[name_f]Cateline[/name_f]
I love the name [name_f]Cateline[/name_f], pronounced like [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-a-leen (like [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] without the last ‘a’). However, I’m worried that it will automatically be pronounced like [name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]. I don’t mind if it happens, but woudn’t want it to be too burdensome to a (potential) child. I’ve thought about the spelling [name_f]Cataline[/name_f] but I don’t really like it.
Thanks for your thoughts!
At first when I saw it before reading the entire post I said [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-a-line but now after seeing you mention it being possibly pronounced [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] all I want to do is seperate it as [name_f]Cate[/name_f]-line.
My first thought was [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-a-line (rhymes with [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]) then [name_f]Kate[/name_f]-line tbh.
I’d have pronounced it like [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f] (kate-lynn), or possibly [name_f]Catelyn[/name_f] (cat-lynn)
This is what I thought too. With [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] being popular, I feel like most people’s minds will go to a -line or -lynn pronunciation.
[name_f]Cat[/name_f]-uh-line or [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-leen probably, though I’ll be honest that I’d be very confused by this name.
I thought [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-tell-line… till I saw your reference to [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]! Now THAT’S a pretty name…[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]!
[name_f]Cataline[/name_f] is too close to ‘cattle line’, not a pretty association.
So if you want [name_f]Cataleen[/name_f], why do you object to this spelling? I doubt if anyone would mispronounce it.
I would pronounce it as [name_f]Cate[/name_f]-line (2 syllables like [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f], but with the [name_f]LINE[/name_f] ending). Maybe Catileen would work to get the pronunciation you are looking for?
When I saw the name, I immediately thought [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-a-leen. I love the sound! Like a PP said, I would use the spelling Catileen.
At first glance, I would pronounce it like [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f].
I’d pronounced it how you would before reading the post, but I do agree it would be confusing.
Maybe use [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], [name_f]Cataleen[/name_f], or another variant.
I intuitively say [name_f]Kate[/name_f]-lynn.
The pronunciations that came to my mind in order:
I definitely did think “kate-lynn” when I first saw [name_f]Cateline[/name_f], but with [name_f]Cataline[/name_f] I pronounced it the way you wanted. I think it’s better to go with [name_f]Cataline[/name_f], because people are familiar with [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], and I think it would be easier for people to pronounce and spell.
I read the name as [name_f]Kate[/name_f]-line and then assumed it was an attempt to make [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] more “unique”.
Sorry, even with your explanation I find the pronunciation and spelling mismatched.
I immediately pronounced it cat-a-line and I think it would often be confusing so maybe use [name_f]Cataleen[/name_f] if that’s the pronunciation you want to go for.
I would pronounce it [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-uh-line, but I completely get why people would pronounce it kate-lynn.
I read it the way you want it to be pronounced, [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-a-leen, because it reminded me of [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] and [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], but I definitely think you would run into A LOT of pronunciation issues.
I first pronounced it in my mind as cat-uh-leen, but you will most definitely run into a ton of pronunciation issues. Maybe opt for [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] instead?