Kate or Katie?

[flowerbum]

What sounds better? And no i dont like Kathryn!

[chillytonight]

Kate for sure, the she can have Katie as a nn. Love the name Kate!

[chillytonight]

^then : )

[Alby16]

I love both, I also love Kaitlyn which could also be shortened?! xx

[lurkerspeaks]

What about Katy?

I actually think I would overcome your prejudice about Katharine (or Katherine).

[BikeRunSki]

Kate sounds more formal for an adult and can use Katie/y as the childhood/affectionate form.

[BikeRunSki]

The only Katie I know is actually Kathleen.

[Darquesse]

I have a Katie that we shorten to Kate. Although she has told us off and we have to try to remember to use her full name.

Until I joined Mumsnet I didn't know Katie was short fir Katherine.

[18yearstooold]

I have a Katy

She hates it, always hated the 'y' and now she's a teen says its a baby name

She now goes by Kay

[zaracharlotte]

Kate by far. Gives you options.

[Bowlersarm]

Kate. Much nicer.

[FrancisdeSales]

Kate by a country mile.

[BikeRunSki]

I've just remembered, I work with a Kate, who is actually a Katie. She doesn't like Katie as she feels it is a bit cutesy for an adult and doesn't her any credibility in a professional environment.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

I am a Kate! It is a great name, I love it My family uses Katy as a nickname, this works really well

[LadyCassandra]

My friend is a Kathryn who calls herself Katie, but is called Kate by nearly everyone. At least she has a choice!

[Bobby1234]

My sister is Katie and 30 always liked it as does she x

[StetsonsAreCool]

I'm a Katy. I hated it as a child, because I couldn't imagine being a 30 year old called 'a kids name' (as I saw it). Well, it's done me alright so far, and I now prefer not to shorten it to Kate. My family called me Kate, but no one else is allowed. It doesn't suit me and it's not my name!

[Bobby1234]

I don't think it's cutesy at all and like you wouldn't want Katherine. I don't understand the obsession with people calling names cutesy when Katie will be growing up with Poppy's and Daisy's x

[ThinkIveBeenHacked]

Kate.

No need at all for a longer name that you dont like or never intend to use. Sarahs and Claires dont get any choice yet they are seen as proper names. So should Kate imo.

[burgatroyd]

I once met a granny called Amy. She suited her 'baby' name and stood out amongst her mates Maud and Beryl.

[flowerbum]

Thank you all for the interesting input. I don't see the point of having Katherine when I hate it and I love Kate or Katie. My son is called alex and people were trying to get me to out Alexander on his birth certificate despite the fact I would never use it as love the name alex! I like your point bobby1234 about cutesy names. Still undecided, I like both names.

[bubalou]

I am a Kate.

I really like my name and always have.

I hate it when people call me Katie now I'm an adult or ask me 'is it short for katherine'?

No - Kate is an actual name!

My middle name is Louise so I got called Katie Lou when I was younger which I liked.

I think all options are nice but Katherine is too mature for a baby name I think.

[flowerbum]

Thanks for the input bubalou, at what age did you stop being Katie and become Kate then? I want maria for a middle name after a special family member which is stirring me towards Katie as I think Katie maria sounds better than Kate maria. I think Kate is lovely to grow into though. I want a name that is both pretty and that a woman would like.

[flowerbum]

Thanks for the input bubalou, at what age did you stop being Katie and become Kate then? I want maria for a middle name after a special family member which is stirring me towards Katie as I think Katie maria sounds better than Kate maria. I think Kate is lovely to grow into though. I want a name that is both pretty and that a woman would like.

[Mumoftwoyoungkids]

Kate was always my "girls name". When I was pregnant dh said he liked Katie one time. We went for Katherine (IMO Katie is short for Katherine and Katy is short for Kathryn) as it makes it easier to change from one to the other. She's currently Katie (which really suits a 4 year old) but I wonder if she'll become Kate as a teenager (and Katherine as an adult).

All lovely names.

But if you dislike Katherine (I prefer Kate / Katie but didn't dislike it) then stick with Kate. Most people don't know that my Katie is really Katherine. And it is always a bit of a pain in the doctors when we sit blankly waiting to be called whilst the doctor goes "Katherine? Katherine?"

[Vagueandbemused]

I'm a Katherine, who was Katie as a child and is now Kate. Slightly annoying when completing official forms I have to use Katherine, and then get called that until I correct people, which is embarrassing for everyone. Just go with Kate and call her Katie while she's little. Don't bother with Katherine unless you intend to use it!