Katherine (disambiguation)

Katherine, Catherine or Katharine may also refer to:

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

United States

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

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