Question

LMS05

If someone said their name is Catherine/Katherine/Kathryn which way would you instinctively spell it??

tct1219

Katherine because i've known several and they all spell it with a K, including my best friend. however, if i had to guess i would think that Catherine is the most common spelling. i would not think of kathryn at all, i don't like that spelling.

austenreader85

Katherine, because that is how most of them that I have seen are spelled.  But I like Catherine more.  I wouldn't think of Kathryn but I don't have any hard feelings against it either.

LMS05

tct1219:

Katherine because i've known several and they all spell it with a K, including my best friend. however, if i had to guess i would think that Catherine is the most common spelling. i would not think of kathryn at all, i don't like that spelling.

I have an Aunt Kathryn so instinctively that's how I spell it. I'm not going to name my daughter with that spelling because I'm naming my daughter after my grandma Catherine not after my aunt. My grandma Catherine didn't know her name was spelt with a C until she was in her older adult years so that's why I'm open to Katherine too since she spelt it that way most of her life. ?

smismar

Catherine.  I have 3 really good friends named Catherine.  All 3 go by Catie (and yes, they all know each other well - they're my sorority sisters and each other's big/little sisters).

newportbride715

I'd ask if I were writing it on something. But in my head, I'd guess Katherine.

uvalori85

katherine because it's my mom's name. but i like kathryn as well.

thatgirlang

Funny. I'd guess Catherine but I think the alternative K spellings are much prettier.

ach427

Catherine

Lori Loves Matt

Katherine

NoleGirlKEF

I see Katherine more frequently, and I'm also a Katherine. ?"erine" is most common; she will always be asked if it's with a C or K, so pick whichever you like best.

MrsDonk

Katherine

AllThatGlitters101

Katherine.

sophie080208

I think Katharine when I hear that name...I prefer the "tha" versus "the". I think because one of my favorite actresses Katharine Hepburn spelled hers that way.

MrsJJC

I actually would just ask. I have known so many and they all spell it differently. Presently, I know two Catherines, one Katherine, and I went to college with at least a half dozen that all spelled it differently. ?My favorite is probably Kathryn or Catherine. ?But if you want to call her Katie, I'd stick with one of the K spellings. ?

yale

Catherine

DarcyLongfellow

Katherine.  This seems to be the most common spelling.

I think that Kathryn with a Y is fairly uncommon (because people like the nickname Katie), although possibly getting more common recently. 

Catherine is definitely increasing in popularity, though.

DarcyLongfellow

Oh, and after reading all the other responses, I'll add this --

She will usually be asked if it is with a "C" or a "K."  However, people will just assume that it is "erine" and not "ryn" -- trust me on this.