Kathryn Explained
| Kathryn |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | "Pure" |
| Related Names: | Catherine, Katherine |
Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine.[1] It may refer to:
In television and film:
- Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works
- Kathryn Bernardo (born 1996), Filipina actress and recording artist
- Kathryn Bigelow (born 1951), American film director, first woman to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, and DGA award for Best Director
- Kathryn Busby, American television and film executive
- Kathryn Cressida also known as "Kat" Cressida (born 1968), American voice actress
- Kathryn Crosby (born 1933), American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under her birth-name Kathryn Grant
- Kathryn Drysdale (born 1981), English actress
- Kathryn Eames (1908 – 2004), American screen, stage, and television actress
- Kathryn Erbe (born 1966), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Kathryn Grayson (1922 – 2010), American lead actress and operatic soprano singer with MGM and Warner Brothers
- Kathryn Hahn (born 1974), American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on Crossing Jordan
- Kathryn Hess (born 1967), American mathematician
- Kathryn Joosten (1939 – 2012), American actress known for roles on The West Wing and Desperate Housewives
- Kathryn Kinley (born 1965), American television personality, journalist and musical theater actress
- Kathryn McGuire (1903 – 1978), American silent-film actress and dancer
- Kathryn Morris (born 1969), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush on Cold Case
- Kathryn Leigh Scott (born 1943), American television and film actress known for her roles in the soap opera Dark Shadows
In astronomy:
In music:
- Kathryn Calder, Canadian singer-songwriter and member of The New Pornographers
- Kathryn Dawn Lang (k.d. lang) (born 1961), Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
- Kathryn Roberts, English folk singer
- Kathryn Scott (b. 1974), a singer-songwriter of Contemporary Christian music Northern Ireland
- Kathryn Tickell, (born 1967), English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle
In literature:
In politics:
- Kathryn I. Bowers (1943–2015), American politician and Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 33rd district
- Kathryn Garcia (born 1970), Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department
- Kathryn E. Granahan née O'Hay (1894 – 1979), American Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 32nd Treasurer of the United States
- Kathryn Hay (born 1975), Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy née O'Loughlin (1894 – 1952), American Democratic politician and first female U.S. Representative from Kansas
In sports:
- Kathryn Ainsworth, Australian netballer
- Kathryn Binns later became Kathryn Davis (born 1958), English long-distance runner of marathons and half marathon events
- Kathryn Colin "Kathy" Colin (born 1974), American Olympic contender and Pan American Games medalist in canoeing
- Kathryn Teasdale (1964–2016), Canadian auto racing driver
In other fields:
Events
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/k/origin-and-meaning-of-kathryn.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Kathryn
