Catherine (ka-thu-rin, kyasarin)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Catherine by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Catherine are only correct for you if you pronounce Catherine as ka-thu-rin. That is the name Catherine (when pronounced ka-thu-rin) in Japanese katakana is キャサリン with the romaji kyasarin.

If you pronounce Catherine differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of Catherine for the pronunciation that you use. We also have Catherine (kah-trEE-nuh, katori-nu), Catherine (ka-thuh-rEEn, kyasuri-n). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Catherine in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Catherine is wanted. Catherine in hiragana is きゃさりん.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Catherine in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Catherine. People using this exact same translation are Catherine Scorsese (キャサリン・スコセッジ), Catherine Zeta-Jones (キャサリン・ゼタ〓ジョーンズ), Catherine Bach (キャサリン・バック), Catherine Lloyd Burns (キャサリン・ロイド・バーンズ) and Catherine Dent (キャサリン・デント). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Catherine that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Catherine means "Pure" which in kanji is 純粋 which is read junsui.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Catherine then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Catherine that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Catherine.

The name Catherine is a variation of Katherine. Learn more about the etymology of Catherine at BehindTheName. Catherine's meaning can also be confirmed on page 323 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Catherine's meaning can also be confirmed on page 49 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.