My daughter is a Katie too. The new Kathryn is now "Caitlyn". I think it is a Gaelic version. We have encountered countless Caitlyns over the years.
Another think that irked me about this survey is the idea that people name kids after hollywood celebrities. My Ricky and Katie were names after family members to honor their memory. Guess I should have gone with Erica and Brock to honor my old soap opera instead.
I think you might be surprised how many people are stuck on (stupid) Hollyweirdos.
My mother named me after a Nobel-winning book she read (name of heroine). Right at that time, a Lawrence Welk member had a baby and named her the same kind of thing. Not alot of exactly my spelling, but the more common spelling is more prevalant than it ever was before I was born. Mom was dismayed at how many of the similar cropped up.
I should say, it also happened to my mom with my sister. My sister is simply named after Mom, but at that time a certain doll appeared on the market that went sky high, and more of the name turned up. Never mind my mom was just irked that the "pet name" version meant her daughter would be tied in with same doll. And as it turned out, she really DID represent the beautiful, blonde thin fashionable girl too well.
The Sheepel love Hollywierd and think that naming thier kids what the wierdos name thier kids will make them like the wierdos
Thinking for oneself is so passe