kathryn
/kˈæθɹɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Catherine.
name
A city and village in North Dakota.
Example Sentences
- "R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir."
- ""Having lunch with the Gorgons today?" Andrew had asked her. It was his oft-stated opinion that the "y"'s in Kathryn and Jayne's names were their compensation for a missing, but coveted, male chromosome."