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Names similar to Katherine?

58 replies

DawnieOwl · 11/12/2023 21:40

I have always loved the name Katherine and had it as my number 1 name for our baby. However, today DH has informed me that Katherine is the name of one of his former partners and therefore is obviously not suitable. Any suggestions of similar names?

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WinterDeWinter · 11/12/2023 23:05

Laura

Mumofgirls2017 · 11/12/2023 23:04

Caroline
elizabeth
alexandra
victoria
caitlin
isabel
margaret
juliet
josephine
vivienne
louise
maria
julia
helen
harriet
eleanor
charlotte
mary
anna
abigal

LilyLemonade · 11/12/2023 23:04

Katherine is lovely. I understand your reservations but it’s a pity not to use a longstanding favourite for that reason.

What about
Katerina
or doubling it up with another name like
Anne-Katherine?

Otherwise, I’d say that names like Caroline, Elisabeth, Susannah, Victoria, Justine or Miranda have a similar feel.

RoseMarigoldViolet · 11/12/2023 22:51

Just go with Katherine. It’s a lovely name. Does it really matter about an ex-girlfriend?

mathanxiety · 11/12/2023 22:51

Are you looking for classic British names?

Elizabeth
Margaret
Jane
Clara
Philippa

Flora
Constance
Dinah
Cecelia
Rosemary

Caroline
Harriet
Emily
Sarah
Daphne

Ruth
Imogen
Felicity
Jemima
Rosalind

Frances
Eleanore
Frida
Laura
Emma

Josephine
Anne
Joan
Greta
Isobel

Alice
Edith
Beatrice
Alexandra
Dorothea

Penelope
Millicent
Jessica
Jocelyn
Tessa

Pemba · 11/12/2023 22:35

I agree that Eleanor has a similar vibe, also Alice, Julia, Christina, Caroline, Susannah or Abigail maybe.

WhyamIinahandcartandwherearewegoing · 11/12/2023 22:30

Catriona, lovely name

SecondUsername4me · 11/12/2023 22:29

Eleanor

CrackSpackle · 11/12/2023 22:27

(Lovely)

CrackSpackle · 11/12/2023 22:26

Kimberly is loved and different

HoHoHoliday · 11/12/2023 22:25

Similar in nature -
Kate
Katie
Katrina
Kerry
Kitty
Caitlin
Carrie
Corine
Trina

Similar in vibe -
Alexandra
Alice
Amelia
Anna
Charlotte
Christina
Elizabeth
Frances
Grace
Helen
Julia
Louise
Lucy
Margaret
Matilda
Olivia
Philippa
Sarah
Sophie
Victoria

OurfriendsintheNE · 11/12/2023 22:23

Catriona is a Scottish variant

Workawayxx · 11/12/2023 22:22

is it the style of the name or the sounds you like? a few suggestions…
Caroline
Elizabeth
victoria
alexandra
emmeline
charlotte
Georgina

Pemba · 11/12/2023 22:22

I agree, Katherine is classic in a way that Samantha is not really.

2416189A · 11/12/2023 22:19

This is really interesting as I have a 2 year old Katherine and most of these are names I'd not have considered 🤣 Samantha in particular is very different to me - Katherine is an old name found across several European royal families. Samantha is more 1980s.

Pemba · 11/12/2023 22:15

Does the name have to be written off though, how long was he with her for? Katherine is a great classic name.

I was thinking that if the ex used one short form eg Kathy or Kate, and say you wanted to use Kitty for short for your daughter, or indeed just call her Katherine all the time, then it might not seem so similar and remind your partner of his ex all the time.

Or what if you varied the spelling, Katharine (my favourite), Kathryn, Catherine, Catherine, Cathryn?

theduchessofspork · 11/12/2023 22:08

Mumaway · 11/12/2023 21:46

Batherine, Datherine etc...😝

Is that supposed to be funny?

vivisector · 11/12/2023 22:07

Kate
Kristen
Rachel
Natasha
Alice
Charlotte
Grace
Alexandra
Francesca
Victoria
Emma
Florence
Lydia

magicscares · 11/12/2023 22:05

My first thought was that Samantha is a similar type of name.

Doublebiscuit77 · 11/12/2023 22:03

Elizabeth
Charlotte
Caroline
Emily
Kathleen
Helena
Eleanor
Mary
Jane
Jessica
Genevieve
Clementine
Anna
Victoria
Madeleine
Marianne
Frances
Penelope

SkaneTos · 11/12/2023 22:00

Cora
Cara
Carola
Carole
Camilla/Camille
Cecilia

Violetparis · 11/12/2023 21:55

Annabel

RosesAndHellebores · 11/12/2023 21:51

Thinking of sisters of Katherines

Elizabeth
Helena
Jane
Sarah

SirVixofVixHall · 11/12/2023 21:48

Evelyn has a similar feel, as does Eleanor. Elizabeth too I think, and Anne. Katherine is a lovely name I agree.

Violetparis · 11/12/2023 21:48

Samantha
Elizabeth
Tabatha