Cursive Names

Cathy in Cursive

The name Cathy in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

Cathy starts with the capital C, which opens on a downward slide, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Cathy worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

Cathy written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Cathy in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through C-a-t-h-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 5

Keep a small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let t and h climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital C spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Cathy connect

All 4 of the joins in Cathy leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Cathy

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace Cathy in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Cathy — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Cathy cursive worksheet

Print the free Cathy in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Cathy along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

Write C-a-t-h-y in one continuous stroke. Finish by going back to cross the t. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

Cathy takes 2 strokes: C-a-t-h-y in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t.

The pencil lifts once: to cross the t.

Keep a small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let t and h climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital C spans the full height from baseline to topline.

Yes. The capital C is a connecting capital — its exit stroke flows straight into the next letter.

Practice writing Cathy with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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