I’m still stuck between the [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] combinations so it’s all coming down to which nickname is better.
Which nickname of the ones below do you like better?
[name_f]Kat[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katia[/name_f] - KAH-tyah
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f] - [name_m]KY[/name_m]-uh
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kasia[/name_f] - KAH-shah
I love [name_f]Katia[/name_f] and [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] I wish my friends had come up with these when they were nicknaming me!
Other nns that I get: [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], [name_f]Rina[/name_f], [name_f]Trina[/name_f] (trying to get my mum to stop calling me that) and Tria (prn. TREE-ah)
I don’t like Kat.
People might also call her Kate.
[name_f]Katia[/name_f] or [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] (although I prefer [name_f]Katja[/name_f] and [name_f]Kaja[/name_f]).
My pick would be [name_f]Kasia[/name_f] (love this name! esp being a ANTM fan).
The only thing is lots of Katarinas, [name_f]Katrina[/name_f]'s etc automatically get called [name_f]Kat[/name_f] by most people. I think it’s not bad though, it’s affectionate sounding.
Ooh yes, I like [name_f]Katja[/name_f] spelling best!
I love [name_f]Kasia[/name_f] and [name_f]Nina[/name_f], and also like [name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katja[/name_f] and [name_f]Kaja[/name_f].
Only one I don’t care for that I think loses the whole feeling of [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] is [name_u]Ari[/name_u].
[name_f]Kat[/name_f] - would be the the most simple, intuintive one
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katia[/name_f] - is not a nn to me but a name
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f] - would be odd since it’s not an inuitive nn
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] - also not a nn
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] - different since it’s most used for [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], etc. but would work
[name_f]Kasia[/name_f] - I don’t see it as a nn for [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]
I’d go for simple [name_f]Kat[/name_f] if you don’t want her to end up with various nicknames, since it’s the one that most people would go for.
I like [name_f]Katja[/name_f] and [name_f]Kaja[/name_f] too, but [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] and [name_f]Katia[/name_f] would work better on a child born in the US in my opinion.
Yeah. [name_u]Ari[/name_u] has been tossed aside. I like it better as a nickname to my boy name.
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] and [name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katia[/name_f] are diminutives. They have been used as standalone names though.
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f] might not be an intuitive nickname to [name_f]Katarina[/name_f], but it is a nickname to it.
[name_f]Kasia[/name_f] is a nickname to [name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f] which is the Polish form of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is a cognate of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f].
DIMINUTIVES: Cathrin, Catrin, Ina, Käthe, Kathrin (German), Cajsa, Kai, Kajsa, Ina, Kaj, Kaja, Karin (Swedish), Kari, Ina, Kaia, Kaja (Norwegian), Trine, Caja, Ina, Kaja, Karen (Danish), Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Ina, Kata, Kate, Katica, Tina (Croatian), Katica (Slovene)
I would really appreciate some more opinions on these nicknames for [name_f]Katarina[/name_f].
Thank you to the ones who have responded already.
This is my cousin’s name and I call her Kaykay. To be fair I was 6 when she was born and it was quite a mouth full for me. Everyone else calls her [name_f]Trina[/name_f] or [name_u]Tari[/name_u].
Forgot to mention that my close family sometimes calls me [name_f]Katinka[/name_f]. I’m guessing you like the Scandinavian/European nns and the European side of my family came up with it. and I don’t think [name_f]Katia[/name_f] and [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] are a stretch. You already know my opinion but I say go for it because they’re beautiful!
[name_f]Katinka[/name_f] is such a sweet nickname. I really like it. I love hearing from people who actually have the names I like. It helps to get their perceptive.
[name_f]Glad[/name_f] I could help!
I really like my name and I’m happy that others are seriously considering it. It means ‘pure’ and I like that it’s distinctly European but it’s easy to spell and pronounce and it’s a unique and uncommon alternative to [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Katrina[/name_f]. Lots of people I meet comment on my name and say how lovely it is and that they wished more people could have the name.
Thanks for considering such a great name.
It’s a great name! I’m always surprised when people say it’s harsh or too hard. It sounds beautiful to my ears.
I just noticed you had [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] as a guilty pleasure name. I can’t help, but be a little bit happy that I’ve not the only one that likes that name. 
I like [name_f]Kat[/name_f], but prefer it as [name_f]Cat[/name_f] short for [name_f]Catarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] etc. I also like [name_f]Katia[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f], but since the first syllable of [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] is “kaa” with a long “a”, it’s a bit of a stretch.
[name_f]Katya[/name_f] is so cute