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Katryn
How to Pronounce Katryn
Pronounced KATH-rin /ˈkæθ.rɪn/Medium
Meaning: Katryn is a streamlined spelling of Kathryn, itself a form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine. The name has long been associated with the Greek katharos, 'pure,' a link that grew up around Saint Catherine of Alexandria.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Katryn is a trimmed spelling of Kathryn, a widely used form of Katherine. The name descends from the Greek Aikaterine and picked up its enduring link to 'pure' through the Greek katharos and the legend of Saint Catherine. The Katryn form drops a letter for a sleeker look while keeping the familiar sound.
Katryn was always rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1993, far below Katherine and Kathryn. A woman named Katryn then is in her thirties today.
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What does the name Katryn mean?
It is a variant of Kathryn and Katherine, a Greek name long linked to katharos, 'pure.'
How do you pronounce Katryn?
It is said KATH-rin /ˈkæθ.rɪn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Katryn a boy or girl name?
Katryn is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Katryn?
It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.