[Opinions] Catalina/Cataleya/Katarina for an American white girl?
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There's a Santa Catalina Island off the California coast near LA. It's a popular tourist destination. Maybe that could inspire the girl's parents, if you're looking for a character's name. Otherwise, as others have said, Catalina or Katarina would be fine for someone with European heritage. Cataleya might work, but it would be more of a stretch. The entry says it's a Hispanic variant of Cattleya, which is a genus of orchids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Catalina_Island_(California)#Tourism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattleya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Catalina_Island_(California)#Tourism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattleya
I don’t see why not.
They are all beautiful. I don’t see why not.
Yes
Sure, I don't see why not.
Catalina & Katarina are names in other "white" cultures (Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech...etc). I might smirk at a Catalina McCarthy, but that's it.
As for Cataleya, I can't say. I've only heard it on Latinas before.
Catalina & Katarina are names in other "white" cultures (Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech...etc). I might smirk at a Catalina McCarthy, but that's it.
As for Cataleya, I can't say. I've only heard it on Latinas before.
This message was edited 6/21/2021, 11:52 AM
I’m not familiar with Cataleya, but both Catalina and Katarina are borne by white people. Spanish speakers can be white and Katarina is a form in various European languages.
I’d wonder, especially in the case of Catalina, if she didn’t have a Spanish or Latin American background. It is a pretty name though.
I’d wonder, especially in the case of Catalina, if she didn’t have a Spanish or Latin American background. It is a pretty name though.
Sure, if she had roots in a country where they're used.
Yes, why shouldn't they?
Catalina is super popular in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Katarina is international too. Katharina was super popular in Germany, Caterina in Italy etc. I know people from the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany (many!), Poland (Katarzyna) etc. with the name.
Cataleya comes from the flower so it works on anyone too.
Catalina is super popular in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Katarina is international too. Katharina was super popular in Germany, Caterina in Italy etc. I know people from the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany (many!), Poland (Katarzyna) etc. with the name.
Cataleya comes from the flower so it works on anyone too.
Thanks!
My family (specifically my mother) said it wouldn’t work, so I wanted other people’s opinions.
My family (specifically my mother) said it wouldn’t work, so I wanted other people’s opinions.
This message was edited 6/21/2021, 10:42 AM