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Kathleen

/ˈkæθˌlin/

Kathleen proper noun: a female given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Kathleen

  1. 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?1837, Marion Crawford - Frederick Nicholls Crouch, Kathleen Mavourneen (a song)
  2. An unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Florida, United States; named for early settler Catherine Prine.
  5. A ghost town in Western Australia, Australia.

Forms of Kathleen

alternative formCathleen
alternative formKathlyn

Origin of Kathleen

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

Words formed from Kathleen

Questions about Kathleen

What does Kathleen mean?
Kathleen means a female given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Kathleen?
Kathleen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kathleen?
Kathleen is pronounced /ˈkæθˌlin/.

Words near Kathleen in the dictionary

  1. kathismas
  2. kathismata
  3. kathisophobia
  4. kathlaniid
  5. kathlaniids
  6. Kathleen
  7. Kathleen Mavourneen
  8. Kathman
  9. Kathmandu
  10. Kathmans
  11. KathNiel

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