Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 9 July [O.S. 28 June] 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67. Her reign was called...

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince of Wales, William is second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom and 15 other...

Three of King Henry VIII's wives were named Catherine. The name has always been somewhat popular, though more so in the middle ages than now, but expect it to gain some in popularity now that Catherine Middleton is the wife of Prince William and will likely be a future queen of England.

Personally I think the version spelled C-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E is the most beautiful and mature. Kathryn, Katharine, and Cathryn just don't measure up.

My daughter's name is Catherine (2). We get a ton of compliments on it and call her by the full Catherine. We know a ton of girls that go by Kate or Katie, and we don't know any others that use the "C" spelling. I took some grief with the C because I am Greek, and the Greeks like the "K", but I personally think that the "C" is a much softer, feminine spelling. This is a lovely, timeless name that will take her anywhere she wants to go in life!

However, in Anne of Green Gables, Anne famously supports the "Katherine with a K" spelling over the "Catherine with a C." It's a surprisingly influential opinion and you're sure to meet a number of people who cite her and her logic on this matter.

My name is Catherine, and I have always loved it, and you can get so many nicknames from it! I got Katie as a child, Cat as a teenager and now I am an adult I get Cate.

My name is Catherine and I HATED it for 20 years. I wanted people to call me Kate, but everyone called me Cath or Caff (hate that even more). It's only in the last couple of years that it finally grew on me and I can actually now say that I love the name Catherine. I think it's elegant and royal and I'm even considering passing it onto my future daughter as a first name.

My grandmother was called Catherine, often known as 'Kate'. It's a typical girls name and suits anyone and any age.

My friend Catherine says she always gets called Caroline. My name is Caroline and people constantly call me Catherine. I don't think the two names are that similar but apparently people confuse them all the time.

My name is Catherine, and, for the most part, I like it (I also get called Caroline a lot! This annoys me to no end, because I don't particularly like Caroline.). I am in high school, so people are surprised I am just Catherine instead of Cate or Catie, because almost no girls my age named Catherine still go by that. But, I'm glad I go by Catherine because it makes my unique- there are 4 Katies and 3 Kates in my class, and my class is relatively small! All of their real names are Katherine, but I am the only one that goes by Catherine. I also love my C instead of a K because it also sets me apart. Although it is a pain sometimes because people automatically assume my name is Katherine- but I still wouldn't ever want it with a K. Just from an outsider's point of view, I'm not a huge fan of Catherine just as a name (but I actually rather like Cate and Catie!). However, I love Catherine for me, even though its spelling can be annoying sometimes. Catherine fits my personality much better than Cate or Catie. I wouldn't change my name for the world.

Kate, Cate, Kat, Cat, Kit, Kitty, Cathi, Kathy, Cathy, Cath, Kath, Kathie, Cathie, Katie, Catie, Caty, Katydid, Kay, Wren/ Rin, Caff, Tift, Trine

CAS is a nickname for Catherine - two relatives use CAS.

Catherine's most commonly accepted meaning is "pure," coming from the the Greek word "katharos," meaning "pure." There are other theories however, as Catherine's origins are not 100% certain, including another Greek word, "aikaterine," of unknown meaning, the possible origin from the Greek goddess Hecate, goddess of magic, and the Armenian word "Gadarine," meaning "she is the summit."

Catherine Bell, American actress
Catherine "Cate" Blanchett, Australian actress
Catherine "Kate" Bosworth, American actress
Catherine Deneuve, French actress
Catherine Keener, American actress
Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine Oxenberg, American actress
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
Catherine "Tift" Merritt, American singer

Catherine Earnshaw "Cathy", and her daughter Catherine Linton, characters in the classic novel "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë.
Catherine Trammell, protagonist of the film "Basic Instinct"
Lady Catherine de Burgh, in Pride & Prejudice
Catherine Chandler, main character in the 1980s TV series "Beauty and the Beast", played by Linda Hamilton
"Catherine", novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Catherine "Kitty" Bennet, youngest sister of Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice".
"Catherine", a novella written by Jane Austen during her teenaged years.
A Catherine wheel is a type of wheel-shaped firework, named after St. Catherine of Alexandria, who legend says was tortured on a spiked wheel.
Catherine Lightfoot (Richard Hammond's girlfriend in Top Gear)
Catherine, the sister of Myrtle Wilson in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
Catherine Barkley, the love interest of "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway