The first name Kathleen

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About the first name Kathleen

Meaning

The name Kathleen is related to Catherine. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Kathleen belongs to the same name family as Catherine. The name Catherine comes from Greek Aikaterinê, transmitted into Latin and then European languages through Christian tradition.

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In archival records, Kathleen may coexist with Catherine or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:kat-leenkæθlin

Frequency of the first name Kathleen by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Kathleen by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name KathleenLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Kathleen in baptisms by year.5037251201875190119271953197920051875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 9 baptisms1900–1904 9 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 15 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 9 baptisms1940–1944 12 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1960–1964 21 baptisms1965–1969 12 baptisms1970–1974 21 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 27 baptisms1985–1989 18 baptisms1990–1994 21 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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