kathleen

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Definition of kathleen in English English dictionary

A female given name

Kathleen mavourneen, what slumbering still?.

{i} female first name; family name; town in Florida (USA); town in Georgia (USA)

derived from the Irish Caitlín

Lonsdale Dame Kathleen Kathleen Yardley Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp Rowling Joanne Kathleen

Related Terms

Kathleen Mavourneen

indefinite; which may not have an end for years, if ever

and rode to varsity on a bike, which was considered 'infra dig.' for nice girls. Not that she cared about appearances. She earned extra money when she could and in her third year had a ‘Kathleen Mavourneen’ loan arranged through the registrar. ‘Kathleen Mavourneen’? The tag had currency from an Irish song popular at community sings, with the punch line ‘It may be for years and it may be for ever.’ Such a loan was interest-free, but Kath wasn't the sort to leave it for ever.

Kathleen Ferrier

a British singer of opera and classical music, famous for her beautiful contralto voice (1912-53)

Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

orig. Kathleen Yardley born Jan. 28, 1903, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ire. died April 1, 1971, London, Eng. Irish-born British crystallographer. In 1929 her X-ray crystallography techniques established the regular hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms in molecules of benzene compounds. She developed a technique with which she measured (to seven figures) the distance between carbon atoms in diamond. She also applied crystallographic techniques to medical problems, in particular the study of bladder stones and certain drugs. In 1945 she became the first woman elected to the Royal Society of London, and in 1956 she was created Dame of the British Empire

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

born July 31, 1965, Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, Eng. British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series. The first book in the proposed seven-volume series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (U.S. title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), was published in 1997. Featuring vivid descriptions and an imaginative story line, the book followed the unlikely hero Harry Potter, a lonely orphan who discovers that he is actually a wizard. The book was an immediate success, appealing to both children (its intended audience) and adults. Succeeding volumes Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) were also best-sellers. Rowling was credited with renewing children's interest in reading, and in 2001 she was appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire)

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

{i} J.K. Rowling (born 1965), British fiction author who wrote the "Harry Potter" fantasy series

Hyphenation

Kath·leen

Turkish pronunciation

käthlin

Pronunciation

/kaᴛʜˈlēn/ /kæθˈliːn/

Etymology

() Anglicization of Caitlín, an Irish equivalent of the English Catherine.