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Which spelling: Catarina, Caterina, Catrina or Catriona

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CanNeverDecide · 26/02/2011 20:25

Ok, the latest contender for the name is a form of the above, but confused about which spelling to go for.

What would the general concensus be?

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oohlaalaa · 13/04/2011 10:45

Catriona - lovely Scottish name, pronounces ka-tree-na

edam · 13/04/2011 10:48

Catriona - pronounced Cat-ree-uh-na. (Some people go for Cat-ree-oh-na which isn't as nice IMO. Katreena is not the Scottish pronunciation as far as I am aware.)

fishie · 13/04/2011 10:51

Catriona is pronounced katrina and Caithlin is kathleen.

Spelling the pronounciation would mean Siobhan being Seeohban (which I expect has already happened).

Anglicising gaelic names is better done by spelling the name as it is pronounced rather than pronouncing it as it is spelled.

ValiumBandwitch · 13/04/2011 10:56

if it begins with C, Catriona
if it begins with K, Katrina

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