a female given name, a popular spelling variant of catherine

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Definition of a female given name, a popular spelling variant of catherine in English English dictionary

Katherine

During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.

Hyphenation

a fe·male giv·en name, a po·pu·lar spell·ing va·ri·ant of Cath·er·ine