Kathleen - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kathleen \k(a)-th-

is pronounced kath-LEEN. It is of Irish origin. Variant of Katherine (Greek) "pure". First used outside of Ireland in the 1840s. Actress Kathleen Turner.

Kathleen has 26 variant forms: Cathaleen, Cathaline, Cathleen, Kaitlin, Kaitlinn, Katha, Kathaleen, Kathaleya, Kathaleyna, Kathaline, Kathelina, Katheline, Kathleena, Kathlena, Kathlene, Kathleyn, Kathlin, Kathline, Kathlyn, Kathylyne, Kathlynn, Kathyline, Katleen, Katlin, Katline and Katlyne.

For more information, see also the related name Catherine.

Baby names that sound like Kathleen are Kathyleen, Kathileen and Kataleen.

Kathleen is a very common first name for women (#36 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#83102 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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