Masculine variant for Katherine?

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Hello all. I’m transgender and plan to change my name in the future. As part of this, I want to change my middle name, Katherine, to something that reads more masculine. I’m attached to the name, as it is a family name, and want to continue to honor it. I’ve seen a few names around, Kieran (which I like and may use, but I don’t like the pronunciation much), Kit, Kato, Christopher & Christian (which I DON’T like), etc. A version of Katy would also be appreciated. Right now, I’m leaning towards Kieran. Thank you!

edit: I should also say that I greatly dislike Kenneth

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A few ideas:

[name_u]Kiernan[/name_u]
[name_u]Kade[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Kelvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaius[/name_m]
[name_u]Kasey[/name_u]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Keane[/name_m]
[name_u]Kayce[/name_u]

A few more ‘stretchy’ options:

[name_m]Hank[/name_m] (from KATHERINE)
[name_u]Henri[/name_u] (from KATHERINE)
[name_m]Thane[/name_m] (from KATHERINE)
[name_m]Zaccai[/name_m] / [name_m]Zakkai[/name_m] (same meaning)
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]

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I really like [name_u]Kieran[/name_u]!

Other masculine names with similar sounds:
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Kurtis[/name_m]
[name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u]
[name_m]Kellen[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Kasey[/name_u]
[name_u]Karson[/name_u]
[name_m]Kole[/name_m]
[name_u]Kade[/name_u]

Good luck with your search!

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[name_m]Martin[/name_m] (kATheRINe)
[name_u]Terry[/name_u] or Therry or [name_m]Thierry[/name_m]
[name_m]Mathias[/name_m] (kATHerIne)
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] (kATherIne)

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[name_u]Kade[/name_u] sounds the most like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] (ie) and is very on trend. [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] is also very nice!

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[name_u]Callahan[/name_u]
[name_u]Cade[/name_u]
[name_m]Chet[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m]

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Maybe [name_u]Kit[/name_u]?

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Sorry for any repeats.

[name_u]Kallan[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] (it reads feminine where I live but I’ve seen Berries in the US say that it reads more masculine)
[name_m]Keir[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Perrin[/name_u], [name_m]Perine[/name_m]
[name_u]Arin[/name_u]
[name_u]Kerrington[/name_u]
[name_m]Korrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marinus[/name_m]
[name_m]Zepherin[/name_m]

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Update for anyone curious: I’ve chosen [name_m]Kassian[/name_m] due to its phonetic similarity and bc I like it

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Yess!!! I love that so much