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Kit or Freddie?

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schplappo · 05/01/2013 11:08

My shortlist for DS, (hopefully agreed to by DH) is now down to two names. What do people prefer out of Kit or Freddie?

He would have a full name on birth certificate but we'd always be calling him by the diminutive.

Trouble I'm having is that I'm finding it hard to imagine a baby Kit - only one aged about 7 and over - whereas I find it hard to imagine an adult Freddie.

Thank you!

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3smellysocks · 08/01/2013 23:43

Adore Kit but could never get it past OH. I see Kit as good for all ages.

Clary · 08/01/2013 23:33

Actually Lizzie 27 anything a week is pretty impressive (tots up Joes and Jordans) nope, can't beat that!

Clary · 08/01/2013 23:31

I don't teach any Freddies at all and I teach 280+ children a week (secondary).

1200 students in the school and I don't believe any of them are Fred. No Kits either tho but we do have Davids, Richards and lots of Harrys!!

I think it must depend on the demographic.

baskingseals · 08/01/2013 22:21

oh schplappo sorry to be so boring!

i do prefer Christian to Christopher though.

gertrudestein · 07/01/2013 20:25

My friend is known by the nn of his middle name and it's great - everyone at school, work etc. calls him his nn, but he always knows if he's getting spam email or a cold call because they call him by his first name!

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schplappo · 07/01/2013 17:03

Oh thank you - hadn't realised Freddie was quite so popular...

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Happymum22 · 07/01/2013 01:00

freddie definately IMO!

LizzieVereker · 07/01/2013 00:03

I like both, but I teach 27 Freddies a week and have never taught a Kit. So it depends if you want something to blend in or to stand out.

MarmaladeSkies · 06/01/2013 23:55

Kit.Kit is great.Freddie isn't.I hate Fred/Freddie/Frederick.

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schplappo · 06/01/2013 23:53

In Knight Rider it's KITT isn't it, rather than Kit? Although I guess that won't make any difference to anyone who thinks it's odd when they hear it!

Baskingseals - I think you recommended Christian to me on an earlier post when I didn't have a shortlist but said I liked Kit!

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Startail · 06/01/2013 21:38

freddie was DSIS goldfish (unhelpful)

I love Kit

Kittenkatzen · 06/01/2013 21:19

Ohhh I LOVE Kit....and DH is a massive knight rider fan and he thinks its a great idea!

baskingseals · 06/01/2013 21:13

what about Christian?

i wanted Christian, with the nickname Kit for dc3 but sadly dh did not share my vision.

LoveAndSqualor · 06/01/2013 21:08

I have a Kit! And I love it. And we haven't met any others, which is kind of nice too. I decided just to call him Kit rather than Christopher, as I'm not particularly enamoured of Christopher/Chris, and didn't want him changing to that as a teenager just to vex me!

Oh yes and kitsmummy - totally with you on the knightrider thing. I'd never watched it! Mine's named after a character in a book I loved as a child called The Bonnie Pit Laddie (which no one else IN THE WORLD has read apart from me) (seriously, no one)

ZooAnimals · 06/01/2013 21:04

I like Henry Christopher best, but I think the idea of being known by a nn of your middle name and never by either your first name or full middle name is a bit mad! For that reason I would go with Freddie.

kitsmummy · 06/01/2013 20:55

If you call him Kit you will, really, have an extroardinary number of people asking if you named him Kit because you are a massive Knight Rider fan!!!

And I once had a lovely, very down to earth Northener ask me (in a very bemused, clearly struggling and trying to understand voice) why I called him Kit (you could almost hear the thoughts in his head "why did you call him Kit? There must be a reason, it can't possibly be just a name you like")

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schplappo · 06/01/2013 20:30

Kit Frederick is lovely. I really want to use a full name on the birth certificate though and Henry is a family name (plus one of my favourites) hence wanting to use that.

The car in Knight Rider was pretty cool though from what I remember so I don't mind him having the same nickname!

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kitsmummy · 06/01/2013 20:19

And I should also have added that, strangely enough, he's actually Kit Frederick!

kitsmummy · 06/01/2013 20:19

Why not just call him Kit if you don't like Christopher? My Kit is just a Kit, people love his name!

LadyLetch · 06/01/2013 19:15

Love it. Henry Christopher is fab too.

My Godson is known by a nickname of his middle name. AFAIK it causes no problems and he is always known as the nn, even at school.

HoratiaWinwood · 06/01/2013 11:12

Kit definitely. Love it, and don't hear it anything near enough.

DH vetoed because of Knight Rider

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schplappo · 06/01/2013 09:46

Oops - baby brain strikes! Only son...

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thegreylady · 05/01/2013 14:52

only daughter??

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schplappo · 05/01/2013 13:14

Thanks everyone.

Don't plan to use Christopher as his first name because it's not my favourite name. This is going to be our last child (or at least that's the plan!) and will be our only daughter so I want to give him a name that we love. Whilst I think Henry Christopher sounds lovely, I don't like Christopher enough to reverse the order. But I love Kit and I thought that this way I get to use favourite NN and a first name we both love. I wasn't sure about Kit for a baby but your positive comments are all very helpful!

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Clary · 05/01/2013 11:54

Why not make his first name Christopher though? Well he could still lengthen his middle name when older if he liked it better I guess. I love Henry too.

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