Katherine

Nicknames for Katherine

Established short forms and pet names, not made-up ones.

• Katecommon English nickname
• Katiecommon English nickname
• Katcommon English nickname
• Kitcommon English nickname
• Kathycommon English nickname

Names spelled like Katherine

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

• KaterinaEveryday form of Aikaterini (Greek, girl)
• KatharinaGerman form of Katherine (Greek, girl)

Names with a similar meaning

• MiriamForm of Mary, meaning uncertain; perhaps Egyptian beloved (Hebrew, girl)
• ElenaForm of Helen, probably from Greek torch (Greek, girl)
• AaronProbably Egyptian, meaning unknown; Hebrew theories say exalted (Hebrew, boy)
• AgnesPure, chaste (Greek, girl)
• AlanMeaning uncertain; perhaps little rock, or from the Alans (Brythonic, boy)
• LiaItalian, Portuguese and Greek form of Leah (Hebrew, girl)
• AgataGood, from Greek agathos (Greek, girl)
• AresPerhaps from Greek words for bane, ruin, or male (Greek, boy)
• AthenaMeaning unknown; the Greek goddess of wisdom (Greek, girl)
• AtlasPossibly enduring, from Greek tlao, to endure (Greek, boy)
• CatalinaSpanish form of Katherine, later linked to Greek pure (Greek, girl)
• DeclanMeaning unknown, though likely begins with Old Irish dag, good (Irish Gaelic, boy)
• DorianMember of an ancient Greek tribe (Greek, boy)
• InezPure, chaste (Greek, girl)
• JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)

Middle names for Katherine

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.

• AnneFavor, grace (Hebrew, girl)
• BelleBeautiful (French, girl)
• DawnDaybreak (English, girl)
• FernLeafy woodland plant (Old English, girl)
• LunaThe moon (Latin, girl)
• MercyCompassion, forgiveness (Latin, girl)
• PoppyPoppy flower (Old English, girl)
• SageWise one (Latin, unisex)

More girl names from Greek

• AlexandraDefender of men (Greek, girl)
• IrenePeace, tranquility (Greek, girl)
• IrisA rainbow (Greek, girl)
• SofiaWisdom, skill (Greek, girl)
• SophieWisdom, skill (Greek, girl)
• ZoeLife, living (Greek, girl)
• AnastasiaResurrection, rising again (Greek, girl)
• ChristinaFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
• NicoleVictory of the people (Greek, girl)
• PetraRock, stone (Greek, girl)
• RitaA pearl (Greek, girl)
• AngelaMessenger, angel (Greek, girl)
• BarbaraForeign woman (Greek, girl)
• ChloeGreen shoot (Greek, girl)
• ClioGlory (Greek, girl)
• CorinnaMaiden (Greek, girl)
• DoraGift (Greek, girl)
• GretaA pearl (Greek, girl)