Kathleen
[kath-leen, kath-leen]
- a female given name, form of Katherine.
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Also Kath·lene, Kath·lyn, Kath·lynne [kath-lin] /ˈkæθ lɪn/.
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Examples from the Web for kathleen
Contemporary Examples
“It was nice, he opened doors, he pulled out chairs,” Kathleen Mangan had testified during the trial.
She was the Kathleen Hanna of Hollywood—a punk rock princess in a Barbie world.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer LawrenceMarlow Stern
June 8, 2014
Just like Kathleen Sebelius with Obamacare, V.A. chief Eric Shinseki now embodies the VA scandal.
Kathleen Willey was a White House volunteer who said she was groped by Bill Clinton in the Oval Office in 1993.
Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, who is apparently the only sane person in the room at that institution.
Historical Examples
"It certainly is nice to be liked," returned Kathleen softly.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
The two embraced, then Grace passed Kathleen on to Patience.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
Kathleen wouldn't let me, but she says I must tell them if you say so.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
But he was very fond of the princess Kathleen, and so he did not know what to do.
Irish Fairy TalesEdmond Leamy
"Kathleen Mavourneen" is one of his favourites, and she can make him cry over it.'
Lord KilgobbinCharles Lever