Kathryn (meaning and origin)

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: K�the (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

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	163
2006	144
2005	125
2004	122
2003	117
2002	108
2001	97
2000	89
1999	91
1998	90
1997	86
1996	87
1995	83
1994	79
1993	68
1992	60
1991	57
1990	57
1980	50
1970	104
1960	82
1950	46
1940	103
1930	101
1920	67
1910	80
1900	93
1890	91
1880	103