Name after a Scottish Loch

[TheletterZ]

What is everyone’s opinions on Katrine as a name.

It is a very beautiful loch in Scotland (DH is Scottish, I’m English). Sir Walter Scott used it to write his lady of the lake poem. But it is also a ‘proper’ name in its own right, which I know is important for mners.

It is pronounced Catrin (which is the Welsh version of the name). Would you pronounce Katrine this way.

Do you like it, love it or loath it?

I like it, I'd say Kat-Reen and I wouldn't even think of Latrine.

(Thank god you didn't say Lubnaig!!)

Catriona (pronounced KatREEnah or Katree-uh-nah, with the 'ee' and the 'uh' run together) is a long established Scottish name. A version of the European-wide name 'Catherine', which has numerous spellings. And means 'pure'.

Loch Katrine (KAT-rin) is said to be the English language version of a Gaelic name that means dark and gloomy. Either that, or it's derived from a Gaelic name (English very roughly 'cateran' ) that means 'cattle thief'. The area and near by - RobRoy etc - was indeed the home of cattle raiders.

KAT-rin sounds nice and I'm not at all saying don't use it. It's a lovely loch in a beaurtiful setting that provides drinking water for a lot of Glasgow. But I fear people will try to say Kat-REEN etc etc. So long as you have a plan to cope with that, then good luck.

Sorry for typos - more haste less speed.

I really like Katrine, with or without the E!

Here’s a curveball - in Gaelic it’s Loch Ceiteirein so you could go with Ceit? Pronounced the same as Kate. Gaelic names can be tricky if you live in England but it’s a really pretty name

I would pronounce it as Kat-treen but it looks pretty

Interesting how many pronounce it reene at the end.

It has the same ending as Kathrine, which always has the rin sound. Only difference is a missing h in the middle.

As is is named after a place I think we will keep the spelling and hope we don't have to correct that many people. 🤪

@TheletterZ I assume because Katrin is already a well known name, having the e on the end people will assume it’s said different. Also it looks similar to latrine so it’s the way most people will read it.

I think it's lovely. Slightly unusual and with some gorgeous associations. Go for it!

It's a lovely name! but even though I'm Scottish I would still pronounce it Ka-treen on sight,
(Maybe because I'm Katrina so that's just where my mind goes 😂)

For people thinking 'latrine', I wonder if it's a geographical thing, as that genuinely didn't register as an issue for me and I don't think it would be on the radar of most people near me - I think most people here would have the loch as our first association with the name, so would pronounce it as intended (or check if the Gaelic pronunciation was preferred).

It’s lovely!

as I was opening this thread I was thinking that Lomond would make a lovely name for a boy

I'm Scottish and would also think Kat-reen if I saw the name - it's not often children get named after lochs, so it wouldn't be my first thought.

Ka-treen

Katrine is lovely. Go for it!

Katrine is lovely.

My first instinct is katrine rhyming with latrine. However, one correction and I'll get it right. Katrine pronounced kat-rin is lovely.

@TheletterZ I'm Scottish (living in Scotland) and it's a beautiful name (and a beautiful loch!). Everyone here would automatically pronounce it the way you want, like the loch, do you live in Scotland or down south?
We named our daughter Rosa after Glen Rosa on Arran which is our favourite place, still very early in second pregnancy and I'd love to think of another subtle Scottish place name for this one. Your thread made me suggest Katrine actually but my husband vetoed it, simply because he knows a Katrine.

It's nice it's pronounced Katrin so leave the e in it because it doesn't sound like latrine at all.

Just use Katrine (lovely name) and pronounce as in the loch. Yes, she will get mispronounced over the years, but so do half the population! Once she tells people, it's done.

I work with a Ceitidh (pronounced Katy), lovely name but have definitely seen a few stumbles when some new is trying to introduce her!

I've visited Loch Katrine and pronounced it wrong at first. Depends whether you (and in future your DD) mind correcting people or not!

Its lovely. Loch Katrine is such a stunning loch

Everyone here would automatically pronounce it the way you want, like the loch, do you live in Scotland or down south?

You have literally no way of knowing whether 'everyone' here would pronounce Katrine like the loch! I'm one who wouldn't, for a start.

I'm Scottish and didn't know it was pronounced Katrin. I read it as Katreen

@SirChenjins You're right, as soon as I posted it I thought "that's a daft assumption" but there's no edit button! I think many people in Scotland would say it the way she wants though