Kathleen

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Kathleen

/ˈkæθˌlin/

Where it comes from

Anglicization of Caitlín, an Irish equivalent of the English Catherine.

proper noun Cathleen · Kathlyn

A female given name from Irish. Kathleen mavourneen! the gray dawn is breaking, The horn of the hunter is heard on the hill, The lark from her light wing the bright dew is shaking, Kathleen mavourneen, what slumbering still?
An unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.
A census-designated place in Florida, United States; named for early settler Catherine Prine.
A ghost town in Western Australia, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: catherine, mrs, unblemished, pure, clean, pristine, immaculate, unsullied, stainless, spotless, innocent, virginal, unadulterated, untarnished, uncontaminated, undefiled

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"Kathleen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kathleen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kathleen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kathleen

Chicago

"Kathleen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kathleen.

BibTeX

@misc{kathleen_2026,
  title = {Kathleen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kathleen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}