Is Katarina useable for us?

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I just wondered if Katarina (or Katerina) is a useable name with no mainland European heritage? We are half British and half Irish and I just love Katarina, I also love the nickname Kitty, which we would use as a nickname from birth.

Not asking for opinions on Kitty, it's a name commonly used in Ireland as a nickname for various longer forms. It feels very familiar and we love it.
But I'd love a longer birth cert name and I MUCH prefer Katarina (or Katerina) to Katherine.

I'm not keen on just using Kitty, I want her to have choices if she doesn't suit Kitty as an adult.

Love it!

lovely x

It's beautiful.

Katarina is lovely. I know one, and she’s always shortened to Kate or Katie.

Go for it. Great name.

Yes, I know an adult Katerina. She's British, and known as Kate. It's a nice name.

Love the name Katarina Kitty is a lovely shortening too.

It's fab. Use it!

Lovely.

Do it

Of course you can.

Sure. Katarina is a beautiful name. My friend is known as Kat/Cat.

Yes lovely name.

I think it is fine to use and a nice name. I have met a few Irish people called Karina, which is apparently a shortening of Katerina, so by that logic, it should definitely be usable!

I like it! Fab name 😊 I also know a Katrina.

And of course Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the Olympic heptalte.

Yes very nice OP and Kitty is also lovely to use as a nickname.

A great name!

Lovely name. Go for it. 😃

if you like it, use it.
I prefer the Kateryna spelling and the ones I know are known as Katie, Kat and Katya.
Kitty in Anna Karenina was Katerina.

Be prepared for misspellings.

Thanks so much all. I didn't realise Kitty in Anna Karenina was a Katerina! That's made me like it even more!

Yes, and Dolly was Darya.

With Irish connections why not use Catriona ( pronounced Catreena) as a full name nn Kitty

@4onenightonly , because it has a different pronunciation to Katarina, and would get spelt Katrina (makes me think of latrine),and the Scottish don't pronounce it Catreena (AFAIK).
Also there's the C or K initial conflict.

Katerina or Caterina are both gorgeous