Message: "Katja" - Behind the Name

Katja

by Dianatiger

6/19/2021, 5:13 PM

What do you think of Katja? Do you prefer this spelling or Katya? I feel like it has a powerful kick to it that I love. It leaves a much bigger impression than Katie, a major byproduct of my own generation and region.

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#Katja

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- Perrine (Destry)

6/21/2021, 9:11 AM

I like the name but not the spelling.

In Germany Katja used to be very popular.

I do like the sound but Katia and Katya always looked much better to me.

Katia is more elegant and Katya stronger.

I think I'd pick Katia.

And yes, more interesting than Katie for sure!

- Elisabeth (guest)

6/20/2021, 6:58 PM

I love Katja (as well as Sonja), but I don't live in an area with that ancestry to breed familiarity, so I don't think most people around here would intuitively get the pronunciation. I think Katya and Sonya would make more sense, and that's fine because I like those spellings too!

I also prefer Katya (and Sonya) in cursive from the perspective of the person who'd have to sign the name. With the J spellings, the writer has to dot the j and cross the T in Katja, but with the Y spelling, it's just one sweep for the T and done.

- Cinnabar

6/20/2021, 4:10 PM

I like all of them - Katia, Katja, Katya. I like Ys, so I like Katya. I much prefer it to Katie.

- Kerilyntaryn21

6/19/2021, 10:31 PM

I prefer Katia

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