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Kathleen is a female given name, used in English- and Irish-language communities. Sometimes spelled Cathleen , it is an Anglicized form of Caitlín , the Irish form of Cateline , which was the Old French form of Catherine .
The following is a list of various forms of the name Katherine, all ultimately associated with a common Greek-language origin of uncertain meaning but influenced by the Ancient Greek: καθαρός, 'pure'. These forms are in use as a given name in the language noted, or were formerly.
Greek: Meaning "pure" Region of origin: ... It is a form of Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. [1] It is frequently used on its own.
Greek, Latin, French, English, Welsh, Irish: Meaning: pure: Other names; Related names: Katherine Katharine Catherine Kathryn Kathleen Katarina Katrina Kait Caitlin Caitríona Caterina Katerina Cate Catie Cathie Caty Katie Katy Katey Katia Catia Katia
The etymology is debated: it could derive from ἑκάτερος (hekáteros, "each of two"); it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate; it could be related to Greek αἰκία (aikía, "insult, outrage, suffering, torture"); or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name".
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The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
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