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How do you spell Katherine?

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  • Mrs_Ryan
    Mrs_Ryan Posts: 11,839 Forumite
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    I went to school with a Linzi..
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  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    edited 23 January 2014 at 9:13AM
    I'd pronounce it cath reen and most Scottish people I know would.

    If I say the name Caitlin I do use the glottal stop but it's quite slight compared to some other words, that's where the T isn't very pronounced, hard to explain, just the way we speak in certain areas of Scotland.
    I went to school with a few Catherine's and a Caitlin.

    Am sure some Catherine's are called cate, I just think it's more usual to shorten it to Kate.
  • adouglasmhor
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    Kynthia wrote: »
    In my family we use Katherine. I've also known a Kathleen which is a different name but is anglicised from an Irish name, Caitlin. So I wonder if using a K is more English than a C, just like Kieran is the anglicised version of Ciaran?

    As there is no K in any of the Gaelic languages you are correct.
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  • jemb
    jemb Posts: 910 Forumite
    When I was at school mwe had an Ammie, Amy, Aymee and an Ami! Think it was a popular name mid 80s but people wanted a different stamp on it.
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  • cats2012
    cats2012 Posts: 1,182 Forumite
    I'm a Catherine, pronounced Cath-rin and shortened to Cat :) very few people get it wrong and if they do it's just a K instead of C.
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  • onlyroz
    onlyroz Posts: 17,661 Forumite
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    My own preference would be Katharine shortened to Katie. This was second on the list when choosing a name for our daughter. In the end we went for Eleanor/Ellie.

    This spelling is from Katharine Clifton in the English Patient novel.
  • bluemorph
    bluemorph Posts: 141 Forumite
    Im Kathryn but i am always called Kate or Katie i have never liked my name, i just dont suit being a Kathryn :)
  • daisiegg
    daisiegg Posts: 5,395 Forumite
    paulineb wrote: »
    I'd pronounce it cath reen and most Scottish people I know would.
    .

    That is so strange. I have a huge Scottish family including a couple of Aunty Catherines and I have never heard it pronounced like that.
  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    daisiegg wrote: »
    That is so strange. I have a huge Scottish family including a couple of Aunty Catherines and I have never heard it pronounced like that.

    me neither - but it might be a west-coast Scotland thing.
  • Torry_Quine
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    balletshoes wrote: »
    me neither - but it might be a west-coast Scotland thing.

    I think it must be because I've never heard ...een either. I would also pronounce the T in Caitlin.
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