Catharine
Full definition of Catharine
Proper noun
Catharine
(plural Catharines)- , a less common spelling variant of Catherine.
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford: Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. - - - A clergyman in my neighbourhood used to mistake the sound, and christen the babies Catharine; - a wise error, for Kate is a noble abbreviation.