Name - Kaethe

Anonymous
I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.
Anonymous
Kathy?
Anonymous
At least she didn't put an apostrophe in the name.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.


It’s German
Anonymous
Like Katia? (katch-ah)
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.


It’s German


"Kaethe is a Danish/Norwegian diminutive form of the name Katherine." https://babynames.com/name/kaethe
Anonymous
I would pronounce Kayth. Honestly I would highly encourage you not to use this name.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:OP here. It's pronounced Kay-duh but I can see it's going to be a problem.


In what language?

I would’ve said Kie-th. Pronouncing ‘ae’ like a long i
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.


It’s German


"Kaethe is a Danish/Norwegian diminutive form of the name Katherine." https://babynames.com/name/kaethe


Okay, but it's also a German name.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:r/tragedeigh


This should be the default replay to anyone who wants a “unique” name
Anonymous
Kae-tee?

Just terrible, trying-too-hard of a name.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.


It’s German


Germans don't have "th" sounds
Anonymous
I would have guess Keh-th or Kay-th. Kay-duh would not have occurred to me without knowing the origin of the name, and probably not even then. It's a pretty name, but the kid will forever be correcting people who guess wrong.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I guessed maybe Danish! Woohoo, I was right!

Even then I wasn't sure how to pronounce it. Danish vowels don't sound the same as English and are very hard for Americans like me to say properly. Even "best guess" pronunciations will be wrong here. Don't do it.


It’s German


Germans don't have "th" sounds


The name definitely exists in German. The th is simply pronounced t. Famous example is Käthe Wohlfahrt if you're into Christmas stuff. Though the pronunciation would be different from what OP said earlier. As other people mentioned, apparently it also exists in other countries.
Anonymous
The only person I know named Kaethe pronounces it like Katie.
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