[name_f]Do[/name_f] you find the name [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] to be boring? Or do you find it to be timeless and beautiful? (No nn’s!)
Which do you prefer: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]?
I know [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] has always been popular, but the recent incline and possibility of [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] being #1 frightens me and it still doesn’t seem…‘right’?
(Surname starts with a V, sounds like hickory)
Middle name would be [name_f]Elena[/name_f] (and no, I don’t care about the Vampire Diaries reference).
I love [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]! My daughter uses the full name [name_f]Katharine[/name_f] most of the time (she’s occasionally [name_f]Kat[/name_f]). I much prefer [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] to [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. I’ve never been a fan of the harshness of [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
I don’t find anything boring at all about [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]! It’s a gorgeous name. I prefer it to [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], though [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] sounds better than [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] Vickory. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] are both popular names, but popular in a “classic-all-around-great-names” kind of way, so I don’t view [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]'s popularity the same way I view, say, [name_f]Emily[/name_f]'s. I also don’t think it’s likely that [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] will be #1.
So to sum it up, I think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] would sound best.
I find it extremely boring. I find both [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] boring, but, of the 2, I prefer [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
@lo I think that’s what’s getting me about [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], the ‘harshness’ of it, etc. I also don’t like the nn’s at all. I prefer softer nn’s like [name_f]Mia[/name_f]…
I’m sorry but I do find both of these very boring…and I have never liked the sound or feel of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. I seriously don’t get the hoo-ha about [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] either.
I have an 11yr old [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] who insists on being called just that - no nicknames. She loves her name, she thinks it’s beautiful and so do I! There’s only has one other [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] in her school. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is also a name that is sweet on a little girl but will also fit no matter what age, profession, or stage of life. I want to like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] but something always holds me back - just not my fave.
I like both [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and I don’t find them boring - I love classic names. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] would be on my own list if I didn’t love [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] more for a boy, and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is on my list as both a middle ([name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]) and a potential first. I think [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] Vick0ry and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] Vick0ry both work fine.
[name_f]One[/name_f] word of caution though: all the Catherines/Katherines I know go by a nickname of some sort at least in part. You say you don’t want nicknames for it but it’s a strong possibility she could end up going by one at some point.
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] which like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is a feminization of [name_m]Charles[/name_m] strikes me as much softer than [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] reminds me of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] as well. I also think people don’t expect to nn [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] in the same way they do [name_f]Catherine[/name_f].
I adore [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and I think it sounds more sophisticated than [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and it’s less likely to have a big spike in popularity like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] has recently - so it seems less trendy in my opinion.
I find [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] to be somewhat bland, the only reason I would use [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] would be for the nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is pretty, but when forced to choose, I’d pick [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. It’s sleek, elegant, and has a very rich history—definitely not boring. The [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] spelling has been my favorite for at least a decade: it has a gentler but firm look.
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is lovely. I have a negative association w/[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], though. I’m not usually one for nn’s, but [name_f]Cate[/name_f] is so classic.
I love [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. A bit difficult choice for me, but I think [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] wins. It’s such a gorgeous name - and not boring at all. All names don’t need to be trendy or exotic. There’s a reason [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is still used today
I may be a tad biased, but I don’t think [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is boring. I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], too, but mostly for the nicknames. I like [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] better. And I don’t think it’s a name that’s destined to always be shortened to a nickname, either, despite what others may say. I was always just [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], until high school when I decided otherwise (and your daughter could too, but she might do that no matter what you name her), but then I switched back. No one calls me by any nickname now, except my family occasionally, but that’s a cutesy nickname that has nothing to do with my real name at all.
I find Catherine to be much softer-sounding than Charlotte. However, I do like both names!