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Meaning and origin


Kathryn is a Celtic girl name.

The meaning of the name is `Pure, Virginal `.




Where is it used?
The name Kathryn is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Catrin (In Welsh)
Karin (In Swedish and in Finnish)
Catherina (In Spanish)
Catalina (In Spanish)
Ekaterina (In Russian and in Bulgarian)
Ecaterina (In Romanian)
Katarzyna (In Polish)
Kari (In Norwegian)
Reina (In Jewish)
Catarina (In Italian and in Portuguese)
Caterina (In Italian and in Catalan)
Catriona (In Irish and in Scottish)
Caitlin (In Irish and in English)
Caitria (In Irish)
Katalin (In Hungarian)
Aikaterine (In Greek)
Katarina (In German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian and in Serbian)
Katharine (In German and in English)
Katrine (In German, Danish, Dutch and in Polish)
Katarine (In German)
Katharina (In German)
Katja (In German)
Katariina (In Finnish)
Catherine (In English and in French)
Katherina (In English)
Cathryn (In English)
Katherine (In English)
Katrien (In Dutch)
Karen (In Danish and in English)
Katerina (In Czech)
Katarin (In Breton)


If it's too long people might use
In Scandinavian: Kaia
In English: Kathie
In English: Kit
In English: Kathy
In English: Kathi
In English: Kate


See also
In Swedish: Kajsa (F)
In German: Käthe (F)
In Finnish: Kaisa (F)
In English: Kitty (F)
In English: Kat (F)
In English: Kara (F)
In Other languages: Khara (F)


What Kathryn`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Kathryn:
It's classic.
The worst thing about the name:
Well people RARELY call me it. They usually call me Kate. Sounds too proper for a girl like me.
If my name wasn`t Kathryn....:
No.
Extra information:
It is a beautiful name and proud to have it...just sometimes fits more prim and proper people it seems?

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Statistics for Kathryn

Kathryn appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 163. In the last 128 years Kathryn has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 19 times. 1950 was a `top year` for the name Kathryn. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #46. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007163
2006144
2005125
2004122
2003117
2002108
200197
200089
199991
199890
199786
199687
199583
199479
199368
199260
199157
199057
198050
1970104
196082
195046
1940103
1930101
192067
191080
190093
189091
1880103


See also the US top 1000 names 2007


Comments on Kathryn

Kathryn
I have always loved the spelling of my name. It is different and always catches people out!
Annelise
That's my middle name and I have to say I like it.
Kathryn
This is my first name and I must say that I really like it! My nickname is Kati


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