Catherine or Katherine?

[noblegiraffe]

Which spelling do you prefer?

Also, could you call a girl Catherine and still shorten it to Katie or would that be weird?

[MamaMary]

Catherine

And no, that would be perfectly normal.

[AlexanderS]

I also prefer Catherine. Why? I have no idea, maybe because that's how it was spelt originally. And agree you can still shorten it to Katie.

[eBook]

Catherine.

I'd only shorten Katherine to Katie though.

[jaffacakehips]

Catherine.

Don't know why but I think the 'K' makes Katherine sound a bit hard. But IMHO is much better than the Kathryn spelling which I really don't like sorry mil

[WerewolvesDoTheFandango]

I prefer Katherine. I like cate short for Catherine though

[SorrelForbes]

Or you could go for Katharine which I've been told is the original spelling (I could be completely wrong however!)

[VerySmallSqueak]

I would do Katherine,so I could shorten to Kitty.

[Lifeisontheup]

I would go for Catherine and shorten it to Kate but I may be slightly biased.

[HolyAutumnGoldBatman]

I prefer Katherine.

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Katherine, shortened to Katy . Or Catherine if you don't want it shortened.

[noblegiraffe]

Argh, a complete split! My DH and I are agreed on the name but can't agree on the spelling. Impasse.

[JustSpidero]

I think Katherine seems like a slightly more dated version, and on those grounds would probably go for Catherine.

[HeeeresThing3]

I prefer Katherine, but then as that is my name I probably would

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Spidero really? I would've thought the other way around?

[MakeHayNotStraw]

Catherine, definitely. Catie if shortened, but we never shorten dd's name.

[SchnitzelVonKrumm]

Catherine. It's the only way.

[HeeeresThing3]

Also people seem to shorten it to whatever they want. My old friends and parents call me Kath, my newer friends call me Kat, my MIL calls me Cathy and some scots I knew years ago used to call me Katie.

[BiscuitNibbler]

Katherine (due to Anne of Green Gables obsession when younger and now - she said with a C looked smug).

[JustSpidero]

I suppose I'm basing that on mostly knowing Katherine's at school and Catherine's now (am 37), also my mum is Kathleen which looks similar so the K just takes me back 20-odd years.

[TimothyTumblespring]

Catherine, shortened to Cathy.

[ChristmasKate]

I'm a Kathryn - just to add to the mix, but have always been known as Katie.

My mum used to be a hippy so I'm assuming the different spelling was due to too many Parma Violets

[BananaPhone]

I defer to the definitive expert on names; Anne Shirley, of Green Gables, Avonlea:

"Well, one day when I happened to pick up a book of hers in the staff room and glance at the flyleaf I said, ?I?m glad you spell your name with a K. Katherine is so much more alluring than Catherine, just as K is ever so much more a gipsier letter than smug C"

[youonlysingwhenyourewinning]

Katherine.

Catherine can be shortened to Cath, Cathy or Cate/Catie, but not Kate/Katie.

Katherine can be shortened to Kath, Kathy, Kat, Kate, Katie, Kitty.

I think the 'K' looks nicer

[MooncupMishap]

Katharine - from katharis, greek for pure.

[Graciescotland]

I think the C looks nicer, I know a Caitlin that's shortened to Katie...