Just a question...

[jewelianne.livejournal.com]

 So I've been watching this community for quite awhile because, like many of you I really love names. But now desperation has driven me to make a post.  (Just  kidding.)

But seriously, a couple months ago I came acrossed the name Catriona. I really liked it, but I was pronouncing it phonetically I guess, pretty much so that it rhymed with Fiona. But on the weekend I read in a name book that it's actually pronounced like Katrina...which I don't like as much, and I would probably just spell it the latter way to avoid confusion if I ever did want to use it.

Anyways, my question is how do you pronounce Catriona? Would it be plausible to pronounce it to rhyme with Fiona, or would that be needlessly complicated and seem made up?

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[lovebird.livejournal.com]

I pronounced it like Fiona too.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I pronounced it to rhyme with Fiona, as well, as I was reading your post.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I believe it's Gaelic, and has an accent on the i (so, Catríona). With that spelling, it is pronounced like Katrina indeed. But since not many people know that, I guess you can leave out the accent, and then I think it's ok to go with the pronunciation that rhymes with Fiona ;)

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I've always pronounced it rhyming with Fiona, oops!

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

Oh and I think pronouncing it like Fiona is plausible because it is spelt like that....it's not as though you want to call her Catriona, pronounced like Elizabeth or anything. That annoys me so much! If it WERE Katrina, I bet she'd be correcting the spelling all the time because people pronounce it phonetically.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I pronounce it like Katrina. I look at it and it just makes sense. The O is still there, sort of, but it disappears because it's not the emphasized syllable... kuh-TREE-uh-nuh is how I read it, but with the "uh" almost silent.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

It's traditionally Katrina and mispronouncing it is one thing but I think to actually name a child with the wrong pronunciation is silly.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

It is definitely pronounced Katrina.
I know this because of the Canadian Speed Skater.

[sian-y.livejournal.com]

i used to pronounce it to rhyme with Fiona, my younger sister is called Riona so whenever i saw Catriona i just pronounced the last bit like Riona.

but a while back somebody corrected me and told me it was pronounced Katrina

[euphrosyna]

It is pronounced Katrina, but with a sort of lilt on the i - Kat-ree-uh-na. But the "uh" is slurred and said quickly so very hard to hear (specially without an Irish accent!) It is correctly spelled Caitríona in Irish.

[rorylareina.livejournal.com]

It's like Katrina and people will pronounce it like Katrina.

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

i read it like katrina with a very slight o sound. definitely not rhyming with fiona, and i've never been taught how to say it. so i think if you were to name your child ca-tri-oh-na, other people would automatically know it was actually more like katrina and think you were ridiculous for mispronouncing your childs name.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

Katrina.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I just pronounce it however the name's owner tells me to pronounce it. My instinct is "Ca-tre-ona" and I do know a girl who pronounces it that way, but then I know another that pronounces it "Ca-tre-nah".

[anneliese.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Catriona too--but with the original "Katrina" pronunciation.

I think that if you like the sound of the name, then maybe you could come up with an alternate spelling. Katreona, maybe?

But in my opinion, if you wanted to use "Catriona" specifically, it would be best to keep the most common pronunciation. I know a lady whose name is Anne, but pronounces it "Annie," and it drives me crazy.