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Katherine or Catherine?

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redrubyshoes · 23/09/2013 18:26

I prefer Katherine as you can have Katie/Kate but several friends prefer Catherine as that is the correct spelling.

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Layl77 · 23/09/2013 18:44

Catherine

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redrubyshoes · 23/09/2013 18:41

My mum is Katherine but I dislike Kath as she is known. What is the traditional spelling?

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Kikibee · 23/09/2013 18:40

Catherine is the only one worth using, all the others are imposters, you could always use Cate, think ms Blanchett :)

Calabria · 23/09/2013 18:38

It's from a Greek word so K is the correct spelling.

NettoSuperstar · 23/09/2013 18:37

Katharine, with a K and and A!, like Hepburn.

Calabria · 23/09/2013 18:34

Katharine.

ZZZenagain · 23/09/2013 18:33

I like both

lighthousesea · 23/09/2013 18:33

Catherine - classic and lovely

MummyPigsFatTummy · 23/09/2013 18:29

Catherine - you can still have Katie/Kate - look at Kate Middleton

AnneEyhtMeyer · 23/09/2013 18:29

Katherine with a K.

This opinion is based solely on being a fan of Anne of Green Gables.

LittleRobots · 23/09/2013 18:28

I think Catherine is classier and classic. I foot like Kathryn (I don't tend to like k names or ys where I don't usually see them). However I think its down to personal taste.

nemno · 23/09/2013 18:28

Katherine

NoMoreMadCatLady · 23/09/2013 18:28

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busyboysmum · 23/09/2013 18:27

Kathryn.

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