Kathryn - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kathryn \k(a)-thr-yn, kath-ryn\ is a variant of Catherine (Greek) and Katherine (Greek), and the meaning of Kathryn is "pure".

The baby name Kathryn sounds like Kathryne, Kathiryn, Katheryn, Katharyn, Cathryn and Kathrynn. Other similar baby names are Kathlyn, Kamryn, Katryna, Kathrine, Kathleyn, Katherynn, Katherin, Katharyne, Karyn, Cathrynn, Cathiryn, Catheryn, Kathlin, Karryn, Kathrina, Kathrene, Kathlyne, Kathirynn, Kathirin, Katheryne, Kathlynn and Katrin.

Kathryn is a very common first name for women (#82 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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