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HelpDefinitely Catherine :)
in reply to a message by jeziana
Because it's my name. :)
No, really, I don't think there's anything inherently better about either one, but I certainly think Catherine suits me better. I think the C looks softer and makes the name look more feminine and sweet. I think it's also a bit more formal and elegant. I prefer not to go by a NN (well, I do kind of like Kitty), and I think Catherine is less likely to be presumptuously (lol) shortened to Kate, Katie, etc. (although the threat of Cathy still looms . . . ). Katherine works well if you are going to use Kate, Katie, Kitty because it retains the K, but I still think I could claim Kitty as a NN despite my spelling of Catherine (and Citty just looks silly!). I am not one of those C/Katherines who tries to claim that my spelling is the correct spelling. I understand that there are several acceptable spellings of my name and I think each one has a little bit of a different feel.
No, really, I don't think there's anything inherently better about either one, but I certainly think Catherine suits me better. I think the C looks softer and makes the name look more feminine and sweet. I think it's also a bit more formal and elegant. I prefer not to go by a NN (well, I do kind of like Kitty), and I think Catherine is less likely to be presumptuously (lol) shortened to Kate, Katie, etc. (although the threat of Cathy still looms . . . ). Katherine works well if you are going to use Kate, Katie, Kitty because it retains the K, but I still think I could claim Kitty as a NN despite my spelling of Catherine (and Citty just looks silly!). I am not one of those C/Katherines who tries to claim that my spelling is the correct spelling. I understand that there are several acceptable spellings of my name and I think each one has a little bit of a different feel.
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