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[Opinions] Katharine or Catherine?
Which spelling do you prefer? Oh and please don't say Kathryn or Katherine, it's really just between these two, so just tell me which one you like best if you HAD to choose one of them. Thanks!Oh and do you pronounce it with three syllables or with two? Do you pronounce Kathryn and Katharine etc differently?

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This message was edited 4/6/2009, 11:09 AM

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Actually, I'm not even really sure how you'd say it with three syllables. I guess with a vowel sound in the middle?I feel quite sure that I've only heard Catherine/Katharine/Katherine/Kathryn pronounced the two syllable way.
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CatherineIt's somewhere between two and three syllables, said kind of fast.
The 'a' in Katharine always looks off to me, but I definitely say it with three syllables when spelled this way.Kathryn is definitely two syllables and is only slightly different in sound than Catherine.
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I prefer Katharine in German and Catherine in English. I say it in three syllables, but quickly, so it almost slurs into two if that makes any sense. I'd say Kathryn with two though.
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Absolutely Catherine. It's very classy. I say all with two syllables, but I can understand pronouncing C/Katherine with three.
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Catherine, 3 syllables (Kathryn, 2)
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CatherineBoth have three syllables, Catherine maybe two-and-a-half.
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CatherineI like C better than K. However, lately I've been liking Katherine, especially with the nn Kitty. Katherine also seems more edgy than Catherine. Katherine also has a pleasant pioneer-girl thing going on, while Catherine is more regal and refined. So at the moment I guess I'm liking Katherine better, but in general, Catherine is my favorite.Edit: Oh, I noticed that you had Katharine, not Katherine. I prefer Catherine to Katharine too. The a looks funny to me.

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Katharine...Catherine seems incredibly dowdy to me. I know you said it's only between the two of them, but why is Catharine not an option? It's the most pretty!
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Catherine. I'm not a fan of very many K names.
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CatherineI love it with a C; it looks more elegant, imo. I pronounce it with two syllables, in general, and I pronounce all spellings the same.
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Katharine, I guess? (That way she could be called Katya. Or if use choose Catherine, you could use Cate, which I prefer with a C.)
It's nice, but almost as plain as Anne, Sarah, or Mary. If you like super-classic names, maybe consider Elizabeth. Atleast there's Elsie or Libby as nn's. Or maybe a somewhat lesser-stereotyped old-name, like Charlotte "Lottie," Letitia "Lettie," Verena, Cecily, and so forth.
I really like different versions of this name (yes! I'm sorry! Just have to add a teensy-weensy bit!!)-- Catriona, Kathleen, Katarina, Katya, the nn Tinka (originally from Katinka, but I think it works for most), Carina, Kattalin, Catalina, etc. All very pretty, and yet very unique, while they still retain that Katharine/Catherine theme. I like 3 syllables best, because else it sounds like Kathryn, which is nowhere near as classy. (And if this name is anything, it's classy.)
Also, out of curiousity, what is it that make you like Katharine/Catherine? Just wondering. (:
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KatharineI don't pronounce them any different.
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Katharine, easy. It's kath-ar-in to me. Catherine, Catharine, Katharine & Katherine all are 3 for me. Only Kathryn gets 2:kath- rin.And Katharine is the only spelling I like. Peppy & pretty.
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Catherine!Catherine is the phonetically correct way of spelling this name in the English language. Since the name is so amazingly open to different spellings, I prefer the spelling that makes the most sense to me.I really prefer Catharine, though. It's my great-grandmother's name. =)
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It's my daughter's middle name and my sister's middle name. After Saint Catherine. I think it's beautiful. Katherine is nice too but I love Catherine best.
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Catherine...and I pronounce them all the same. Two syllables.
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CatherineKatharine is nice too, but much more likely to be misspelled.I pronounce Catherine, Katharine, Catharine and Katherine with three syllables and Kathryn with two.
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CatherineKatherine is my favorite, and Catherine is my second favorite. I prefer 3 syllables.
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I prefer Katherine.Katharine has always looked strange to me.
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This [m]:-)
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Ditto. :)
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Definitely Katharine. It's my favorite spelling of all the Katharine / Katherine / Catherine names. For me, the C looks wrong with names like Katharine and Kathleen. Also, I pronounce it with 2 syllables.
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CatherineI pronounce it with two.
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Katharine. 2 syllables, I pronounce all spellings the same.
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it's between Catherine and KathArine, not Katherine
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Katherine and 3 syllables mainly. 2 if im talking fast.
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Catherine And I prefer 2 syllables.
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Catherine.
It look's softer than Katherine :)
& I say it with two syllables.
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Catherine and 2 syllables.
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