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?

Katharine.

Second choice - Katherine.

Definitely more distinguished!

Definitely Katherine, but I am biased .

had a friend who had always been known as Kate - do everything official was with 'K' as an initial... slight problem as her name was actually Catherine....

IMO if Kate/Katie are to be used from the off, then go with a 'K' form of the name?

And (as a KathAryn myself)... please please please go for one of the more usual spellings - no point adding further complications?

My gorgeous dd is a Katherine. I love it. Agree with Anne of green gables

Given that the root word that Katherine comes from is a 'kat' word, Katherine is without doubt the original spelling.

However, Catherine is my preferred spelling, because I don't like K names. I blame all those people who ruin perfectly good C names, by spelling them with a K, such as Khloe, Konstance (I've seen one of them) and (for the boys) Kooper. They are the people responsible for my aversion to (perfectly good) K names.

I've not read the whole thread but I would advise that the name and nickname start with the same initial. Makes labelling of clothes, items etc MUCH easier.

So Catherine => Cathy, Cat, Catey
And Katherine/Katharine/Kathryn => Kat, Katy

Gosh, there are lots of spellings of Katharine, aren't there....!

OP - I really think it doesn't matter that much - just go for the one that you like most on gut instinct.

Personally I think it's slightly odd to be Catherine, nn Katie / Katy, because of the initial letter thing, so either go with Catherine, nn Cate (bit pretentious) or Katherine if you are definitely going to use Katie / Katy. Katherine or Catherine (or Kathryn or Katharine...), she's going to be spelling it each and every time! But I still think it's a lovely name! .

K

Katherine - much nicer.

Definitely Katherine, or Katharine.

Not with a "C". And it would be weird to shorten Catherine to Kate, and Cate still looks weirder (apologies to Cate Blanchett).

It's not weird

just to add to the mix I am a Kathryn, alway have to spell it out but would not change it x

Catherine.

And, yes can be shortened to Katie. No probs.

Prefure Catherine personaly xx

Life I agree that it isn't weird! That's my name!

I've always preferred K as I think it's stronger than C (although that might be influenced by the Katherine and Catherine I knew as a child).

It's on our top ten list of girls names. However DH prefers C as the K version is not really known in France (where we live).

I'll have to wait and see if it ever because an important issue for us

Catherine shorthened to Cate/Catey/Cathy/Cat.
Shortening to a K name is just stupid!
And I should know, Im Catherine the fifth in my family!

It is not just stupid.

Is too!

Spelling Kate "Cate" is just as stupid, and you don't see me casting any nastursiums about those who choose to do that.

Another one who thinks "Cate" looks odd.

:-P

Its scottish.

I'm not stupid -honest, well maybe a bit.