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Help[Opinions] Re: Katherine or Catherine?
in reply to a message by New_Chloe
Catherine was the most common spelling in America for decades. When I named my dd, I looked to see which was the more common spelling because I didn't want her to have it misspelled her entire life. At that point, Katherine was the most common spelling and is to this day. After the popularity of the royal wedding, Catherine may very well pull out ahead once more.
For a fn, I prefer Katherine because it's closest to the original Greek, Aikaterine, and because I love the nn Kate with this spelling only (no Cates for me).
Having said that, I love the Catherine spelling as a mn. It just looks better in the middle, to my way of thinking. I'm sure there are exceptions, of course (Mary Katherine), but for the most part, I like Catherine.
BTW, I read somewhere online several years ago that C/Katherine is the only female name to be in the top 50 for the last 50 consecutive years. Seems to me that several others should join it (Elizabeth, Sara/h). Perhaps the site was going by spellings only.
For a fn, I prefer Katherine because it's closest to the original Greek, Aikaterine, and because I love the nn Kate with this spelling only (no Cates for me).
Having said that, I love the Catherine spelling as a mn. It just looks better in the middle, to my way of thinking. I'm sure there are exceptions, of course (Mary Katherine), but for the most part, I like Catherine.
BTW, I read somewhere online several years ago that C/Katherine is the only female name to be in the top 50 for the last 50 consecutive years. Seems to me that several others should join it (Elizabeth, Sara/h). Perhaps the site was going by spellings only.
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Catherine-with-a-C has been out of the top 100 for several years now (#193 in 2010), so I think that statistic is only true of Katherine, which has been the most popular of the 2 for a quite a while now.
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