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Kathleen
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English
Etymology
Anglicization of ga Caitlín, an en ga - equivalent of the English Catherine.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæθˌlin/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kathleen.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en female Irish.
1837, Marion Crawford - Frederick Nicholls Crouch, Kathleen Mavourneen (a song):
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?
en unincorporated community p/Alberta c/Canada.
en unincorporated community s/Georgia c/US.
en CDP s/Florida c/US ; named for early settler Catherine Prine.
en ghost town s/Western Australia c/Australia.
Alternative forms
en Cathleen Kathlyn
Derived terms
en Kathleen Mavourneen
Translations
Catherine