Help me love a K name!

[oliviasarah]

Lots of forms of Catherine/Katherine work. What about -

Kitty
Kathryn
Katrina
Katrinka (name of a little Polish girl I know. So gorgeous!)
Kate

I also really really love Kismet, which as a Sanscrit name with a really pretty meaning.

[elnombr]

Kathryn is by far the best name on the planet. (my name lol) (Also Katherine/Katharine)

For girls:

Kathleen (definitely looks better than Cathleen) or any diminuitves- Kay/Kaye/Katie/Katy/Kitty/Kath/ Kaitlyn/Katelyn/Kaitin/Kate
Karen
Karina
Kala
Kaya
Kayla
Kelly/Kellie
Kelsey
Keeley
Keevey/Keavey
Kerry/Kerri
Kristi
Kiera/Kyra
Kristy/Kirsty
Korina
Karmel/Karmella
Korrie

I get your problem but to me the K is much more feminine in these spellings

and here's for some boys
Kyle
Kyley/Kiley
Kaniel
Kaiser (on my list)
Kiefer (the new Cooper)
Killian (imo works better than Cillian)
Kerr
Kane/Kayne
Keanu (Hawaiian like Kai with a beautiful meaning)
Keats
Karl
Kallaghan
Keaton
Keefe
Kendrew
Kennan (keen-an)
Keon/Keoni
Kirk/Kirkwell
Knightley/Knightly
Klaus (On my list)
Knox
Koby/Kobe/Kobi
Kodey/Kody
Kurt/Kurtis
Kyler
Kyrie
Kyrone


Hope this helped

[bex]

Wow! Thanks Berries! What a great response! I do appreciate all of the feedback and ideas. My hubby and I will mull over the ideas on this list. I do like Catherine, I am trying to convince myself that I also like it beginning with K.

Again, thanks heaps! You have all been extremely helpful!

[kala_way]

Wow! Thanks Berries! What a great response! I do appreciate all of the feedback and ideas. My hubby and I will mull over the ideas on this list. I do like Catherine, I am trying to convince myself that I also like it beginning with K.

Again, thanks heaps! You have all been extremely helpful!

What I like about Katherine with a K is that you can use Kate and Kit, both of which are more appealing to me than their C-versions.

Other K names I like are: Kahlan, Katrina, and Koralie.

Though in general I agree with you, there aren't many K names that are appealing to me. And I have the same name as the person you are honoring

[stripedsocks]

Katia (pronounced kaht-ya) is one of my favourite forms of Katharine. Though Katharine itself is nice.

Kaila is legit. It is derived from Kelila/Kelilah - keh-lee-la.

Kezia is a favourite of mine.

[sunshine kid]

I understand your dilemma, to me most 'K' names should start with a 'C' and I know thats not always right but I cannot get it out of my mindset.

But I must admit I do adore Kali, which has been suggested but I will repeat again. Its spunky, a tad mysterious with some interesting background so I will recommend. It may lack a little substance, but I think it could work and best of luck to you both.

[marissalou]

I have family members named Kristin, Karla, and Kaila... just to give you a few more options

[oliviasarah]

If you prefer Catherine to Katherine, why not use it but have a more 'fun' K nickname, like Katie, Kit, Kathy, Kitty, Kate (Kate Middleton is a Catherine). I know lots of girl who use a K nickname for Catherine, actually.

[taylorblueskye]

Klara, might look trendy to some, but it is the scandinavian and german version of Claire.

Also: If it is about honoring, I never really though the same initials would be really honoring, just too much of a stretch for me. What about letting that person chose the middle name or even firstname? That way you give a very important thing to them and your kid will always have a bond to that person and know thats where they got their name from. Just an idea.

[klcalder2]

Oh, I completely understand your dilemma! I am a K name and I've always found it strange. I have a problem of writing off any name that begins with a K. However, I've learned to love a few over time, most of which have been mentioned.

Kezia (it's just plain cool)
Keira/Kira (I think Ms. Knightley has been quiet enough lately that a lot of people wouldn't immediately think of her)
Katharine (This one snuck up on me, big time. I used to be a Catherine only kinda gal)
Kerensa

I know you'll find one from everyone's great suggestion that you'll love! Good luck!