Names like Katherine
Katherine is a three-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Katherine.
Katharine Greek · traditionally 'pure'
Angeline Greek · variant of Angela, messenger
Caroline French · French feminine form of Charles (Germanic karl, 'man'); famously borne by Princess Caroline of Hanover, Monaco
Josephine Hebrew · Jehovah increases
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Katherine comes from.
Eleanor Greek · traditionally "light," by association with Helen, though it began as the Occitan Alienor, its true root debated; queens of Aquitaine and England wore it, a First Lady dignified it, and the vintage revival returned it to the top tier. Nell, Ellie, and Nora wait inside
Margrethe Greek · pearl (form of Margaret); Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark for over half a century
Kate Greek · pet form of Katherine, "pure"
Eugenie Greek · well-born, noble; famously borne by Princess Eugenie of York
The same feel
Also classic and royal names.
Charlotte French · French feminine diminutive of Charles (Germanic karl, "man"); queenly from George III's consort to today's young British princess, and friendly in its short forms Lottie and Charlie. The rare classic that reads regal and warm at once
Georgina Greek · feminine form of George, meaning 'farmer, earthworker'
Antoinette French · feminine form of Anthony; meaning unknown (traditionally 'priceless')
Amelie French · work, industriousness; famously borne by Queen Amélie of Portugal, the country's last queen consort
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1890s, the same decade as Katherine, on a similar curve.
Ione Greek · from Greek ion, violet flower; borne by a sea nymph in Greek myth, used in English since the 1800s.
Corine Greek · variant of Corinne, 'maiden'
Magdalene Hebrew · woman from Magdala
Delia Greek · traditionally from the island of Delos (epithet of Artemis)
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