Cathy?
I notice that Cathy as a nn for Catherine is gone out of fashion in favour of Kate or Katie. I've been liking Cathy more and more as I hear it less and less. WDYT? Is it too 70's now, too oldish to use?
Just out of curiosity, what forms of Catherine/Katherine do you prefer? These are mine:
Cathy
Kathe
Katya
Katia
Katerina
Ekaterina
Catriona
Catalin
Karen
Kathleen
Just out of curiosity, what forms of Catherine/Katherine do you prefer? These are mine:
Cathy
Kathe
Katya
Katia
Katerina
Ekaterina
Catriona
Catalin
Karen
Kathleen
This message was edited 2/25/2007, 4:18 PM
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I tend to think of Cathy as a baby boomer name, so I've never had a desire to go by Cathy. I get called Cath a lot, though. My favorite nn for Catherine is Kitty (I tried to go by this once, but it never caught on). Most Catherine/Katherines I who are my age go by Kate or Katie. As for other forms of Catherine, I like Katia, Katarina, and Catriona.
Cathy/Kathy is, in the Unitde States, very dated. It, along with Nancy, Donna and Diane, screams 50 year old middle school teacher, always on a diet but always about ten or twenty pounds overweight. lol
I don't really like it, mainly because I dislike the th sound in names, but I do prefer it to Katie, which is childish and cutesy to me. I don't like Catherine much, but I do like Kathleen, Katrina and Karen. Kate is okay too.
I don't really like it, mainly because I dislike the th sound in names, but I do prefer it to Katie, which is childish and cutesy to me. I don't like Catherine much, but I do like Kathleen, Katrina and Karen. Kate is okay too.
I only like Catherine with a C for some reason, I don't like the way it looks with a K at all, yet if I were to use Catherine I would give her the nn Kitty. I like Cathy only because I know a really sweet girl with that name who is my age (22). So really I think it is usable, but I personally probably wouldn't use it as a nn.
I love Katya, Ekaterina, Catriona and Karen.
I think I would like Cathy more if I didn't have massively bad family associations with that name.
I only like Cathy and Catherine with a C, for some reason.
I also know Catherines that go by things such as Terry, Trina, Tina, Thea, Kitty, Erin, and Cat.
I like Tina, Thea, Kitty and Cat.
I think I would like Cathy more if I didn't have massively bad family associations with that name.
I only like Cathy and Catherine with a C, for some reason.
I also know Catherines that go by things such as Terry, Trina, Tina, Thea, Kitty, Erin, and Cat.
I like Tina, Thea, Kitty and Cat.