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I think it actually makes sense to describe the Western European forms of Catherine/Katherine as historically being a blend between the original Aikaterine and the word katharos meaning "pure".

If the confusion with the word had never developed, would we have lost the first syllable and added the "h"? I think that's unlikely, so it seems to me as if the katharos confusion is actually part of the etymology of the modern Western forms.

• Question on Catherine - Mercy Joy  Mar 11 2010, 8:03:29 PM
  • Re: Question on Catherine - Anneza  Mar 12 2010, 1:14:50 AM
    • Re: Question on Catherine - Cleveland Kent Evans  Mar 12 2010, 5:50:55 AM