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I love Katharina! I think it would present minimal difficulty in America, but yes, there would be some people. I remember when I was in Taming of the Shrew, my director was quite convinced that Katharina should be refered to as KATH-a-ree-na, but fortunately I never had to say it (would have balled it up and said it correctly). While some people will automatically use a 'th' sound, once corrected, they will probably say it the right way.

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Katharina Bridget is beautiful. I have a vague feeling it was on my list once, but maybe that was Katherine Bridget.

Yes, the silent H would be an enormous problem. I'd spell it Katarina. I love Katarina, and Katarina Bridget is gorgeous!

Is it pronounced like Katerina?

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I like KAT-er-EE-nuh, but not KATH-er-EE-nuh. The latter makes me think of catheter.

I prefer the spelling Katarina (it's on my PNL). Like Hannah Ruth said, people in the USA may mistake it for Katharine ... In fact, I thought it said Katharine at first. I think Katarina Bridget is lovely, my favorite combo for it is Katarina Joan.

I think if it's pronounced like Katarina, you should probably use that spelling in the US. People would definately say Katherine with an 'a' on the end.
I prefer Katherine, personally.