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[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Catherine, Katherine, Catharine, Katharine, Kathryn or Cathryn?

Which do you prefer? Any specific reason?

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[cathblue7.livejournal.com]

CathErine!

Regards,
Catherine

[checkingmypulse.livejournal.com]

i like Catharine. not sure why, just like the way it looks:-)

[invisiblegirl4.livejournal.com]

Same here!

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I don't really like that name, but if I had to choose, Kathryn, because that's the way the youngest Katherine I know spells her name. As far as the most common/original spelling, I think that's Katherine.

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I don't like the rame, but I much prefer it with a K. I don't really know why, I just think it looks better.
I'd go for Katherine or Kathryn.

[mamasjoy.livejournal.com]

I really prefer Catherine, but that's because I tend to go for the more traditional, old-fashioned names and spellings.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Kathryn

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

Katherine. I don't like it with a C - it looks... weak, or something. The K makes it look stronger to me.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Catherine

Katherine feels a bit musty and dated to me. I don't know why this is, when it's probably used more and equally if not more classic, but there it is.

Catharine/Katharine just look wrong.

Cathryn/Kathryn break my no weird tryndee random Y spellings. I hate those.

Catherine makes me think of Wuthering Heights and other great literature. Also, Katherine shortens easier to Kate or Katie. As I prefer Catherine in it's full form, this seems like the spelling more likely to be left alone and not assumed to be Cate/Catie. YOu just don't see C spelling nns as much.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Catherine is just the spelling i'm used to, because of my little cousin.

but Kathryn's pretty nice, too.

[babyalligator.livejournal.com]

catherine is my preference, but i don't like the shortened version as cate. i like Kate. go figure!

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

I like Catherine. I think it looks the most sophisticated.

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

Didn't we just do a poll with this?

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

We did? I don't think so. I think it was another name.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/baby_names/290345.html

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Ah! I see! Sorry for the spam.

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

No, I specifically remember voting for Kathryn. It's not a big deal, just pointing it out in case you want to go back and get the stats from that poll or something.

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

Didn't we just do a poll with this?

[bellisima87.livejournal.com]

I used to like Katharine the most but today Catherine/Katherine/Catharine/Katharine/Cathryn look so wrong to me..

Kathryn looks the best.. but actually, I'd go for Katryn.. without the h.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

How would you pronounce it? Kat-rin? Interesting - I've never seen it spelt that way before.

[iwanttobemyself.livejournal.com]

Kathryn...not a big fan of it spelled with C's, i's or e's. :) plus it looks to me like it's spelled the same as it sounds.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Catherine because all the Catherines I know spell it that way.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Cathryn.
I know it's a little odd & fussy but i don't particuarly like the name- i really don't like the letter K that much & i think it looks quite pretty...

[seren.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer Katherine. Not sure why :)

[bree019.livejournal.com]

Catherine. No no no (!) to the "yn"s. Catherine is a regal name and using "yn" (or a, for that matter) cheapens it. Just my opinion.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Any of them, but I personally prefer the look of the K over the C because Catherine tends to look like Catheter to me.

[paperboat118.livejournal.com]

Cathryn
Because I dont pronounce the name "Kath-uh-rin" I pronounce it "Kath-rin"
And I really hate K's, so thats why I like Cathryn

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Kathryn.

Because it's shorter. And becuase no one says Kath-er-ine anyway. Though I do usually spell it Katherine when I write it out.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

Oh, and also because I hate when people spell Kate or Katie with a C.

[composure.livejournal.com]

Cathryn, because I never pronounce it with three syllables. And K's are ugly.

[paperboat118.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY!
Amen to you!

[kimbee80.livejournal.com]

Kathryn...after all that is my middle name ;D

[mommytoella.livejournal.com]

ok might sound stupid but most "Catherine's" "Kathryns" go by some form of Kate/Cate, or Katie/Catie.... which form do you like better, should her name get cut short.

If you like C's go with a C form
If you like K's go with a K form.

personally I like Kathryn :)

[katie-oo7.livejournal.com]

Katherine, because I've got three relatives that all spell it that way.

[rockstargrrrlie.livejournal.com]

Katharine, because if I was going to use this name, it would be for Katharine Hepburn.

[saragaia.livejournal.com]

Catherine. It's a beautiful name.

[jessiac.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think that's my favourite too.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

katherine..although i like cate the best as a nickname.

[delusive.livejournal.com]

I'm partial to Katherine, Katharine, and Catherine. I prefer traditional spellings like Katherine and Catherine but I also think Katharine is beautiful. I gravitate towards names beginning with K because my name begins with a K.

Great choice on a name no matter what, though. I've always loved the name Katherine.

[babyhoyt.livejournal.com]

Katharine is just as classic of a spelling. That Henry with all the wives, there were 3 or 4 katherine's right? They all had a different spelling.
And I have ancestors from the early 19th century who spelled it with a K and an A. and so did my mommmy when she named me, but she did it for Katharine Hepburn!

~Katharine

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

Henry VIII of England was the one with all the wives. And yes, there were 3 Catherines. Catherine of Aragon (although, I imagine her parents would have used the Spanish), Kathryn (Katherine) Howard (I read somewhere that's how she signed her name) and Catherine Parr (I've seen hers written with C and with K).

There were also two Annes and a Jane. ^^

Personally, I like Katherine or Kathryn.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

haha after reading this thread all the spellings look weird now :p

I prefer Catherine usually, but every now and then go through Katherine moods. Today I am in a Katherine mood. I like Kate with a K and probably would spell it that way even if shortening from Catherine

[iljjc.livejournal.com]

Katherine, although I don't mind Catherine either. Just prefer the K for some reason.

I agree with what some others have said about not pronouncing it with three syllables, but Cathryn/Kathryn just looks odd to me.

Everyone I've known with the name spelled it Cathryn, which, ironically, is my least favourite spelling of it.

Kinda funny though, when I think of what someone with the name might be like, each spelling brings to mind a different personality type.

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Katherine. I think the K is prettier. I don't know WHY... I just have this image in my head that K's make names more girly? *shrugs* But it's funny, because I like Cate as a nickname, not Kate.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

Catherine! Because it's my name!

I think its the most classic of all the versions of the name.

[georgey629.livejournal.com]

Either Catherine or Katherine. I prefer the more traditional spellings, but I constantly change my mind.

[chaoticblues.livejournal.com]

my boyfriend's mother's name is Kaethryn