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Help[Opinions] Katherine, Kathryn, Catherine
Well, I fell in love with the name Katherine again. I mean I've always liked it as a middle name but it's really growing on me as a first name again as well.
I used to prefer Katharine, then Catherine and now I've also started to like Katherine (even though Catherine is still my favorite). I used to hate Kathryn but it has been growing on me and now I think it's kind of cute.
I have some questions regarding the name:
Which spelling have you encountered most often? If someone told you her name was Katherine what would be your first intention to spell it? (assuming you didn't know how it was spelled and couldn't ask her).
Do the spellings of the name conjure up different images of different people? For example is a Catherine a bit older than a Kathryn? Or would a Katherine come from a better social background than a Katharine? Is Kathryn a tomboy and Catharine a girly girl? Just tell me what first comes to mind.
What is your preferred spelling? Is there a spelling you don't like at all?
How many have you (roughly) met in your life? How many of them actually went by their full name? What was the most common nickname you heard for it?
How does Kathryn look to you? I'm asking this specifically because for the first time in years (well actually for the first time ever) this spelling looks at least a bit appealing to me. I used to think it looked horribly misspelled.
Would you call a daughter named Katherine by her full name? I think it's very appealing in its full version and have never met a Katherine who went by her full name all of the time so I think it might even be refreshing.
Then I'd like to know if you think it will sound dated (classic dated) in a few years? For the first time since popularity charts have been used there's only one spelling of it in the top 100 and even Katherine is falling rather quickly. I know it will never sound really dated but I wonder if it'll go the way Mary has gone.
I'm also wondering if Kathryn used to look as misspelled to people years ago as Emmah or Kaetlynne look to us now. Just seems like a very unusual spelling that somehow became a classic.
Many questions, I know, but thanks so much :)
I used to prefer Katharine, then Catherine and now I've also started to like Katherine (even though Catherine is still my favorite). I used to hate Kathryn but it has been growing on me and now I think it's kind of cute.
I have some questions regarding the name:
Which spelling have you encountered most often? If someone told you her name was Katherine what would be your first intention to spell it? (assuming you didn't know how it was spelled and couldn't ask her).
Do the spellings of the name conjure up different images of different people? For example is a Catherine a bit older than a Kathryn? Or would a Katherine come from a better social background than a Katharine? Is Kathryn a tomboy and Catharine a girly girl? Just tell me what first comes to mind.
What is your preferred spelling? Is there a spelling you don't like at all?
How many have you (roughly) met in your life? How many of them actually went by their full name? What was the most common nickname you heard for it?
How does Kathryn look to you? I'm asking this specifically because for the first time in years (well actually for the first time ever) this spelling looks at least a bit appealing to me. I used to think it looked horribly misspelled.
Would you call a daughter named Katherine by her full name? I think it's very appealing in its full version and have never met a Katherine who went by her full name all of the time so I think it might even be refreshing.
Then I'd like to know if you think it will sound dated (classic dated) in a few years? For the first time since popularity charts have been used there's only one spelling of it in the top 100 and even Katherine is falling rather quickly. I know it will never sound really dated but I wonder if it'll go the way Mary has gone.
I'm also wondering if Kathryn used to look as misspelled to people years ago as Emmah or Kaetlynne look to us now. Just seems like a very unusual spelling that somehow became a classic.
Many questions, I know, but thanks so much :)
This message was edited 10/8/2009, 4:26 PM
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