Victoria or Katharine?

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Hi, name for daughters: Victoria or Katharine?

Katherine is nicer imo and has more varied and better sounding nick names.

Katherine -spelled like that though.

Please don’t name your daughter Victoria, she will not thank you for it.

Prefer Victoria but like Kate which would be the obvious shortening of Katharine.

I'd go Katherine nn Kate.
Both Vicky and Tori are undesirable.

Katherine with an 'e.'
It looks like you've misspelled it otherwise.

It's a lovely name and has lovely variations for a nickname. Eg Kat, Kath ( a bit 60s but you don't hear of it much now,) Kate, Kit, Kitty , Kathy.

It is not at all misspelled, but it is sadly the more "standard" spelling and will tend to be default throughout her life. I much prefer Katharine in terms of spelling OP, good for you.

I love both names - one is mine and the other was a strong contender for my last DC (who turned out to be a DS...)

Victoria over Katharine
Catherine over Katharine

*it being Katherine.

With names like Victoria or Katharine I’d also consider which has more diminutives you like. The majority of Victorias and Cathe/arines I know go by diminutives. My favourite diminutives for each or Vita and Kitty, but I’d still avoid as I don’t like Vicky/Kate/Kathy. Victoria is simpler spelling wise, as (assuming you are in the UK) most people will automatically assume Victoria over Wiktoria or Viktoria, but there’s Catherine with a C, Katharine with a K and an A.

Katharine but be prepared to spell it for people (regardless of which version you go for).

Both are beautiful. Timeless and elegant.

Victoria

Katherine, but not with the second a spelling. I know it's a recognised alternative spelling but I'm just not keen.

Victoria doesn't have any nice shortenings imo.

If you choose Katharine, I'd advise spelling it the more well know way, Katherine.
Speaking as a Kathryn, every single time I have to give my name I'm asked "with a K or a C". I reply with "K A T H R Y N" but invariably by the time I get to R they've already written Katherine. So in my experience you would be lumbering her with a lifetime of mis spelling by using a rather than e.

Katharine for me. I love that spelling, unusual though it is.

Love Katharine (especially that spelling).

Really not keen on Victoria.

Katharine, it's lovely although you will have to correct people a lot for spelling. Victoria isn't as nice.

I prefer the Katharine or Catherine spellings.
I like Victoria more than Katharine, but prefer Kate to Vicky. Cathy is due a comeback, but I don't like Cat, Cate or Kathy.

** DCat is known as DKitten

Victoria Beckham manages to avoid all the naff shortenings.

Katharine as in Hepburn, so great! Katharine is surely the original spelling being from the Greek word for "pure". But I like Victoria too (my 3rd name.)

Katherine is lovely and I prefer that spelling, but any spelling is fine really.

Agree that there are nicer shortened versions of Katherine / Katharine than Victoria

Katherine, with Kitty and Kat as nicknames.

Surely most Victorias are Tori these days, not Vicky? Which is fine.

That said, I think they're both dull as dishwater, sorry. I don't think they're timeless, they're stuck in the eighties.

I like the Katharine spelling - and it’s not THAT unusual. I know 2. Kate, Kat and Kit are all nice short forms.

Personally I like Katharine better but what’s wrong with Victoria PP?! It’s a perfectly normal name - I’m not mad keen on Vicky but Vita is great and I know one who is Plum.

It’s my name, it’s terrible, I’ve always hated it. The nn over the years have included sticky Vicky, victor, vikram, amongst others. I was in school with several Victorias, none liked their name. Never heard anyone use vita as a nn for Victoria, not one I’d necessarily go to as it’s completely different. Plum as in the bathroom company? Not a great association either.

Plum as in Victoria Plum surely?

I love it. Know several great ones.