is Catherine too boring?

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Because its just about the only female name we have both said we like!

The full name would be Catherine Ellen name (one syllable last name).

Looking for unusual nn from Catherine too:

Kate / katie
cathy /cath , dont like.
Kitty

any more ideas folks? Thanks.

Yes.

Thanks all, looks like it's whittled down to Catherine Eric or Robert

I have a 2 year old Catherine, nn Cassie I love it!

I think catherine ellen is beautiful. My dd has a classic name that seems to of gone right out of fashion. When I was pregnant and considering her name I either got "how beautiful and classic" or "what your going with that then? It's ok but You'll probably change your mind". Go for it!

Obviously it's the best girls name ever.

I agree Kitty has been done to death as a nickname.

I find it quite dull, sorry.

But the main thing that would bothered me is the constant need to spell it out - there are too many spellings imo Catherine, Karhetine, Katharine, Cathryn etc

Catherine is beautiful. I don't like susan but i do like susannah.

I like Catherine - my mum's name, I'd go for Cat as a nn I think, and Eric was her father's name. Really like Erica and love Eliza as a nn for Elizabeth. We obviously have mostly the same taste in names - tho I'm less keen on Stanley, my DN is a Robert which I like too. Hope Edward's sibling arrives safely.

Other names I like - this is where you say noooo we don't have the same taste at all! - include Sophie, Alice, Lewis, Jacob.

I love sophie too! Was wondering though if it was about to explode in popularity as the little girl in the BFG is sophie?

Not so keen on Lewis sorry. Like Richard as another boys name but already in the family.

It's my name, I love it. Yes you have to spell it out but that's hardly a disaster. I've reinvented myself at least 3 times, I was Catherine at school, Catie at home, Cat from uni onwards for a while and I'm reverting to Catherine in my new job as it sounds much more professional. My mum also hates Cathy and I have never ever had anyone even try to suggest it.

24 'normal' ways to spell it - and some other more wacky variations on the net! Main ones are Catherine, Catharine, Cathrine, Catherin, Catharin, Cathrin, Catheryne, Catharyne, Cathryne, Catheryn, Catharyn, Cathryn - and all those again with a K! My nickname depends on the relative - brothers call me one thing, mum another, work another so I've been Cath, Katie, Cathy and Catherine!

I think the many possibilities are what attracts me to it as i have a somewhat boring one syllable name and have never had a nickname or chance to reinvent myself (I still like my name though).

Some of those "variations" are horrible, bowed.

My dd is Katie short for Katherine. I love it. And it is surprisingly rare. She really likes having a "grown up" name and an "every day" name. (She is 6.)

I'm a bit obsessed with getting the shortening spelling correct.

So

Katherine shortens to Katie
Kathryn shortens to Katy
Catherine shortens to Catie
Etc

I love it! I wanted to call dd Catherine but it has bad associations for dh so he vetoed the name. (To be honest dd wouldn't suit Catherine anyway.)

Kitty reminds me of the wee stained thespian in Little Britain. The full name is fine, I think.

I have a 19 yr old Katherine (much prefer the K version)

The first 5 years she was Katherine
Primary school she called herself Katie
Secondary school she was Kate
At work now she is called Kit as there is a Caitlyn who uses Kate

As a family we call her Kate as she feels this is more 'grown up' than Katie.

I would name her Katherine and let her and her friends decide what she ends up as :)

I think it is lovely - very classic.

If you are going to consistently use a short version that starts with K then use Katherine (also lovely) as otherwise her initial will be different depending on whether she is using name or shortened version which could be annoying.

My friend called her daughter Catherine 20 years ago. I think she is the only one I know of that generation. They use the full name. I love it.

Completely boring to me, yes. If I hear "oh, Catherines coming" I picture an average, plain, goody too shoes type of woman, not remarkable or individual in any way. Most I've met are this.

I love Kathleen. The sound of it is so pleasing.

I prefer it spelt Katherine. Looks more elegant somehow. Probably because K looks tall and slim and C looks short and fat. One of my ds has it as a middle name.

Lovely name anyway, with several short versions to choose from.

My Catherine is called Cate

Eric and Elspeth would be be my no choices. All the others are good. Robert and Catherine have loads of scope for teenage choices while you use the full version.

I like it, it's a beautiful name and not dull like a lot of 'classics'.

I really don't like Kate much, Kitty is very popular and a tad pretentious. Cathy is lovely though and very underused, a real Wuthering Heights air to it.