What does the 'J.K.' in J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter author) stand for?

The Gorm

Believe it or not this is disputed: Joanne is certain, Kathleen or Katherine is the uncertainty Dec 03 01, 6:34 PM

Tiresias

Her birth certificate was published in a British newspaper earlier this year. She was registered as simply Joanne Rowling. The J K was thought to be an attempt to make people think she was a male author. Dec 03 01, 7:15 PM

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According to the UK Daily Telegraph. Joanne Rowling, better known by her initials J K, does not have a middle name, according to her birth certificate. 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. Yesterday, her birth certificate, published by a Bristol newspaper, shows her parents registered her as Joanne Rowling. Her publicity agents have said her full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Dec 03 01, 7:46 PM

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