Kathleen

原I like this name a lot, old but classy.

原I'm so proud to carry the name Kathleen, it is powerful and beautiful. My mother named me Kathleen after her close friend who was quick witted and strong. Kat also makes a very nice nickname.

原"Kathleen" is the name of a song by the band Catfish And Bottlemen.

原My mom's name and my middle. When a bunch of us started calling each other by our middle names in high school, I adopted the nickname Kat. I like it, and much prefer our spelling to the C version. (There are few enough feminine K names as it is!)

原This isn't my favorite name. It sounds really old-fashioned and outdated to me.

原My best friend and I love this name because we think it's really cute naming a daughter like this in honor to our friendship, for the reason that her name is Katherine and mine is Eileen. In my opinion it's lovely! :)

原Kathleen Winsor (Born: October 16, 1919, Died: May 26, 2003) was an American author. She is best known for the novel Forever Amber.

原I absolutely LOVE this beauty of a name! :D.

原Kathleen Anne Brien, better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter.

原My aunt's name is Kathleen and she is often called Kathy. As children, my cousins and I always called her "Kitty."

原Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria, née Walker, is the American-born wife of Archduke Imre of Austria. Kathleen ("Katie") married Imre on 8 September 2012 at Saint Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. She is also known as Kathleen de Habsbourg-Lorraine.

原Such a beautiful and graceful name. Different than Katherine, which is becoming increasingly popular. I also like that this name will age well.

原I like the nickname Kitty for Kathleen.

原Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born 1997 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

原My name is spelt without the "H" and that oddly seems to throw a lot of people off, so I often pronounce it with the "TH" sound or just have people call me "Kat". For the longest time I've never liked my name, mostly because I got teased lot by it, (whoreleen, dogleen, cat girl, etc) and its harsher pronunciation compared to the proper spelling form. I think it has a nice enough sound and it's pretty uncommon where I live so I don't have to worry about getting mistaken for another Kathleen (especially with my unique spelling).

原My aunt is named Kathleen but for her entire life she's been Kathy, or the offhand nickname Kat. I think it's a lovely name.

原I absolutely adore this name. It always makes me think of a beautiful, mysterious Irish mermaid. Definitely considering this one for a baby daughter.

原This is my aunt's name. She is my namesake and I am a whole lot like her! I'm proud to be named after her, but her entire life she's gone by Katie, which is a nickname I'm not a fan of. Still, Kathleen is very pretty in my biased opinion.

原This name is one of the best of the Kath- names, I like it better than Katherine and Kathlyn, but not as much as Katharine.The nicknames: Kath, Kathy, Kat, Kate, Katie are all spunky and pretty; my favourite is Kat, but Kathy is more uncommon and since it is so rarely used on children today, Kathy might be a spunky alternative to Kat.

原I prefer the spelling Kathleane.

原I really like this name. It sounds friendly. But I prefer Katherine.

原Two members of the Kennedy family bear this name- Kathleen Cavendish, the sister of JFK, and RFK's daughter Kathleen Townsend, who was named after her aunt.

原This was my Nanna's name, she passed away in March 2009. I plan to use this for a future daughter's name, whether it be a middle or first name. It's a beautiful name.

原Eh. Reminds me of a tense, upperclass girl with a lot of social pressure on her. It seems formal and stiff, especially if you don't go by a nickname. And why even pick a formal name, if you're just going to always use the nickname?

原Kathleen Ferrier great English classical singer -one of the greatest -sublime and eternal!

原I love it, and would use it as a first name, with Kat as a nickname.

原My sister's name is Kathleen, very elegant and sweet and suits her well. I think it's pretty simple but beautiful name.

原My name is Kathleen and when I was little my friends called me kath a leen. For the description I have brown hair and green eyes.

原My name is Kathleen Grace and I've always liked my name. I like other names better but it's still a pretty name. Kathleen means pure.

原Comedienne Kathy Griffin's full name is Kathleen.

原I'm 17 years old and my name is Kathleen. Everyone I know calls me Kathy or Kath. My dad always forbids anyone from shortening it to Kate, Katie etc. because it's just not my name :-). I live in Switzerland and nobody can pronounce Kathy or Kathleen as they don't know "th" or "y", which has made me hate my name, it's very old fashioned as well. But then again there's barely anyone called Kathleen anymore and it's nice to be special.

原My middle name is Kathleen. I think Kathleen is a beautiful name. It's not heard very often. To the descriptions, I have brown hair with dark blue eyes, and I am from the South.

原I live in Ireland, and I've heard this name pronounced KATH-leen more often than I've heard Kath-LEEN.I really like this name - I much prefer it to Katherine and Caitlyn :)

原My mother's name, but she changed it to Kathlene, since when she was a kind it was very common (she once had a circle of four friends, three of whom were Kathy). So, I will always associate it with her.

原The 'thl' is too hard to pronounce.

原My role model and mentor's name was Kathleen. I think it's beautiful.

原Kathleen rhymes with serene, dream, and queen. I've often been called Kathleen the dream.

原Famous African Americans with the name are:Kathleen Battle - opera singer and Kathleen Cleaver - black panther.

