This is my name, and, while I get a bit down occasionally at all the Catherines, Katherines, etc. I'm surrounded by, I love the unique spelling of my "Catherine spinoff", if you will. I've been told "Catharine" is a Welsh variant of the name, but I see the French've got it, too!
My name's Catharine - not Catherine. It's French. I first thought it was kind of old fashioned but after a while I realised it's a great name. There are people telling me this name is classy, stylish but not too trendy and common.