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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

This message was edited 2/25/2007, 4:18 PM

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I really like Cathy, think its the best spelling of CathyI also love:
Caitlin (almost all the spelling)
Kayleigh (almost all the spelling)
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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.
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I've always liked it, but prefer the Kathy spelling. I think it would be cute on a little girl these days.I like Kathy, Katherine, Kathleen, Kate and Katie.
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I think Cathy / Kathy could make a comeback. I know quite a few, and all are mothers of friends/(ex)boyfriends - at least 45 years old. I think it would be refreshing to hear it as a nn once again, because i am so sick of KateI really just like Kathryn, Karen, and Kathleen isnt bad.
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Cathy is going out of style, not sure why... It has never been my personal favorite... but neither has Kate or Katie... the only time I do like it is with a C... Cate.I like:Katharine
Catriona
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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. lolI 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.
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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.
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I can't stand the name Cathy for some reason. I don't really like any nns for Katherine, Kate or Katie are ok though.
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Cathy, especially when spelled with a C, reminds me of Wuthering Heights, and Catherine (Cathy) Earnshaw. Soooooooo romantic. Love it.I like Kate, etc. But at this point Cathy would be a breath of fresh air. My favorite forms of C/Katherine are Cathleen, and Catriona.
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I I wouldnt say it was too old, my neices tried to give my daughter this nn and I know two other girls in their teens one is Cathy the other Kathy, but I dont like Cathy myself.
my favorite forms are
Catherine, Catriona, Katia, Catalina Kathleen
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Absolutely not too 70s! I would use Cathy as a nickname for Catherine if I were to use it. I prefer Catherine with the C.
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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.
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