Anonymous
03/03/2021 19:15
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
So 2 syllables or 3? This is very controversial.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 19:13
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Catherine.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 19:01
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Do you prefer:
Katherine
Katharine
Kathryn
Catherine
Catharine
Cathryn
other?
And why? Thank you.
Our favorite restaurant had a server spelled Kythrin.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 18:59
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Katherine with a K is so much more alluring than Catherine with a C. A C always looks so smug.
nicely done
Lol I have a Katherine with a K for that reason. I lost the argument with DH over other DD’s middle name Ann though, sadly.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 18:47
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Also, stop being so challenged. Almost no other country in the world pronounces C as a St. What English you have, you stole from the French, and your think you know how to pronounce C?
But, you keep thinking France and England are the world!
But, you keep thinking France and England are the world!
Anonymous
03/03/2021 18:44
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why too? Because I like phonetic names, no need for the or Cs, K is a K.
Huh?
The first part of your post-- obviously this thread shows that people have reasons for their preferences.
Second part- so you do not like C because there is such a thing as a soft C? You are afraid people who pronounce it Satherine? Plus, wouldn't that phonetically be a long i ?
I guess you are saying the spelling you prefer Kathryn?
Most of the countries that use the name spell it with a K.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 18:44
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Catherine.
I don't like K names in general, the C is more traditional.
The C has more of a west European bent — not more traditional unless that’s where your roots are. K is traditional in my family and I have a couple hundred years of records to prove it. I prefer Katherine BTW.
Which Western European countries spell it so much with a C? Apart in English and a couple of Dutch versions?
Anonymous
03/03/2021 18:38
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why too? Because I like phonetic names, no need for the or Cs, K is a K.
Huh?
The first part of your post-- obviously this thread shows that people have reasons for their preferences.
Second part- so you do not like C because there is such a thing as a soft C? You are afraid people who pronounce it Satherine? Plus, wouldn't that phonetically be a long i ?
I guess you are saying the spelling you prefer Kathryn?
Because there is no K sound associated with the C letter in my language, it is a ts
Anonymous
03/03/2021 17:12
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
If you really want to be cool, spell it Ekaterina.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 17:07
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Catherine.
I don't like K names in general, the C is more traditional.
The C has more of a west European bent — not more traditional unless that’s where your roots are. K is traditional in my family and I have a couple hundred years of records to prove it. I prefer Katherine BTW.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 16:31
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Catherine
Anonymous
03/03/2021 16:29
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Katherine I think it looks nicer. Katharine is nice too. I hate Kathryn or Cathryn, they look dated like Carolyn
To each her/his own. I prefer the -yn names. They just look better to me. - ine looks bland. I like the name Carolyn, too btw.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 16:19
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Why too? Because I like phonetic names, no need for the or Cs, K is a K.
Huh?
The first part of your post-- obviously this thread shows that people have reasons for their preferences.
Second part- so you do not like C because there is such a thing as a soft C? You are afraid people who pronounce it Satherine? Plus, wouldn't that phonetically be a long i ?
I guess you are saying the spelling you prefer Kathryn?
Anonymous
03/03/2021 16:16
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Why too? Because I like phonetic names, no need for the or Cs, K is a K.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 16:15
Subject: S/O Spelling for Katherine
Anonymous wrote:Katherine with a K is so much more alluring than Catherine with a C. A C always looks so smug.
nicely done