If this is Catholic record, the baptismal record will almost certainly by Catarina in Latin, regardless of whether the person was to be called Kate, Kathleen, or Catherine, so you would only need to indicate one possibility. If you are asking for a civil record, I would say that the first name could be any of the three. Nancy Gray -------------- Original message from Grammagras@aol.com: -------------- > To the list: > I have just received the marriage certificates for my Grandparents and > my Grandmother's brother. They were both married here in the USA. The maiden > name of their mother is down as Katie Kelly. My question is: > Is her name Katie or Catherine. Since I will be sending for birth > certificates in Ireland and they ask for her name, is Katie a nickname or would > that be > her forename? > Thanks, > Eliz in NY > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message