Catherine vs Caty - What's the difference?
catherine | caty |
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* 1763 Voltaire and Catherine the Great: Selected Correspondence . Voltaire, Catherine, Antony Lentin.(Translation from French.)Publ. Oriental Research Partners,1973:
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* 1981 Carole Gift Page, Carrie , Bethany House Publishers (1994), ISBN 155661523X, page 55:
* 2003 Michael O. Gregory: The Dead Years : page 35:
A less common spelling of Katie, diminutive of the female given name Catherine and related names.
English diminutives of female given names
As proper nouns the difference between catherine and caty
is that catherine is while caty is a less common spelling of katie, diminutive of the female given name catherine and related names.catherine
English
(wikipedia Catherine)Alternative forms
* Catharine * Katharine * Katherine * Kathryn * (rare nonstandard spellings) Catheryn, Cathryn, KatherynProper noun
(en proper noun)- - - - despite of what you say of my fine name, I think my head is so obstinate and inflexible that the name Catherine was well chosen. It suits my character. I was given the name by the late Empress Elisabeth, to whom I owe much; she gave it to me out of affection and out of respect for her mother
- It was named Catherine', but he never called it the name in full, as he had never called the first ' Catherine short, probably because Heathcliff had a habit of doing so. The little one was always Cathy, it formed to him a distinction from the mother, and yet, a connection with her;
- "Is that your given name?" "Not exactly. My father named me Catherine', and my mother nicknamed me Carrie. Nobody calls me '''Catherine'''." "Oh, but you're much more a '''Catherine''' than a Carrie," observed Peter seriously. "Carrie is simple and mundane; ' Catherine is complex and beautiful."
- "Yes, Catherine' sounds like a lovely name. I like it. My new name will be '''Catherine'''." She rolled the name ' Catherine silently again. The name had character a noble ring to it she really liked it.