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Help[Facts] Att. Pavlos: Two questions concerning KATHERINE
1. The original meaning of the is debated - to say the least. BTN lists a few interpretations, but I found two more, about one of which I'd like to know more. (The other one is just funny: katha = complete + ruina = fall; this from Legenda Aurea by Jacobus de Voragine.)
Now the other one says, it means "ever pure" and refers to the older form Aikaterine. Now I wonder: what is the "ever-" part supposed to be? "ai"? Or "ei"? My Greek dictionary doesn't give a hint.
2. I also found that Aikaterine is still the more popular form of the name in Greece today. Can you confirm this?
Now the other one says, it means "ever pure" and refers to the older form Aikaterine. Now I wonder: what is the "ever-" part supposed to be? "ai"? Or "ei"? My Greek dictionary doesn't give a hint.
2. I also found that Aikaterine is still the more popular form of the name in Greece today. Can you confirm this?
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