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Meanings

English Baby Names Meaning:

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure.

French Baby Names Meaning:

In French Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina.

Greek Baby Names Meaning:

In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure.

Irish Baby Names Meaning:

In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure. Clear. Innocent. From the Gaelic form Caitlin.

Latin Baby Names Meaning:

In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel.

American Baby Names Meaning:

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Kathleen is: Pure.

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