Does the spelling of the name [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] give you a different vibe than [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]?
If I wanted to honor a Catherine/Kathryn/Katherine but use a different spelling do you think it diminishes the honor at all? Especially if said person specifically loves the way their name is spelled?
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[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] is classic. [name_m]Sharp[/name_m], studious, interesting.
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is chubby. She has frizzy hair. In her 60s.
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] loves dragons, the medieval and dropped waistlines.
First impressions haha
The different spellings definitely give different vibes to me. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] seems very traditional and proper to me (don’t know why), [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] is how I would spell it if I was told to write the name with no other prompts or specifications this spelling feel more modern ( probably cuz I go to school with someone with this spelling), and [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] feels like an updated spelling of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] so it still feels proper but updated a bit. I think naming your child the name of the person you want to honor is all that matters. I think the spelling is just customizing it so your child has a nane of their own and you feel completely satisfied with the name. However, I would probably just talk to the person you wanna honor and maybe consider their opion on the matter. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps 
I do get different vibes from the different spellings:
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] - quiet, demure, a pearl, an [name_f]English[/name_f] cottage
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - elegant, self-assured, a sapphire, a ballroom
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] - mid-century, serious, introverted, yellow gold
I do think a different spelling would diminish the honor. [name_u]An[/name_u] exception MIGHT be using a nickname that clearly stems from the spelling the honoree loves: for instance, naming the baby [name_f]Cate[/name_f] to honor [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. But would a [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] be as honored by a [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]? I try to put myself in that position (although, to be fair, I don’t love my own name). I’m [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]. Would I be honored by an [name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f] or [name_f]Ashlee[/name_f]? Not really, unless perhaps it was my kids doing the honoring and they were trying to smoosh my name with their spouse’s mom’s name (like, honoring [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] and Kaylee). However, I would be honored by a variant: a grandson named [name_u]Asher[/name_u], for example.
Sometimes it’s nice to ask the honoree what they think, unless you’re looking for it to be a surprise.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite way to honor someone (that I’ve used twice, almost three times now) is to use the real name, but use it in the middle. That could be an option here. The difference for us is that the honor names have all been pretty dated (we love the quirk they bring to the first names), and your potential name is perfectly timeless and wonderful, and easy to make your own with nicknames.
The give me slightly different vibes:
Catherine is a little softer, Kathryn feels more modern and sharp, Katherine has a little more kick.
I don’t think so; it feels quite normal to use a slightly different variant or spelling as an honour