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Help[Opinions] Re: Catherine
in reply to a message by Kelly R.
1. Re: nn for Catherine, my suggestion is Kitty or Kit. Both are adorable and traditional without being overdone (i.e., Kathy, Katie, Kate). And this is coming from the mother of a dd named Katherine (Kate)!
2. Catherine Amelia and Catherine Fiona each sound fine but if you plan to call the child by her mn and the flow is great the other way around (Amelia Catherine, Fiona Catherine), why not put Catherine in the middle? Anyway, as a fn, I prefer the flow of Catherine Amelia. If Catherine is the mn, I prefer Fiona Catherine.
My second dd is Victoria Brooke and she goes by Brooke. The only reason we did it that way was because the flow was better than Brooke Victoria. Having said that, there is a certain issue you should be aware of. Make sure you really LIKE that fn and don't mind hearing it often because you will. Some people (teachers, administrators, employers, etc.) just won't get it or they don't listen well enough to get it. Fortunately, my dh and I don't mind hearing Victoria (in fact, we wish we had called her that or Toria, Tora, etc.). Brooke, otoh, does get frustrated from time to time. (My dh's father, mother, brother and niece all go by their mns and have to deal with this sort of thing.) When she gets certain mailings, she'll sometimes get two addressed to Victoria and Brooke. That's not really a nuisance but it is funny.
2. Catherine Amelia and Catherine Fiona each sound fine but if you plan to call the child by her mn and the flow is great the other way around (Amelia Catherine, Fiona Catherine), why not put Catherine in the middle? Anyway, as a fn, I prefer the flow of Catherine Amelia. If Catherine is the mn, I prefer Fiona Catherine.
My second dd is Victoria Brooke and she goes by Brooke. The only reason we did it that way was because the flow was better than Brooke Victoria. Having said that, there is a certain issue you should be aware of. Make sure you really LIKE that fn and don't mind hearing it often because you will. Some people (teachers, administrators, employers, etc.) just won't get it or they don't listen well enough to get it. Fortunately, my dh and I don't mind hearing Victoria (in fact, we wish we had called her that or Toria, Tora, etc.). Brooke, otoh, does get frustrated from time to time. (My dh's father, mother, brother and niece all go by their mns and have to deal with this sort of thing.) When she gets certain mailings, she'll sometimes get two addressed to Victoria and Brooke. That's not really a nuisance but it is funny.
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