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Katherene
How to Pronounce Katherene
Pronounced KATH-uh-reen /ˈkæθ.ə.riːn/Medium
Meaning: Katherene is a spelling variant of Katherine, the enduring name from the Greek Aikaterine that came to be linked with katharos, pure, so it carries the same pure sense as its parent.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Katherene is one of the many respellings of Katherine, whose classic sense of purity comes from a link to the Greek katharos. This particular variant appeared for American girls only rarely, touching a small high around 1922.
It was never common in this form, given to only about twenty girls a year at most, while standard Katherine remained a staple. A girl named Katherene then would be a great-grandmother now. The variant reads as a period spelling rather than a distinct revival.
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What does the name Katherene mean?
It is a spelling variant of Katherine, long associated with the Greek katharos, pure.
How do you pronounce Katherene?
It is said KATH-uh-reen /ˈkæθ.ə.riːn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Katherene a boy or girl name?
Katherene is used as a girls name.
How popular is Katherene?
It has always been very rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.