Katie is the normal nickname for Catherine and Hattie for Harriett. K's and H's are easily confused with handwriting. Anything is possible with nicknames. -----Original Message----- From: Pbersacola@aol.com [mailto:Pbersacola@aol.com] Sent: January 12, 2005 9:20 PM To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Nicknames Hi All: Does anyone know if "Hattie" would be a nickname for Catherine? Thanks, Paula