation)
- Catherina
- Ekaterina (disambiguation)
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