Message: "Re: Cate/Kate" - Behind the Name

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[Opinions] Re: Cate/Kate

by Julia (JuliaF)

4/29/2008, 6:36 PM

in reply to a message by Cat (nsi)

Not really contrived, no. But I do think it looks funny and almost wrong.

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- Kate

4/29/2008, 9:00 PM

Agree

I prefer Catherine nn Kate.

- Elena

4/29/2008, 6:57 PM

Totally agree and also ...

I've noticed among several British women named Catherine that the nn is always spelled Kate (i.e., Catherine "Kate" Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William).

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