I am in search of a middle name for [name_f]Mary[/name_f], nn [name_f]Mae[/name_f]. My mom’s name is [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] and I’d like to honor her somehow. Right now, the frontrunner is [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], love it. However, I’m also looking for [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] variants.
So, what would you pair with [name_f]Mary[/name_f]?
ETA: It won’t be a double first name, she’ll go by Mae or Mary.
What’s wrong with [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]? I quite like that combo.
Some [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] variants from other cultures are…
[name_f]Katharina[/name_f]
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katia[/name_f]/[name_f]Katja[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f]Katalin[/name_f]
[name_f]Kolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katinka[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrien[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaatje[/name_f]
[name_f]Catarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Katica[/name_f]
[name_f]Cateline[/name_f]
[name_f]Catrin[/name_f]
Nothing wrong with [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], I just don’t prefer it. 
I really love [name_f]Katrien[/name_f], which I believe is a Dutch form of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], said like kah-TREEN. Before I knew it was Dutch, though, I thought it was [name_m]French[/name_m], and love it with the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronunciation (kah-tree-ah(n)). I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katrien[/name_f] would be interesting and unexpected! [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f] would be lovely, as well!
As beautiful a combo Mary Katherine is, it gives me heavy associations to SNL’s Mary Katherine Gallagher.
Mary Kathleen is lovely, a shame that’s not in the run.
Suggestions:
Caitríona
Cathrine
Ekaterini
Kaarat (Greenlandic!)
Katharine (had to put it there, I love the A instead of the E)
Katinka (I love this name so much, but I don’t know if it would be too difficult in English?)
Why don’t you look at the international variations of [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] list. Here’s a link:
Lately, I’ve been liking [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] a lot. Good luck!
Go with [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]! My name is [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and I was almost a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. Some other variations:[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Katalina[/name_f],[name_f]Katlin[/name_f],[name_f]Katarina[/name_f], and [name_f]Kasia[/name_f]. Personally I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] sound the best.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] reminds me of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_m]Gallagher[/name_m]. SNL, anyone?
Not a fan of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], [name_f]Caterina[/name_f], and [name_f]Kate[/name_f] sound good with [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] is my favorite.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] is divine!! If you don’t like that, I would go with [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f].
I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] both [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. I think they sound gorgeous together, but it has very strong religious affiliations and I’m personally not religious. [name_f]Mae[/name_f] is cute and so is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. My mom’s name is [name_f]Karen[/name_f] (a variant of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]) and since she’s 50/50 Italian and Irish, we honored her by using [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f] (Irish variant) as my daughter’s middle name.
Maybe look into your mother’s roots and use that variant?
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Cadence[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Emmalynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] (lew-see-yah)
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]