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I went to college with a girl named Catherine, who went by Cat. I always really liked her nickname, as it seemed such a fresh alternative to Cathy/Kathy or Catie/Katie. I prefer Katherine to Kathleen, because Katherine is the older version, and Kathleen seems very 1950s to me. I don't really care for the "een" sound at the end of names, such as Maureen or Doreen.
I don't really care for the spelling Jeana, I think Gina is better. But overall Jeana or Gina seems incomplete to me, like half a name.
I know people are starting to love Matilda, but I really dislike it. I just think it's ugly.