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Greek American Irish
Pure. Clear.
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Irish
Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. Revered for her courage and purity, Catherine in the Irish form, Cathleen, became such a popular name that W. B. Yeats chose it for the heroine of his 1899 play “The Countess Cathleen†which was inspired by an Irish folktale. In a time of famine the Devil offers food to the starving poor in exchange for their souls. But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. When she dies the Devil comes to collect her soul but God intervenes and carries Cathleen to heaven, saying that “such a sacrificial act cannot justly lead to evil consequences.â€
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Irish
Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. Revered for her courage and purity, Catherine in the Irish form, Cathleen, became such a popular name that W. B. Yeats chose it for the heroine of his 1899 play “The Countess Cathleen†which was inspired by an Irish folktale. In a time of famine the Devil offers food to the starving poor in exchange for their souls. But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. When she dies the Devil comes to collect her soul but God intervenes and carries Cathleen to heaven, saying that “such a sacrificial act cannot justly lead to evil consequences.â€
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Pure; Clear; Courage; Purity; Yeats; Countess; Devil
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English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic CaitlÃn, CATHLEEN means "pure."
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Irish
Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. Revered for her courage and purity, Catherine in the Irish form, Cathleen, became such a popular name that W. B. Yeats chose it for the heroine of his 1899 play “The Countess Cathleen†which was inspired by an Irish folktale. In a time of famine the Devil offers food to the starving poor in exchange for their souls. But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. When she dies the Devil comes to collect her soul but God intervenes and carries Cathleen to heaven, saying that “such a sacrificial act cannot justly lead to evil consequences.â€
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Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Desiderius, DESIDÉRIO means "longing."Â
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From the people's meadow. From a surname and place name derived from the Old English, meaning...
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English : habitational name from Kersey in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Careseia, probably from Old English cærs ‘watercress’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘area of dry land in a marsh’.
Biblical
well-beloved, dear;beloved;King.
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Hindu
Sage, He was the tutor of Krishna and balarama
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Light
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Bulgarian
, victor of the people.
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Hindu, Indian
One Having a Clean Character
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Arabic, Australian, Indian, Lebanese, Parsi
Loving
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Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
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