International Variations of Katherine

Katherine stands out as a timeless classic among baby names for girls. Throughout history, notable figures named Katherine or Catherine include three of Henry VIII's wives—Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr—as well as the influential Russian Empress Catherine the Great and the legendary Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn. In literature, iconic characters named Catherine feature prominently, such as Catherine "Cathy" Earnshaw from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights , Catherine "Kitty" Bennet and Catherine Morland from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey , and Catherine Barkley from Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms .