"Katherine" meaning in All languages combined

See Katherine on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Katherine
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a popular spelling variant of Catherine. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Katherine-en-name-uiXg~h8L
  2. A town and local government area (the Town of Katherine) in the Northern Territory, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Towns in Australia, Towns in the Northern Territory
    Sense id: en-Katherine-en-name-EENXF~Xr Categories (other): Local government areas of Australia
  3. A river in the Northern Territory, which gave its name to the town. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Rivers in Australia, Rivers in the Northern Territory
    Sense id: en-Katherine-en-name-qoTSjvF2
  4. A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Arizona, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Katherine-en-name-kNTE~RPA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 25 48

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