Catriona

My name is Catriona and I love it! I’m American so it’s pronounced Kat-ree-oh-nuh. Sorry to all you purists out there! My problem is that growing up teachers would refuse to say my name and just say “last name Moore” which is a very very popular last name which lead to much confusion throughout childhood. My town also was very conservative which meant people often told me that my name was spelled incorrectly, that that couldn’t be my full name, and that it was ugly because they had never heard of it. Even from adults! If this is your name, you should be proud of it! There aren't very many of us and especially not in the US.