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Kathleen
by erb816
10/28/2019, 6:31 AM
WDYT of Kathleen? I know Catherine / Katherine has been a mainstay for centuries, and Caitlin (and all her variants) was super popular when I was growing up (I know so many...), but what about Kathleen? I've only started thinking about Kathleen as a name recently - I used to find it dowdy and dated, but now I'm not so sure.***Please rate my personal name lists:www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
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- Elena
10/28/2019, 11:42 PM
Kathleen is very sweet and seems lighter than Katherine. I chose Katherine for my eldest dd since it felt more timeless, yet Kathleen is pretty timeless as well. I only recall knowing one, Kathleen Grace (Katie), who was my middle dd's friend in school.
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- cayden (saikounabouken)
10/28/2019, 9:35 PM
It is a bit dowdy and dated, but I like dowdy and dated. I think it’s prime for a comeback as Caitlin, Kaitlyn et al. decline. It’s a good classic that I just can’t see completely going away. I’d lie her with a strong, yet elegant and uncommon middle: Kathleen Siena
Kathleen Esperance
Kathleen Harriet
Kathleen Giulia
Kathleen Greta
Kathleen Siobhan
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- Wisteria (Tawnee)
10/28/2019, 4:55 PM
I still find it dated, more so than Katherine / Catherine which are classics. Kathleen feels less classic to me, more middle-aged mom.
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- Hekate Rose
10/28/2019, 4:51 PM
I like it. I don't know whether I like Kathleen or Kathleena better.
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- Anneza
10/28/2019, 12:39 PM
It's a welcome change from all the Catherine, etc, names that have been so super-popular for so long. But I'm not very keen on Irish names in general, and not keen at all on most names ending in -een or -ine or -ene. It would be interesting to meet a young Kathleen; where I live it's elderly at best. But I wouldn't weep if it disappeared for ever.
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- Fictionfan86181 (Realisticmindxxx)
10/28/2019, 12:04 PM
It's dated but otherwise decent enough. I just can't imagine it on someone young.
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- A (guest)
10/28/2019, 8:55 AM
I like it. It seems refreshing at this point.
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- RoxStar
10/28/2019, 7:18 AM
I really like Kathleen. It's fresher-feeling than Katherine, though not as stylish as Kaitlyn. I would use it for a middle name.
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- ari.   +2
10/28/2019, 7:06 AM
I thinks it's very boring. At least Katherine and Catherine offer the nicknames Kate / Cate, Kitty, or Cat.
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- cayden (saikounabouken)
10/28/2019, 9:44 PM
I think all those NNs (as well as Kathy) could work for Kathleen, too.
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- A (guest)
10/28/2019, 8:55 AM
Kathleen can have that nickname too. I know a Kathleen that goes by Kate.
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- hulamigo
10/28/2019, 7:03 AM
Kathleen was my mom's name, and if next baby is a girl it will be one of her middle names. I like it but dislike the nickname Kathy.
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- Anatoly
10/28/2019, 7:01 AM
I find it a bit dowdy and dated too, but I think that's a minor thing. If I met a little Kathleen, I wouldn't recoil in horror or anything. I wouldn't use it for a contemporary story because it does sound a bit out of place since it was used quite a bit more prominently in a different decade. However, if someone loved it for a baby, I don't think they should have to not use it.
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