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and of course, they fell for the Roman Katherine
Katherine means "pure" according to them. I've gone through all these websites where people say their Daughter Hayley Katherina means "amazing pure one".Grrrr. I could SCREAM looking at these.Lala- who feels like a pit bull
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Hayley = Amazing? Now, that IS amazing!But I must take issue with you on the Katharine question. Yes, certainly it was a false etymology a couple of millenia ago. But by now I think it's gained a meaning and a status of its own. Words do change their meanings, look at 'nice' and 'silly', and in this case the, admittedly sanitised, version is the one that namers want.I don't think that it's in the same league as all those strange people who were posting about Damian recently - they're mysteriously fixated on old movies, and intent upon ignoring facts. Whereas the long-ago lads who tried to find a meaning for Katharine - which is still tricky! - were actually trying to be scholarly. There's a difference!
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