Kathleen

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My new niece's name. It has family connections. Just curious as to others' opinion. And what would be your favorite nickname for it? Kate, Katie, Kathy, Kat? Thanks.

I love it. Think it's very classic and pretty.

Love Kate and Kitty as a nickname.

Kate, as a nn, is lovely and timeless.

My mum's name. She always wanted Kate and now she's in her 70s she has some old college friends who've started calling her that to please her! She generally gets Kath or Kathy. If my dad calls her Kathleen you know he's about to have a go about something!

I like Kathleen shortened to Lena. (My aunts name)

I like Kathleen - it sounds musical, classical and elegant.

Kate and Katie are great nns too.

Middle aged and frumpy....Katharine or Catherine are much nicer in my opinion.

My cousin is kathleen, shortened to Kathy.....no-one ever calls her Kathleen.

My granny was Kathleen but she was called Molly.

Love Kathleed, its classless. Kate is great, Kitty too.

Thanks all! I think I really like it. My first thought would have been "why not Catherine?" too, but then again I think that Catherine's a much more common (as in frequently used) name these days, so Kathleen has the advantage of being slightly unusual but still familiar, if that makes sense. Also the family is Irish and Kathleen is the Irish version, so it fits in that sense.

Don't know what they'll / we'll call her day-to-day, but I think Kathy sounds kind of sweet on a little girl, and again much less frequently used than Kate or Katie, both of which are also lovely. Would never have thought of Lena... or Molly!

My MIL and also one of my close friends are Kathleens. Great name, one gets Kate and one Kath.

i think its nicer than catherine

Lovely :)

Favourite nickname would be Kath or Katie.

I love Kathleen; it's so much nicer than Caitlyn/Kaitlin, etc.

I know a teenage Kat, and I like Kate too.

Love Kathleen. Less so Kath but like Kitty and Kate.

nope no likey

My Nana's name. Always known as Kathleen or Aunt Ka. If DS had been a girl he would have been Laura Kathleen.

I have to say I am not keen on it. (Sorry Nana!). I don't like how it looks.

Beautiful beautiful. I love Kathleen

My great aunt Kathleen was Kit or Kitty. I think it's timeless and sassy. Great. Kate always good too. Always.

Lovely, my mum's name, known as Kathy.

my mum is kathleen, shortened to Kay. she is irish.
i prefer kate as a nn though.
i quite like kathleen but DH says it is an old ladies name
our DD has kay as a middle name thou'

I'm so sorry but I don't like it.

My friend refused to call her daughter that (after her MIL) because she said it sounded common.

I also might be biased for the wrong reasons. A girl at my primary school had a mum named Kathleen. She was loud, brash, chain smoker, very overweight.... Whenever I hear that name I think of her.