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[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I am officially in love with the nicknames Kasia (KAH-sha) and Katia (KAH-tya). I am from the States, and I have Russian ancestry (to which I really have no strong connection), and no Polish ancestry, and this leads me to ask several questions.

Do you think I need to have Russian or Polish ancestry to use either?
Do you think Katerina would be weird on a Jewish American child?
Do you think they need to be nicknames for Katarzyna/Katerina respectively or do you think they could both work for Katerina? How about just for Katherine?
Do you think either Katia or Kasia work as a standalone name for a Jewish American child?

Personally, my preference (hypothetically, btw), would be a child named Katerina nicknamed one or the other, but I sometimes worry that Katerina is too ethnic for me to use.

Comments

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

What about Katrina instead of Katerina? I feel like Katrina is a little bit more 'Americanized'... I wouldn't see a big problem with using Katerina, either, though.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Katrina? Like the hurricane? Right now, it still sounds like a bad omen, I think. Maybe in a few years...

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

ah, yeah... that totally slipped my mind for some reason. Oops. I feel like an idiot. :(
I was just thinking about a very beautiful girl I know who is named Katrina. :P

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

I like the name too, but I don't think it's good now. Like I said, maybe in ten years...

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my sister's name is Katrina, no association or relation to the hurricane.

No matter what, a hurricane is going to be named after EVERY typical name at some point. It is just a fact of the US system, and there is no problem with using one of those names. Hurricane Adam was huge back in the 90s, yet there are still tons of Adam's around.

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

1. No.
2. No. It's nice.
4. Absolutely.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

I don't see why any of the names could not be used in an American child (Jewish, Catholic or whatever). The only reason I'd choose Katerina over Katarzyna is because I think it's prettier, and not as difficult to pronounce. Go for it!

[sxylilwitch.livejournal.com]

There was a Katarina at the daycare I used to work at. I can't remember her last name, but I don't think it was obviously Russian or Polish. And neither parent was obviously Russian/Polish. It didn't seem weird to me at all. If you like it I don't see why you shouldn't use it :)

[matika88.livejournal.com]

I think Katerina is perfectly acceptable for an American child, regardless of ethnicity. I think Katia could stand on its own too.

[morningapproach.livejournal.com]

Katerina is a family name in our family, and we are austrian in descent (my father's side).

I see no problem with the name, and I think that it is a gorgeous name.

As for Kasia, I pronounce it KA-see-ah.

[applesnpairs.livejournal.com]

I like Katerina and Katia!

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

I think Katerina's fine for an American child - you're probably not going to get spelling or pronunciation problems. I think Katia on its own is fine too, though I guess you might find it pronounced differently?