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ArchivesAnother possible meaning for "Katherine"
I was reading a Wikipedia article (not the most reliable source, I agree), but it gave another interested possible name meaning for Katherine.
Another potential origin of the name is the Armenian word Կատար, gadar, meaning "peak" or "summit." In Armenian, the equivalent name is Կատարինէ, Gadarine.
Do you believe this theory holds any water?
Actual page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine
Another potential origin of the name is the Armenian word Կատար, gadar, meaning "peak" or "summit." In Armenian, the equivalent name is Կատարինէ, Gadarine.
Do you believe this theory holds any water?
Actual page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine
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This doesn't seem likely to me because as far as I know the earliest references to the legend of St. Katherine of Alexandria are from the monastery on Mt. Sinai, and her story is set in Egypt. It seems unlikely to me that an Armenian origin would be likely for a character in the story, whether or not there ever was a real St. Katherine.
Plus the original Greek from of the name is Aikaterine, so one would have to explain where the first syllable got added to the Armenian form.
Plus the original Greek from of the name is Aikaterine, so one would have to explain where the first syllable got added to the Armenian form.
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