Kathleen (given name)
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ireland |
| Meaning | (uncertain) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Cathleen Caitlin Kathy |
Kathleen is a given name, used in English- and Irish-language communities. Sometimes spelled Cathleen, it is an Anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline, which was the Old French form of Catherine.[1][2] It ultimately derives from the Greek name Aikaterine, the meaning of which is highly debated (see Katherine). Kathleen was the 8th most popular girls' name in Ireland in 1911,[3] but by 1965 it had sunk to number 18.[4]
Literature
- Kathleen Raine, British poet
- Kathleen Winsor, American author
- The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics (1892), the second poetry collection of William Butler Yeats
- Joanne Kathleen (J. K.) Rowling, British author
- Kathleen Vereecken, Belgian writer
- Kathleen O'Meara, Irish-French Catholic writer
Military
- Kathleen Best, director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
- Kathleen Soliah, member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
Music
- Kathleen Sergerie, Québécoise pop singer
- Kathleen Battle, American soprano
- Kathleen de Leon Jones, Filipino-Australian singer, dancer, actress and television performer, Hi-5
- Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna, Dominican-American R&B singer
- Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto, after whom the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Award is named
- Kathleen Hanna, American musician
Peeresses
- Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, Duchess of Newcastle, dog breeder
- Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, the second daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and a sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
- Kathleen Simon, Viscountess Simon, abolitionist
- Kathleen Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, British peer
- Kathleen Manners, Duchess of Rutland
- Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
Politics
- Kathleen Fleur Anderson, British politician, known as Fleur Anderson
- Kathleen Blanco, former Governor of Louisiana
- Kathleen Brown, Californian politician
- Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General convicted of felony perjury
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- Kathleen Lynch, Irish politician
- Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
- Kathleen Ollerenshaw, British mathematician and politician
- Kathleen O'Meara, Irish politician
- Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, former Governor of Kansas
- Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
Science
- Kathleen Hall Jamieson, American professor of communications
- Kathleen R. Johnson, American paleoclimatologist
- Kathleen Kenyon, British archaeologist
- Kathleen Lamborn, American biostatistician
- Kathleen Lonsdale, British crystallographer
- Kathleen Madden, American mathematician
- Kathleen I. Pritchard, Canadian oncologist
- Kathleen Treseder, American ecologist
Sports
- Kathleen Comley, British Paralympic archer
- Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Australian wheelchair basketball player
- Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
Television and film
- Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress
- Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates, American actress
- Kathleen Freeman, American character actress
- Kate Hackett, American actress (Kathleen Hackett)
- Kathleen Harrison, British character actress
- Kathleen Kennedy, movie producer
- Kathleen Madigan, American Stand-up Comedian
- Kathleen McDermott, Scottish actress
- Kathleen Noone, American actress
- Kathleen Quinlan, American actress
- Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
- Kathleen Turner, American film actress, director, and producer
- Kathleen Warner (born Davis), Trinidadian actress and radio personality, also known as "Aunty Kay"
- Kathy Griffin (born Kathleen Mary Griffin), American comedian, actress, and television personality
- Kate Walsh (born Kathleen Erin Walsh), American actress
Other
- Kathleen O'Toole, police commissioner of Boston, Massachusetts
- Kathleen Salmond, New Zealand artist
- Kathleen Wrasama, Ethiopian-born British community organiser
- Kathleen Zellner, American attorney
See also
References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Kathleen
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Caitlín
- ^ "Life in 1916 Ireland: Stories from statistics". An Phríom-Oifig Staidrimh - Central Statistics Office. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "The 100 most popular baby names in Ireland in 1965". Irish Post. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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