Katherine
a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”
- Also Kath·a·rine, Kath·ryn, Kath·rynne [kath-rin]. /ˈkæθ rɪn/.
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Thanks to astrophysicist extraordinaire Katherine Mack for helpful discussions in putting this article together.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens | Matthew R. Francis | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me how I felt when I was little.
Molly Shannon on ‘Life After Beth,’ Turning 50, and ‘Never Been Kissed’ | Melissa Leon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist at Melbourne University and has written for Slate, Time, and elsewhere.
Finally, I talked to Katherine Stone, who knows something about supportive online communities.
She also blasted the spate of “Katherine Heigl-y type things where women…have no reason to exist other than to get a guy.”
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy | Marlow Stern | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was admitted at Katherine Hall, Cambridge, some months before he was ten years old.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieHe talked of his sister Katherine, much to Harry's delight, and told of his own sweetheart in Missouri.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisWhat followed was as mysterious as a chapter out of an Anna Katherine Green detective story.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeJack's mother met us at the door, and not far behind her was the fair Katherine, more beautiful than ever.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisPetruchio "wrings Grumio by the ear," and Katherine beats the same unlucky servant.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo Tolstoy
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