English

Proper noun

Kathryn

1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Catherine.
   • 1997 Sharyn McCrumb: Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories. ISBN 0-345-41493-4 page 118("The Luncheon"):

     "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.

2. A city/village in North Dakota.