> This confirms something I've been looking at. The reference books say > Caitlin is the Irish form of Kathleen and Catherine is an anglicised > version. > > Its good to know that Catherine was also known as Kathleen. I've added it > to my database so the synonym may help others. You don't happen to know > if there was any Irish connection, do you. I'd like to know. I also have one who is variously recorded as Kathleen and Catherine. She was born in the mid-18th century and has no Irish connections as far as I am aware. Anne