colbertnationgirl wrote:KARINA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Russian, German
Other Scripts: Карина (Russian)
Pronounced: kah-REE-nah [key]
Polish and Russian form of KARIN
KARIN
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, German, Dutch, Finnish
Pronounced: KAH-rin (German, Dutch) [key]
Swedish form of KATHERINE
KATHERINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-u-rin, KATH-rin [key]
From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess HECATE; it could be related to Greek αικια (aikia) "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". The Romans associated it with Greek καθαρος (katharos) "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.
The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Another saint by this name was Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic. This name was also borne by two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great, and by three of Henry VIII's wives.
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colbertnationgirl wrote:KARINA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Russian, German
Other Scripts: Карина (Russian)
Pronounced: kah-REE-nah [key]
Polish and Russian form of KARIN
KARIN
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, German, Dutch, Finnish
Pronounced: KAH-rin (German, Dutch) [key]
Swedish form of KATHERINE
KATHERINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-u-rin, KATH-rin [key]
From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess HECATE; it could be related to Greek αικια (aikia) "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". The Romans associated it with Greek καθαρος (katharos) "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.
The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Another saint by this name was Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic. This name was also borne by two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great, and by three of Henry VIII's wives.
That was the weirdest display of geekdom that I have ever seen in my entire life.
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nah.colbertnationgirl wrote:Wasn't that the guy who had eight wives and killed seven of them?Jo_16_2 wrote:
about the three wives, fetish?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_viii
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Right, so he had six wives and killed five of them.Jo_16_2 wrote:nah.colbertnationgirl wrote:Wasn't that the guy who had eight wives and killed seven of them?Jo_16_2 wrote:
about the three wives, fetish?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_viii
That was the weirdest display of geekdom that I have ever seen in my entire life.
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he only executed 2 of themcolbertnationgirl wrote:Right, so he had six wives and killed five of them.Jo_16_2 wrote:nah.colbertnationgirl wrote: Wasn't that the guy who had eight wives and killed seven of them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_viii
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