Katharine

I am a Katharine, and like many have said have issues with people misspelling it. That being said Katharine has so many spelling variations and other permutations that it is not surprising. However, I have also had issues with people mispronouncing it as well. On more that one occasion growing up I had teachers see it and freak out and pronounce it like Katerina or Katharina. I also am slightly annoyed when people drop the second vowel and say "Kath-ryn" and also when people pronounce the second "a" as an "e." For me, Katharine is pronounced slightly different than Katherine and is distinct from Kathryn as well.