原When the Greeks added the th to Ka creating Kath they also focused on the idea that Heket and Hekate were pure (they were (or she was) worshiped by Egyptians and Greeks). The meaning of Kath became purity. At one point most name references said that Kath meant purity like the sun sparkling on the waves. I don't know whether this is when the Catholic church stepped in as a religion and claimed Cath as a prefix. I've also been told that in Ireland Kathleen developed another meaning. Kath=Kathrine and Leen = Little, so Kathleen means little Kate.

原My name is Kathleen and my father who is African American named me this. Of course, he said that it was a beautiful name - and he never called me Kathy. I think this is a beautiful name, but; there are two things that have bothered me about it: 1. Some people have a hard time saying it without adding an a between the h and the l. 2. Being biracial, some people have claimed that this name is for someone white or Irish. I'm often asked whether I'm Irish or Catholic when I tell people my name. For a while I didn't feel the name fit me, but now knowing the history and meaning I think it fits to a "t" because it most likely comes from Heket an Egyptian goddess. Later it was taken to Greece where it became Hekate - a goddess who stands at the crossroads of three worlds and is also a goddess of darkness and light. I am African American, European, and Native American - 3 worlds. Lots of people don't know that this name began in Egypt and went out to span the globe with different word fragments added to it. Kathleen, Katherine, Katrina, Catalina, E Katrina etc. I really like my name.

原I just love this name, I think it has a really nice flow and it's very feminine and elegant. In my opinion, "Kath" is the best nickname for Kathleen, it still has the graceful tone but it's shorter. I wish my name was Kathleen. :)

原My father named me Kathleen. I always loved it. I have blonde hair with red tints and vivid green eyes. Obvious Irish descent. My granddaddy always called me "Kittykat" and my grandmother and aunt, all on my fathers side, called me "Katie".

原My first name is Kathleen. All my friends think it's such a cool name. We have no one called Kate, or Katy, or Kath or whatever in our year at school. Even though it's a nice name, I think it's going out of fashoin. The only other person I know called Kathleen is my great grandmother. And she's dead.

原Along with Colleen, this one is a relatively bearable feminine name with the -een/-ene ending, but it still sounds quite old-fashioned.

原The name Kathleen evokes grace, charm and elegance. It reminds me of the 40's and a wealthy, very nice upperclass woman.

原Kathleen is an Anglicized name that came from the authentic Irish name Caitlin (accent mark over the second "i"), which is pronounced kat-LEEN.

原I do not see how you could get Caitlin out of Kathleen. They are two different names. If Caitlin came out of Kathleen it would be prounounced CAIT-leen.

原Princess Kathleen is a princess in "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses".

原One of my best friend's name is Kathleen, and it fits her perfectly. Although I like unusual names better, this name is nice.

原My mom's name is Kathleen, but everyone has called her Kat since she was about 10 years old. I prefer this spelling to Cathleen. It just looks more appealing with a K.

原I like this name, but I think Katherine is prettier.

原Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards bears this name.

原Dixie Chick Martie Maguire has a daughter named Kathleen Emilie.

原This is my middle name and I love it. I'm the only person I know with Kathleen for a middle name. And my parents sometimes call me Kate.

原Kathleen is such a beautiful name, that it'll make all its bearers beautiful too. This name sounds wonderful and looks amazing when you write it. I think Kath is a sweet nickname to it.

原A famous bearer is Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.

原Kathleen is a very pretty elegant name. I really like the nickname Kat but also Kate and Katie are nice too.

原Kathleen was used a lot in the 1940's and 1950's.

原A famous bearer is Kathleen Moody, considered my many to be the world's best equine sculpter.

原Kathleen is such a beautiful, graceful timeless classic. Many pretty nicknames for this name too.

原I prefer Kathleen over Katherine. It seems softer somehow, more of a warmer friendly name.

原You know, if I named my child something with 8 letters, I'd like to have a more obvious shortening of than Kathleen has. However, the name has started to grow on me, and I rather like it now.

原I have a friend named Kathleen, she goes by Katie though. Her hair is reddish, and her eyes are brown. To me Kathleen sounds like a southern girl. It is a pretty name and all, but "Mean Kathleen" the redhead from the South, fits all too well.

原My mother's name is Kathaleen. But we call Mom "Kate" all thanks to her best friend who stuck her with Kate. It is much more suiting for her. But I believe the name, misspelled or not, is a BEAUTIFUL Name.

原My name is actually Katrina but for sometime now Kathleen has been one of the names I wish I had. I just find the name Kathleen very cheerful, and friendly. When I think of a Kathleen I think of someone with red hair and brown eyes.

原Actually, Jo Rowling doesn't have a middle name. Her grandmother's name was Kathleen, and she took it for a middle initial because her publishers thought that boys wouldn't read a book that was obviously written by a woman. I once had an arguement with a classmate a few years ago about that. He was convinced she was a man! :)

原J.K. Rowling's middle name is Kathleen.

原A famous bearer is Kathleen Turner, actress known for her roles in movies such as: The War of the Roses, Peggy Sue Got Married, or A Breed Apart.

原Kathleen is Nina Simone's middle name. Her birth name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon.

原Kathleen is probably a combination of Katherine and Eileen. They are both old fashioned names.

原My father named me Kathleen after an old Irish Folk Song "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen". He used to sing it to me when I was small. Very special meaning.