[Opinions] Katharine or Catherine?
Which spelling do you prefer? Oh and please don't say Kathryn or Katherine, it's really just between these two, so just tell me which one you like best if you HAD to choose one of them. Thanks!
Oh and do you pronounce it with three syllables or with two? Do you pronounce Kathryn and Katharine etc differently?
Oh and do you pronounce it with three syllables or with two? Do you pronounce Kathryn and Katharine etc differently?
This message was edited 4/5/2009, 1:02 PM
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This message was edited 4/6/2009, 11:09 AM
Actually, I'm not even really sure how you'd say it with three syllables. I guess with a vowel sound in the middle?
I feel quite sure that I've only heard Catherine/Katharine/Katherine/Kathryn pronounced the two syllable way.
I feel quite sure that I've only heard Catherine/Katharine/Katherine/Kathryn pronounced the two syllable way.
I prefer Katharine in German and Catherine in English. I say it in three syllables, but quickly, so it almost slurs into two if that makes any sense. I'd say Kathryn with two though.
Absolutely Catherine. It's very classy. I say all with two syllables, but I can understand pronouncing C/Katherine with three.
Catherine, 3 syllables (Kathryn, 2)
Catherine
I like C better than K. However, lately I've been liking Katherine, especially with the nn Kitty. Katherine also seems more edgy than Catherine. Katherine also has a pleasant pioneer-girl thing going on, while Catherine is more regal and refined. So at the moment I guess I'm liking Katherine better, but in general, Catherine is my favorite.
Edit: Oh, I noticed that you had Katharine, not Katherine. I prefer Catherine to Katharine too. The a looks funny to me.
I like C better than K. However, lately I've been liking Katherine, especially with the nn Kitty. Katherine also seems more edgy than Catherine. Katherine also has a pleasant pioneer-girl thing going on, while Catherine is more regal and refined. So at the moment I guess I'm liking Katherine better, but in general, Catherine is my favorite.
Edit: Oh, I noticed that you had Katharine, not Katherine. I prefer Catherine to Katharine too. The a looks funny to me.
This message was edited 4/5/2009, 5:57 PM
Catherine. I'm not a fan of very many K names.
Catherine
I love it with a C; it looks more elegant, imo.
I pronounce it with two syllables, in general, and I pronounce all spellings the same.
I love it with a C; it looks more elegant, imo.
I pronounce it with two syllables, in general, and I pronounce all spellings the same.
Katharine, I guess? (That way she could be called Katya. Or if use choose Catherine, you could use Cate, which I prefer with a C.)
It's nice, but almost as plain as Anne, Sarah, or Mary. If you like super-classic names, maybe consider Elizabeth. Atleast there's Elsie or Libby as nn's. Or maybe a somewhat lesser-stereotyped old-name, like Charlotte "Lottie," Letitia "Lettie," Verena, Cecily, and so forth.
I really like different versions of this name (yes! I'm sorry! Just have to add a teensy-weensy bit!!)-- Catriona, Kathleen, Katarina, Katya, the nn Tinka (originally from Katinka, but I think it works for most), Carina, Kattalin, Catalina, etc. All very pretty, and yet very unique, while they still retain that Katharine/Catherine theme. I like 3 syllables best, because else it sounds like Kathryn, which is nowhere near as classy. (And if this name is anything, it's classy.)
Also, out of curiousity, what is it that make you like Katharine/Catherine? Just wondering. (:
It's nice, but almost as plain as Anne, Sarah, or Mary. If you like super-classic names, maybe consider Elizabeth. Atleast there's Elsie or Libby as nn's. Or maybe a somewhat lesser-stereotyped old-name, like Charlotte "Lottie," Letitia "Lettie," Verena, Cecily, and so forth.
I really like different versions of this name (yes! I'm sorry! Just have to add a teensy-weensy bit!!)-- Catriona, Kathleen, Katarina, Katya, the nn Tinka (originally from Katinka, but I think it works for most), Carina, Kattalin, Catalina, etc. All very pretty, and yet very unique, while they still retain that Katharine/Catherine theme. I like 3 syllables best, because else it sounds like Kathryn, which is nowhere near as classy. (And if this name is anything, it's classy.)
Also, out of curiousity, what is it that make you like Katharine/Catherine? Just wondering. (:
Katharine
I don't pronounce them any different.
I don't pronounce them any different.
Catherine
...and I pronounce them all the same. Two syllables.
...and I pronounce them all the same. Two syllables.
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Ditto. :)
Catherine
I pronounce it with two.
I pronounce it with two.
Katharine. 2 syllables, I pronounce all spellings the same.
it's between Catherine and KathArine, not Katherine
Katherine and 3 syllables mainly. 2 if im talking fast.
Catherine And I prefer 2 syllables.
Catherine and 2 syllables.