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Cathleen

American  
[kath-leen] / kæθˈlin /

noun

  1. a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.


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Hans believes Cathleen will get many more years of motoring pleasure out of the Austin.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Although Keating and his other main star, Gabriel Byrne, wrote it as an Irish coming-of-age story, O’Hara’s Cathleen runs off with the movie.

From Salon Feb. 4, 2026

Cathleen Kaveny, a Boston College professor who specializes in the relationship of law, religion, and morality, looks back historically and observes, “The Church has never been one big family.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2023

Beller will discuss “Lost in the Game” with Cathleen Schine at Diesel on May 11 at 6:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2023

Cathleen is kneeling in front of the altar in the oratory; there is a hanging lighted lamp over the altar.

From Poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

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