What does Kathleen mean?

Kathleen means "pure; torture"

How do we pronounce Kathleen?

Kathleen \kat-hlee(n), ka-thle-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Kathleen is pronounced as Key-THLIYIYN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kathleen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Kathleen?

Kathleen is largely used in the English, Irish, and Gaelic languages. Its origin is Old Greek. Kathleen is a variant transcription of the name Caitlin name variations (English and Irish). Kathleen is also an English, Gaelic, and Irish variant transcription of the name name Katherine origin (English). name Cathleen (variant spelling in English and Irish) is a form of Kathleen. Kathleen is a classic favorite. Currently it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1949 with 1.501% of baby girls being given the name Kathleen. It had a ranking of #9 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial loss in popularity since then, and is now of modest use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.025% and its ranking #595. Among the family of girl names directly linked to Kathleen, Katherine meaning of name was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was more regularly used than Kathleen by 8 times. The name Kathleen has mainly been a girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the last century. There were 484 times as many girls than boys who were named Kathleen in 1949.

A famous person named Kathleen is Actress, Colleen Moore, born Kathleen Morrison August 19, 1900 - January 25, 1988, Port Huron, Michigan.

List of baby names Kathleen:

Caitlin name variations (English and Irish), Cathleen name variations (English and Irish), Katalyn name, name Katelan (English), baby name Katelen (English), Katelun name popularity (English), name Kathelyn origin, Kathileen meaning of name, short names for Kathleena, name Katilin origin (English), Katilyn meaning (English), Katylin meaning (English), short names for Caetlin (English), Caitleen pronounciation, name Caitlín meaning (Irish), name Castaleena meaning, name Cataline (English), meaning of Cathaline, Cathelin name popularity, and Catheline name popularity (English).

The baby name Kathleen fun facts:

The name Kathleen in reverse order is "Neelhtak".

The numerological value of the name Kathleen is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Kathleen?

Kathleen is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.02%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames