Kathryn

Kathryn
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaning"Pure"
Other names
Related namesCatherine, 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 (1933 – 2024), 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:

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:

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