From the Greek feminine name Αἰκατερίνη Aikaterínē etymology is "purity" in Greek
Other names
Related names
Katherine, Catherine, Cathrina
Cathrinus is a Latinized masculine version of the feminine name Katherine/Catherine. The name originated from the Greek feminine name Αἰκατερίνα or Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterina, Aikaterinē), which is of unknown etymology. The earliest known use of the Greek name is in reference to one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. Cathrinus is a rare name.
The name Cathrinus is mainly used in Dutch and Scandinavian-speaking countries, but has also been found in the German-speaking realm, e.g. as a Latinized surname in the 17th century.[1] Notable people with the given name include:
Cathrinus Bang, Norwegian literary historian
Elias Cathrinus Kiær, Norwegian businessman
Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss, Norwegian theologian, educator, author and humanitarian and missionary leader
Bernhard Cathrinus Paus, Norwegian orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian
Andreas Cathrinus Backer, Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and organizational leader
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given name include: Cathrinus Bang, Norwegian literary historian Elias Cathrinus Kiær, Norwegian businessman Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss, Norwegian theologian...
Cathrinus Dorotheus Olivius Bang (10 June 1822 – 4 June 1898) was a Norwegian literary historian and professor of Scandinavian literature at the University...
Marius Cathrinus Backer (25 June 1866 – 19 February 1960) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Drammen to timber trader Lars Zacharias Backer and Hanna...
Cathrinus "Rinus" Dijkstra (born 19 October 1969), professionally known as Zanger Rinus (Dutch for "Singer Rinus"), is a Dutch musician. In 2009 Rinus...
Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss (born 6 April 1839 at Tangen, Drammen, died 9 November 1907 in Christiania) was a Norwegian theologian, educator, author and...
examen artium—the university entrance exam—for women. Then-owner Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss also established the first tertiary education for women in Norway...
Andreas Cathrinus Backer (30 May 1895 – 10 August 1975) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and organizational leader. Backer was born in Mo...
Their daughter Augusta (1822–1875) married Lutheran theologian, Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss during 1865 in Geneva. A painting of him from 1839 by Johan Gørbitz...
Bernhard Cathrinus Paus (9 November 1910 – 9 February 1999) was a Norwegian orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian. He participated in humanitarian work...
married to ship-owner Peter Hannibal Høeg, and cand.theol. Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss (1839–1907), who became the owner of Nissen's Girls' School, a private...
Karoline Larsen, but was adopted together with her sister by professor Cathrinus Bang (1822–1898). In July 1901 she married teacher Ivar Andreas Refsdal...
Anna Henriette Wegner (1841–1918), married private school owner Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss 12. Nikolai Nissen Paus (1877–1956), surgeon and President of the...
35. "Grav - Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune". Truls Engström. "Andreas Cathrinus Backer". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Tore Pryser. "Norge...
1874 1922 1946 Johan Castberg 1862 1924 1926† Hans Bang 1863 ? ? Marius Cathrinus Backer 1866 ? ? Karl Frimann Dahl 1868 ? ? Johan Albright Rivertz 1874...
Paus family, Nikolai Nissen Paus was a son of the theologian Bernhard Cathrinus Pauss and Anna Henriette Wegner. He was a grandson of the industrialist...
given 100 kr to do research in Nordmøre on Neergaard. In 1896 professor Cathrinus Bang replied to Koht's wish to study social history: "Yes, do not go out...
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