What does JK stand for in JK Rowling's name??

Hello ru61

She's Joanne Kathleen Rowling.

"The use of the author's initials instead of her full name was a
marketing ploy designed to make her work acceptable to boys, who
actively choose not to read books by women."
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/0700-savill-telegraph.html


On her birth certificate she is just Joanne, without the Kathleen. But
in an interview she explained:

"Q: Is JK Rowling your real name?
JK: My real name is Joanne Rowling. My publishers wanted another
initial, so I gave myself my favourite grandmother's name as a middle
name - Kathleen."
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/aww/Books/articles/Feature/article244.asp


A good day for this question - and for Harry Potter fans!


Regards - Leli



searches:

I already knew the first name so went for:
"Joanne * Rowling"
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22joanne+*+rowling%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Then searched with Kathleen and "middle name".

On March 2, 2001, Rowling was awarded the medal of Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her "services to Children's
Literature."  The offical etiquette to address her would be "Ms Joanne
K Rowling, OBE."

http://www.debretts.co.uk/etiquette/post_nominals.html
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/files/other/Birthday%20Honours%202000.rtf
http://theinternetforum.co.uk/harrypotter/obe.html
http://www.wythenews.com/extras/harrypotter.htm