Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Katherine

I hate the Catherine spelling.

+1 Katherine or Katharine is more elegant.

KathArine is bad.

Anonymous wrote:In my observation, Catherines are Roman Catholic and Katherines are Greek Orthodox

Not in my RC family.

For k vs c... consider which monogram or initials you’d prefer!

Anonymous wrote:In my observation, Catherines are Roman Catholic and Katherines are Greek Orthodox

35 combined years of Catholic schooling between me and my children and I'd say I've seen equal numbers of Katherines and Catherines in CS

Anonymous wrote:In my observation, Catherines are Roman Catholic and Katherines are Greek Orthodox

I am a Jewish Katherine! Probably the only one out there.

Anyway, I spell it Katherine because that's what my parents named me, but aesthetically I would recommend Catherine. I always liked it better even though I don't use it.

In my observation, Catherines are Roman Catholic and Katherines are Greek Orthodox

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Anonymous wrote:So 2 syllables or 3? This is very controversial.

Good point!

I'd say 2 across the board.

3. The middle syllable is squished together, but it's there. Kathryn (2 syllable) sounds different to me than Katherine slightly. Similar to how Beatrice has a squished syllable.

Anonymous wrote:So 2 syllables or 3? This is very controversial.

Good point!

I'd say 2 across the board.

Anonymous wrote:Katherine

I hate the Catherine spelling.

+1 Katherine or Katharine is more elegant.

I like Katherine or Catherine.

I think if she’s going to go by Kate or Katie, it’s easier to use the K.

I have a Catherine, named for my grandmother. No nicknames. My grandmother was occasionally called “Kay” by her husband but never Kate, Kathy etc.
As a per name I do use KitKat or Kitty. But only as a team of endearment within our family-she has objected to anything other than the full Catherine since she could talk and would be embarrassed for anyone else to call her kitty.

Katherine nn Kate

Catherine, because I have a beloved family member with that name and spelling.

Katherine or Catherine, because they are traditional/classic and will be how most people will spell the name if they hear it (forms, appointments, etc.).

Anonymous wrote:

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?

... France, Spain, ...

Get to Central and Eastern Europe and you get more K.