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One of my best friends is named Katherine, and she goes by Katy, so I have a positive association with this name, though I much prefer the spelling Catherine. Kathryn is also a decent spelling. It made several comebacks in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, so it's not dated yet.

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As for Katie, it's not a bad nickname, but it has a childish or teenage feel that doesn't exactly work on adults. I much prefer Kathy, Kitty, or Kat, though Katie, Kate, or Katy are not bad at all. Katie as a a standalone name, however, just seems childish. I do not care much for the Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, and Katelyn alternatives to Caitlin that use Katie as a nicknames.