Kathryn or Katherine?

[brockleybelle]

Undecided about what spelling to go with. Our baby (due in 2 weeks) will be known as 'Katy' but want the full name on the certificate.
Sorry for the banality of this post but just wanted to hear the general consensus.

Katherine for me...

Kathryn sounds dated and she'll have to spell it 3 times every time she gives her full name

Katherine, but just to be awkward I like Katharine (as in Hepburn) best. I knew a fabulous one at Uni.

I'm a Katherine so that way feels "right" to me

However you spell it, it is a great name Your DD will find that people will spell it in ways that you don't, with some people deciding it is with a C and others using whichever spelling they are most familiar with. You will probably find some other spellings like Kathrine which I used to get from friends at school.

Both my SILs are called Catherine and we all share the same surname so if I get post addressed with the C spelling I always feel it is one of them

Was going to mention Katharine as well

Katherine. Hate Kathryn, Jacklyn, Carolyn etc American style spellings - common.

Katharine. Or Catherine. Definitely not Kathryn.

I really don't want an American/'common' spelling so thank you for pointing that out! 'Katherine' it will be then, classic. I'm also a great admirer of Katherine Parr, Henry the Eighth's last wife. A woman of great character.

I was toying with 'Katharine', particularly because of Hepburn being such an elegant namesake, but it's such an uncommon spelling I decided against it.

Thanks for all the feedback. What would I do without mumsnet? .

My sister is a Katharine. For years she explained "with a K and an A" to the extent she got the permanent nickname KaKa pronounced KayKay. Only in her forties has she managed to get rid of it! But I still like the name however it is spelled.(spelt?)

Katherine

Catherine or Katharine

I prefer Katharine.

Oh Katharine, absolutely.

I prefer Catherine to be honest... but Katherine otherwise!

Not Kathryn but any of the others. Knew a nasty Kathryn who used to announce to everyone she was americaan aas though that made her a celebrity. Vile child.

Katherine or Catherine.

Katherine.

I know 2 spelt that way

i also know a Catherine and a Kathryn, but I prefer the Katherine version.

I just like the letter K

Katherine.

Katherine.

Definitely Catherine for me. If you're dead set on on the K spelling, then Katherine...

Catherine is the classic spelling for me.

Anything but Kathryn

Okay - on reflection 'common' a bit harsh - I don't like it when the 'ch' word is used on here, of any name, so I shouldn't use that term. My only excuse is that I have suffered over the years from a 'yn' ending being applied to my name - and it's really irritating!

(Anyway the jury seems to agree)

I'm Kathryn

You only hae to spell it once for most people - the line to use is Kathryn with a K and a Y

I like the Kathryn spelling, it is my cousin's name, she was named after my gran, Catherine who's nickname was Kitty!

I've got a Katharine, named after a Scottish great-aunt

I like Kathryn -- weirdly enough, 6 of the 8 girls I know with this name spell it this way.