At a Glance: Name: Käthe – Origin: German (short form of Katharina) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KAY-tuh
Käthe is a German (short form of Katharina) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.
Meaning & Origin of Käthe
Origin: German (short form of Katharina).
A common claim: Pure Actually: Katharina/Käthe is widely said to mean 'pure,' but that comes from a later folk-link to Greek katharos; the name's real origin is unresolved.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Käthe
Phonetic: KAY-tuh IPA: /ˈkɛːtə/
Popularity of Käthe
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1940–2005.
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