Katy vs Katie

Girl Names
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S/O and I have decided we prefer just [name_f]Katie[/name_f]/Katy, but we can’t decide on a spelling. [name_f]Katie[/name_f] feels more familiar, but [name_f]Katy[/name_f] feels more complete, I suppose?

Other names on our short list: [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], [name_f]Danielle[/name_f], [name_f]Bethan[/name_f], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_f]Leanne[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Jessica[/name_f], [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], Toyah, [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Kirsty[/name_f], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_u]Abbie[/name_u], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] and [name_f]Zoe[/name_f].

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f] or [name_f]Katy[/name_f]? :slight_smile: Thank you!

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I used to prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f], but I’ve been crushing on [name_f]Katy[/name_f] lately. I think it looks more sweet and old-fashioned/vintage, which I like. It is a classic!

(Also, putting in a vote for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], since that’s my name :wink: )

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@12queen - Thank you! I know about 4 [name_f]Katie[/name_f]'s and 1 [name_f]Katy[/name_f], but my preference is pretty neutral. I like [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as well, but S/O wasn’t as keen on them, so compromising brought us to either [name_f]Katie[/name_f] or [name_f]Katy[/name_f]!

@mermuse - I’ve been experiencing the same lately!! Also, [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is my all-time favourite name, and it’s one of S/O’s loves too, so there’s a very good chance that, should we have a girl, she’d be [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I much prefer how [name_f]Katie[/name_f] looks. It looks more natural and more complete to me personally

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I like [name_f]Katy[/name_f], as you know :blush:

It reminds me of What [name_f]Katy[/name_f] Did and just looks a little sleeker and more “finished” to me. That said, I know more Katies than Katys, so I agree that [name_f]Katie[/name_f] is the more mainstream/familiar spelling.

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I prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f]. Mostly because I’m more familiar with it. I want to like [name_f]Katy[/name_f] but it just looks really odd to me. :woman_shrugging:t2:

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I prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f]. For me, I’m the opposite in that I feel like [name_f]Katy[/name_f] looks incomplete for whatever reason.

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I love [name_f]Katy[/name_f]! It feels more complete to me, as others on this post have said. One name I like a lot is [name_f]Katya[/name_f], and I like how this is a shorter version of that. I also like how it is less familiar and a little more unique.

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Katie for me. I usually like it as a nickname for something, even [name_f]Kate[/name_f], but it can stand on its own.

Of the other names you listed, I LOVE [name_f]Gemma[/name_f].

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I prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f], I think it feels friendlier whereas [name_f]Katy[/name_f] feels a bit more abrupt to me

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I much prefer [name_f]Katie[/name_f]! For some reason, I want to pronounce [name_f]Katy[/name_f] like cat-ee.

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