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Kathleen

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lawrencecostin · 10/03/2019 19:29

Thoughts on Kathleen?

I know it's a very Enid Blyton type of name.

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Flamingosnbears · 13/03/2019 13:29

Lovely unusual choice these days...

BertrandRussell · 13/03/2019 13:16

GreatDuck-that’s a bit spooky.......

Kathulu · 13/03/2019 11:47

Exactly Bert! One time was always enough Grin

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 13/03/2019 11:38

Bertrand to me was a Kate ( sort of near ) Jane, Rebecca or Julia.

NuffSaidSam · 13/03/2019 10:53

I always had BertrandRussell down as a Zoe.

lottiegarbanzo · 13/03/2019 10:50

Frumpy, similar to Doreen, Maureen and Dierdre.

Katherine, Catriona, Karina and Kitty are all much nicer.

Bert I'm surprised too (though I did know slightly a clever Kathleen as a child, with a K though). I feel you should be Eleanor, Elizabeth or maybe Prudence.

MsMustDoBetter · 13/03/2019 10:41

It makes me think of a char woman and not a very nice one. Sorry.

Peridot1 · 13/03/2019 10:38

My lovely and much missed nana was Kathleen and I would have used it as a second name in her memory if I had had a girl but I really don’t like it as a first name.

BertrandRussell · 13/03/2019 10:34

“r drunkenly sing Irish ditties at you”
Oh god, this! Why would I want to go home with them again? The first time was bad enough!

BertrandRussell · 13/03/2019 10:32

“BertrandRussell

Totally stunned. I imagined you as a Constance or a Stella or an Elizabeth”
Grin I wish I was any of those instead!
And mine is with a C too. But I absolutely love the short form I use, so it’s OK really. But please don’t use it for your lovely baby!

Bowerbird5 · 13/03/2019 02:19

It is lovely. Friends called their daughter Kathleen and everyone thinks it is lovely.

Kathulu · 13/03/2019 02:04

I'm a Kathleen, shortened to Kath, or Kat in Northern Ireland for some strange reason. My (Irish) granny was also a Kathleen. People will always assume you're a Katherine or drunkenly sing Irish ditties at you but I'n definitely not a frumpy person.

whinetime89 · 13/03/2019 01:50

Whenever I see the name it makes me think of "Kathleen knight" a notorious Austrslian murderer

Tavannach · 13/03/2019 01:32

BertrandRussell

Totally stunned. I imagined you as a Constance or a Stella or an Elizabeth.

pineapplebryanbrown · 12/03/2019 23:46

For me it goes in the een bucket as a no. Catherine is wonderful as is Cathy.

BertrandRussell · 12/03/2019 23:28

It’s my name. I have hated it all my life and use a shortening for everything unless I really really have to use the full horror.

mrsdavys · 12/03/2019 23:26

I really like Kathy/Cathy but prefer Catherine to Kathleen.
Kathleen is a bit dated to me but if you like it then use it!

aliceandkids77 · 12/03/2019 15:57

not really my style, a bit of a mum name imo can't imagine a baby named Kathleen! I quite like the nns Kathy, Katie, Lee though. good luck x

DuffBeer · 12/03/2019 15:44

If the kid ends up being known as Katie/Katy then just use that bloody name to start with! Why name the child Katherine/Kathleen etc?

It's one of those shortenings that irritates me.

Joeybee · 11/03/2019 23:45

Love it.
People will probably say it is dated of course.
However a lot of names popular in the past are coming back again. Kathleen is a great alternative to Katherine and Charlotte. There will only be one Kathleen in her class too. Plus it's a name people will find easy to say and spell.
Not sure about the nicknames though. Kathy, Kath...
Maybe Leena or something would be a nice modern sounding nickname.

lilabet2 · 11/03/2019 23:40

I think of it as being an older person's name- like Agnus or something. If it was shortened to 'Katy, Kate or Kitty' rather than Kathy then that's less old fashioned.

I much prefer 'Kathryn'.

Tillygetsit · 11/03/2019 23:08

It's my best friend's name...she hates it!

SheepAnarchy · 11/03/2019 19:36

Would it be KATH-leen or Kath-LEEN?

cloudcloud · 11/03/2019 19:28

Karen?

AJPTaylor · 11/03/2019 19:21

Goes great with Eileen, Valerie and Carol

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