Katherine or Katharine? or Rebecca? or Georgina?

[minesacheeseandpicklesandwich]

opinions anybody?

[Wheelybug]

Katherine or Rebecca.

Georgina fine too - but prefer the others.

[tummytickler]

Love Georgina.
Katherine is ok,
Really dislike Rebecca - sorry

[jumpyjan]

I think Rebecca is a lovely name. Not keen on the shortened versions - becky etc but Rebecca I love.

[wotulookinat]

Georgina is my favourite from that list, then Rebecca.

[TrillianEAstraEgg]

All nice names (unusual for a baby names thread! ), but Spell Katherine with an e.

[gonaenodaethat]

I like Catherine. Seems more feminine somehow.

[TrillianEAstraEgg]

Katherine is basically saying 'I want to shorten this to Katie/Katy/Kat rather than Cath/Cathy'

[minesacheeseandpicklesandwich]

Trillian, that's exactly it!

Has no-one else seen it with an a then? I keep seeing this version places and wasn't sure how common it was. I think it's an American spelling, though I would like this confirmed.

Not keen on Rebecca either, but figure DP has to have some say...

[jambutty]

I have a Catherine who we decided to call Katy (to try to avoid Cath/Cathy). She's not confused, but a lot of the adults around her seem to be.
Also like the other two.

[mrsdisorganised]

Georgina and Rebecca.

[BexieID]

Rebecca, but i'm biased . My mum only named me Rebecca as she wanted to call me Beckie .

[purpleflower]

I have a Rebecca. She is 6 months and hasn't had her name shortened yet. A few people have asked but we have just said we like the full name.

I also like Katherine but obviously prefer Rebecca

[RachieB]

I like Catherine best ( Cate or Cat for short)

don't like it with a K as much

Rebecca is nice

Not keen on Georgina but Georgia is ok

[LauriefairycakeeatsCupid]

they are all lovely, inoffensive names

How about Taezar-Amelia-Jane or something wacky

[Twims]

Love Georgina - but it is my name

[qumquat]

I know lots of Katherines (and Catherines for that matter) who are called Katherine, not shortened, it's not a name that's inevitably shortened if you don't want it to be. And it's beautiful! Much nicer than the other two. Katherine or Katharine fine with me, much prefer it with a K though!

[sassy]

I've got a REbecca and a Catherine (called Cassie). Great names, obviously.

[minesacheeseandpicklesandwich]

As for the spelling, seems it's definitely Katherine, not Katharine. Makes me feel easier, thank-you, knowing the opinion on spellings on here...

I like Rebecca, it's just that I've known too many ditzy ones. Not unintelligent, just... not the most sensible people I've ever met. I'm not saying that by using that name I'll be consigning my DD-to-be to a life of Bridget Jones-dom, but with the genes she's inheriting I don't want to risk it. All you Rebeccas who've been kind enough to post, what do you think?

Georgina could become Georgiana, or is that a bit too erghhh? That's about as wacky as I want to go!

[BonsoirAnna]

Catharine

[Kathyis6incheshigh]

No, they're all wrong, it's Katharine not Katherine, and I should know.

However if you are called Katharine you spend your life being mis-spelled as Kathryn, so maybe better to call her Rebecca.

[minesacheeseandpicklesandwich]

My ex SIL is Kathryn and I don't want her to think the wrong thing (lovely though she is, it's not after her.)

Kathy, do you know anything about it being an Americanised version?

[Kathyis6incheshigh]

Most the people I have known who were actually called Kathryn had some Welsh connection. It may be more popular in America.

[MrsMattie]

Katharine makes me shudder, don't know why.

[BonsoirAnna]

Catherine and Katharine are the traditional spellings.

[minesacheeseandpicklesandwich]

No, sorry, I meant is Katharine an Americanised version?