I’m going through my list and would really love to hear individual thoughts on the names I adore, but haven’t made my short list.
The first name was: [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
The second name is: [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]
I prefer the [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] spelling. I like the exotic feel of it and how it sounds musical when I say it. I almost always end up saying it with a accent.
Which spelling do you prefer: [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Catarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katerina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katharina[/name_f]?
What are your general thoughts on [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Catarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katerina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katharina[/name_f]?
Now for [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] (this is my preferred spelling as it doesn’t look right with a C or th or a in the middle). I agree it sounds exotic… Rather Eastern European to me.i also like the nicknames [name_f]Kat[/name_f] and [name_f]Rina[/name_f].
Oh! I forgot my favorite diminutives are [name_f]Katya[/name_f], [name_f]Kaja[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ina[/name_f]. If I had to choose between them I’d pick [name_f]Kaia[/name_f].
I probably prefer the [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] spelling, because [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] has so many A’s that it doesn’t feel as well-rounded to me as [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]. The ‘e’ helps break it up visually, for me.
I’ve always had a fondness for [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], but pushed it to the back of my mind: when I was younger, fourteen or so, I was talking with a couple girls about names. They mentioned how much they liked [name_f]Katrina[/name_f]. I told them I liked [name_f]Katerina[/name_f]. They said “[name_f]Cat[/name_f] Arena?” and proceeded to make fun of me and the name. /rant
I like both [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] and [name_f]Katerina[/name_f].
I do prefer two a’s in [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], which is pretty much a lost cause in terms of popularity, but I think it’s beautiful - but I’m pretty neutral on it for [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katerina[/name_f]. I will say the two a’s is an ancient variant in its own right.
[name_m]Per[/name_m] Wikipedia:
The name has subsequently come to be associated with the Greek adjective καθα”ός katharos, meaning ‘pure’, leading to the alternative spellings Katharine and Katherine. The former spelling, with a middle a, was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. Katherine, with a middle e, was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades.[2]
Personally, I don’t like [name_f]Caterina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katharina[/name_f] nearly as much. The C looks contrived and likely to lead to [name_f]Cate[/name_f], and I hate [name_f]Cate[/name_f]-with-a-C though a lot of NB loves it.
I do love [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f] or [name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f] but admit they are probably not that mainstream/functional in the States.
I adore [name_f]Katia[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Katja[/name_f] but not the other diminutives you list. I do like [name_f]Reina[/name_f], which is a Yiddish diminutive, but almost no one would get that. I don’t mind some fairly “standard [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]” nicknames like [name_u]Kay[/name_u]/[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]/[name_f]Kat[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f]/[name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Katy[/name_f] either.
I love [name_f]Katia[/name_f] and [name_f]Reina[/name_f] enough I’ve considered using them on their own, too, and I have some ancestors who did. But [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] is so pretty… [/indecisive]
I love this spelling most for [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]. It was my great-grandmother’s birth name (though she used [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] in her later life). Also, I prefer the A in [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] because in my regional accent, there is a slight difference in pronunciation. [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is slurred together as kat-ER-ee-na with a strong R-controlled E sound. With [name_f]Katarina[/name_f], it is kat-[name_m]AH[/name_m]-ree-na. It so slight, but sounds much lighter and softer.
I think I like [name_f]Katrina[/name_f], [name_f]Karina[/name_f], or [name_f]Kristina[/name_f] more than [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]. [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] is a mouth full.
I’m not sure if I prefer [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] or [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], but I do like it. [name_f]Katia[/name_f] is a favorite nn.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] looking at [name_f]Katharina[/name_f], as much as I love the spelling I’d have probably assumed it was pronounced like [name_f]Katharine[/name_f]-ah rather than [name_f]Katerina[/name_f].
[name_f]Katerina[/name_f] brings to mind the PBS show [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Tiger[/name_m]'s Neighborhood. It’s sort of the modern take on Mr. [name_m]Rogers[/name_m]. [name_f]One[/name_f] of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Tiger[/name_m]'s little friends is [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] Kittycat. [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] seems to bring to mind cats more than the other [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] names. That’s not necessarily a terrible thing though. We call my daughter [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Kat[/name_f], but she doesn’t seem to want other people (school friends) to call her that.
I want to like it, but I don’t love it. I do see the appeal, though, and I really like [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]. I like the nn [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] (or even [name_f]Kaija[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaja[/name_f]), and I prefer the [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] spelling, from your options. I like [name_f]Catherina[/name_f] a lot, too. I came across it years ago, and it’s apparently said the same. I still like it said KATH-er-ee-nah, too, even though I know it’s wrong.
I prefer the [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] spelling, and it is a beautiful name! Would love to meet a little [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], hopefully it makes your short list!
I like [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] and [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] equally. [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], [name_f]Karina[/name_f], and [name_f]Kate[/name_f] are the only [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] variants I don’t absolutely hate, though. I would use [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] or [name_f]Katya[/name_f] as a nickname, I think they are very cute, and I wish they made sense with other names, because I can’t stand [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]!
[name_f]KItty[/name_f] is a cute nickname! I blame Glee and Xmen for me thinking that. I wouldn’t use it pass childhood though.
I would use [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] if it didn’t stand out so much from my other favorites. It has strong exotic style while my other name choices like [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] are more classic or traditional. Another situation that may cause a problem is that most of my favorite girl names are three syllables and I like two middle names. Back to back long sounding names just don’t work.
I like [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], but love [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] and it’s nickname options so much more. I don’t like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Kathy[/name_f].
[name_f]Caterina[/name_f] is nice because it can instinctively be shortened to [name_f]Cat[/name_f] which is adorable. I also like that [name_f]Caterina[/name_f] is the Italian version which makes me think of [name_f]Star[/name_f] Trek Voyager and how [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] Da vinci called [name_m]Captain[/name_m] [name_f]Katheryn[/name_f] Janeway “[name_f]Caterina[/name_f]” and I love it even more. But seeing as [name_f]Katheryn[/name_f] was with a “K” I imagine him saying it with a K, lol despite the C being the Italian version. I think [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] is the more intuitive spelling for me personally.
