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I love it!
It's the name of a person who was very important to me. She was almost like my grandmother, and she helped me out with the kids a lot while I was going through a rough time. (She helped with a bunch of things besides my kids during that time, actually.) Sadly, Aunt Kathy passed away a few years ago, after a battle with Cancer.

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My daughter is named Katherine Alexandria, after my "aunt" Kathy, and my great-aunt Alexandria.
(My daughter goes by Kate occasionally. She prefers Katherine, though. Her dad calls her Kat and Kitty, because she loves cats.)

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Without the personal associations, I still love the name. It's a classic and elegant name, and it has several nicknames, which is nice, if a nickname is needed.

I find this name lifeless, hopelessly boring. I guess it sounds nice, though.

I always loved it, but only for Kate. Now that I find Kate really boring, I'm not interested in Katherine at all. Katherine in itself has always seemed kind of ugly to be. It's dignified and sort of elegant on the right person, but it's harsh, like Deborah or something. And Kathy is an abomination.

Love it. It’s one of my favourite names.

I like Katharine and Catherine about equally, and I like them very much.

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I was at school with a Catherine who started out as Cathy. This lasted for a good ten years, then she changed to Kate very briefly, and then to Cait. Some years after we'd lost touch, I saw her again in the company of friends who were all calling her Catherine, which I was delighted to do as well. I find Kitty an interesting, cheerful nn but the rest are just plain boring.

I like it, it's solid and dignified.

Nice

I generally prefer the spelling Catherine over Katherine but overall I really like it in general and prefer it in whole as opposed to the nicknames.

This message was edited 5/6/2021, 8:19 PM

I love Katherine (and Catherine). Very regal sounding, classy name. My best friend’s name is Catherine. I don’t like Katie / Catie, Kate / Cate, Kitty, or Kathy / Cathy.

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Edit: I take it back, I kind of like Kate / Cate. Not enough to use in place of Katherine / Catherine though.

This message was edited 5/6/2021, 3:26 PM