[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
…?
I love [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. Direct way to honor a [name_f]Kathy[/name_f], and a lovely name. And good nickname options: [name_f]Kat[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Katie[/name_f], [name_f]Rin[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], and [name_f]Caterina[/name_f] are all variations of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], and could thereby honor a [name_f]Kathy[/name_f] as well.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite spelling is [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], two a’s, like [name_f]Katharine[/name_f] Hepburn. A regal name. Lots of good nicknames too.
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] is quite adorable and underused.
[name_f]Katia[/name_f] loses the ‘Kath’ sound but is pretty and directly related.
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f] is rather cute, though not especially stylish.
I’m fond of [name_u]Kay[/name_u] as a short form that’s less popular than [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f] and sleekly [name_m]Art[/name_m] Deco. It could also possibly stand alone? Depends on your surname and if [name_u]Kay[/name_u] feels substantial enough.
I really like [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. They have such good nn possibilities.
All of the names on this tree: http://www.behindthename.com/name/katherine/tree could honor a [name_f]Kathy[/name_f]. Good luck!
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
Kathlijne
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] & [name_f]Katia[/name_f] are my favorites