Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Kate: Yikes! Help!

Girl Names
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I would love to honor my grandmother’s memory by nameing my daughter after her. Her name was legally [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], but she grew up as [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] and, as an adult, went by [name_u]Kay[/name_u]. However, my sister-in-law is [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] and goes by [name_f]Katie[/name_f], and my best friend is [name_f]Catharine[/name_f] and goes by [name_f]Cate[/name_f]. I’m surrounded by the name to the point that I don’t want my daughter lost in this shuffle of K/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] names!

My husband and I were considering [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], but calling her [name_f]Kassie[/name_f]/[name_u]Kass[/name_u], but we’re not sure if this nickname makes sense.

Anyone have a solution to my [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] problem?

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i love the name katerina. i think it’s so much prettier than kathryn or c/katherine. would use it if i could. nn possibilities: rina, katia.

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I love the name [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] and I would 100% use it but my married name is filled with T’s and R’s and is [name_m]German[/name_m], so [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] R___tt___r
doesn’t sound right to us.

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I second what the previous poster said, [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is absolutely beautiful. Is that not an option for you? She could be [name_f]Kat[/name_f] for short. :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Ah[/name_m], just saw your post. That’s too bad! In that case, [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Kat[/name_f]? [name_u]Kass[/name_u]/[name_f]Kassie[/name_f] would be a bit of a stretch for me, but if you love it, that’s all that matters :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is stunning and unique. Why pigeon-hole yourself into [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] if it already conflicts with two other Kaths in your life? You can still honor someone even if you don’t use the exact version of their name.

There is a myriad of gorgeous international variations of [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Katerina[/name_f].

[name_f]Katalina[/name_f]/[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
Kataline/[name_f]Cataline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]/[name_f]Ecaterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caterine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aikaterine[/name_f]
[name_f]Katica[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitria[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrien[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you find what you’re looking for!

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My daughter [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is sometimes called [name_f]Kasia[/name_f] (pronounced [name_m]Kash[/name_m]-ah), which is a Polish nickname for [name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f], so [name_f]Kassie[/name_f]/[name_u]Kass[/name_u] actually does make sense to me. Some other nicknames you could use are [name_f]Kat[/name_f], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], or [name_f]Rin[/name_f]/[name_u]Ren[/name_u]/Ryn/[name_u]Wren[/name_u]. If you went with [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], [name_f]Rina[/name_f] would be a pretty cute nickname, too.

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What about using [name_f]Trina[/name_f] as a full name instead of [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]? I like the the suggestion of [name_u]Wren[/name_u] if you’re trying to avoid [name_f]Kate[/name_f] names. I also like [name_f]Kat[/name_f]/[name_f]Cat[/name_f] and [name_f]Katia[/name_f] and I think that [name_u]Kass[/name_u] could potentially work.

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What about [name_f]Cassie[/name_f] or [name_f]Cassia[/name_f]? I know it loses the K but it’s almost the same. Or how about [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] or [name_u]Kelly[/name_u]? Or [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] or [name_f]Catrina[/name_f]?

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If you want something more unique, since you are surrounded by Catherines, I would use [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] and, like some people already sugested, [name_f]Cassia[/name_f] as a nickname…

Also, [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] and [name_f]Carina[/name_f] are other options

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[name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is a lovely name and sounds a bit more unique than the other choices, I’d go with that

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I think by going with [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], it would seem as if you were honouring [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (your friend) instead of your grandmother. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Katrina[/name_f]? I think it sounds ok with the last name R_tt_r (much better than [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]), but then again, I’m guessing / making up my own vowels. My other idea was [name_f]Erica[/name_f]. It’s a totally different name, but if you look at [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]'s last 5 letters - [name_f]Erina[/name_f] - then just change one to get [name_f]Erica[/name_f], I think it totally works and would be a great honour name! But I don’t know if you would like it because I don’t know your style!

I do think [name_f]Kassie[/name_f] or [name_u]Kass[/name_u] are cute and make enough sense with [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] though.

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What if you played off of her nn [name_u]Kay[/name_u] instead?
[name_f]Kaydence[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayleigh[/name_f]

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Katrielle? It’s similar, can honor your loved one, but it is a rare name that I have only come across once, so it is different compared to the other ‘[name_f]Kat[/name_f]’ names.

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I like the suggestion of Katrielle.

Or go for [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] nicknamed ‘Ryn’ - then she will stand out more.

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I think [name_f]Katrina[/name_f] could work well with your last name. Not as many syllables as [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], but still very similar to it. [name_f]Katelyn[/name_f] also comes to mind if you don’t think it’s too 80’s/90’s for you. :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Katerina[/name_f] with the nn [name_f]Trina[/name_f] is beautiful

Or if you like the name [name_u]Casey[/name_u] you could get the nickname KC by giving her the initials K and C

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I really love the Catelina suggestion - so similar to [name_f]Caterina[/name_f], but should resolve the issue of the Ts and Rs with the last name.

Also like the [name_f]Karina[/name_f]/[name_f]Corrina[/name_f]/[name_f]Corrine[/name_f] suggestion (tons of NN possibilities like [name_u]Kari[/name_u], [name_u]Corey[/name_u], [name_f]Coco[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], etc. that would allow her to stand apart from the [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f]/[name_f]Kate[/name_f] names but still honor your grandmother).

Definitely worth exploring the suggestion to run with the “[name_u]Kay[/name_u]” sounds too.

[name_f]Cadence[/name_f], [name_f]Calista[/name_f], [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_u]Calypso[/name_u], [name_f]Camille[/name_f]/[name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Calixta[/name_f], [name_u]Cameron[/name_u], [name_f]Capri[/name_f], [name_f]Carissa[/name_f], [name_u]Carlin[/name_u], [name_f]Karla[/name_f], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_f]Cassia[/name_f], [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Celestina[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Kara[/name_f], [name_f]Katia[/name_f]/[name_f]Katja[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Kyla[/name_f], [name_f]Kyra[/name_f], [name_f]Charlene[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Carlotta[/name_f], [name_f]Caitriona[/name_f], [name_f]Catriona[/name_f], [name_f]Cambria[/name_f], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], Kitanna.

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[name_f]Kaci[/name_f]/[name_u]Cacey[/name_u], [name_f]Cadia[/name_f], [name_f]Kaylin[/name_f], Cadona, [name_f]Kayleen[/name_f], Caridee, [name_f]Candice[/name_f], [name_f]Canary[/name_f], Catalya/[name_f]Catalia[/name_f], [name_f]Capella[/name_f], [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f], [name_f]Catina[/name_f], [name_f]Acacia[/name_f], [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f], [name_f]Acadia[/name_f], [name_f]Kia[/name_f].

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Probably not your style, but my daughter is named [name_f]Karin[/name_f] (Scandinavian version of [name_f]Karen[/name_f]) after my beloved [name_m]German[/name_m] grandmother who is also named [name_f]Karin[/name_f]. Her nickname is K ([name_u]Kay[/name_u].) Interestingly, my grandmother’s maiden name was R-tt-r, so similar to your surname.