Katherine (disambiguation) explained

Katherine is a feminine given name.

Katherine, Catherine or Katharine may also refer to:

People

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, Princess of Wales (born 1982), wife of the Prince of Wales, heir 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
• Katherine River, Northern Territory

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

United States

• Catherine, Alabama
• Katherine, Arizona
• Catherine, Colorado
• Catharine, New York
• Catharine Creek, Oregon
• Lake Catherine (disambiguation)

Literature

• Katherine (Min novel), a 1995 novel by Anchee Min
• Katherine (Seton novel), a 1954 historical novel by Anya Seton
• Catherine (Thackeray novel), an 1840 serial novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
• Catherine (Waltari novel), a 1942 novel by Mika Waltari
• Catherine (Benzoni novel), 1964 novel by Juliette Benzoni

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

• , various ships of the British Royal Navy
• , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
• , a United States Navy patrol boat and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919
• Catherine (ship), several ships of that name

Other uses

• Catherine (video game), 2011 video game

See also

• • • • Catriona
• Karen (name)
• Katerine (disambiguation)
• Kitty (given name)
• Kathryn (disambiguation)
• Catherina
• Ekaterina (disambiguation)