Message: "Caitria." - Behind the Name

Caitria.

by Siri (guest)

1/2/2008, 7:15 PM

I've fallen in love with the name, but am worried about Americans mispronouncing it. It's kat-ree-a, but I suspect that most Americans would use cait-ree-a. Opinions? I might use it as a middle name, to balance out the blandness of a name like Helen. I really like the juxtaposition of such a classic name like Helen with the unexpected Caitria.

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- Julia (JuliaF)

1/4/2008, 5:37 PM

Well, yes, it would be mispronounced--"cait" is unlikely to be pronounced as "kat". I think it's quite pretty, though. Helen Caitria is a fantastic combo.

- penguiny7

1/3/2008, 8:03 AM

I don't think it would get too mispronounced in America. I think KAYT-ree-a would be what a lot of people would say, which isn't horribly off. Caitria Helen is very nice.

- xPrincess27x

1/3/2008, 7:19 AM

I like Caitria. And Helen Caitria would be lovely.

This message was edited 1/3/2008, 7:19 AM

- Chrisell

1/2/2008, 7:45 PM

I thought it was KAY-tree-uh, which is I think the same as cait-ree-a. KAT-ree-uh is alright but I prefer the KAY sound :-)

I know you're not one for changing spellngs, but you could spell it Catria to avoid that particular problem. It's not a big change :-P

Helen Caitria is gorgeous.

- Amy (guest)

1/2/2008, 7:34 PM

It's pretty. I thought it was Kat-ree-ah all along. Kait-ree-ah didn't cross my mind.

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