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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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PersuedByPenguins · 05/01/2013 11:40

Definitely Kit now I have seen full names!

FoxyRevenger · 05/01/2013 11:38

Kit by miles. It's my fantasy boy name but my son came after my daughter, who is Kate...

ThatGhastlyWoman · 05/01/2013 11:31

Kit- by a country mile.

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schplappo · 05/01/2013 11:27

Thanks Alma and Clary too - computer v slow to refresh so didn't see your messages.

If Kit, he wouldn't really get the other Christopher options since that would be his middle name but if he wanted to use Henry or any of its diminutives he could (all of which I love).

I had thought the same that maybe there are quite a lot of young Freddies out there at the moment although I guess with boys names, unless you're brave and go for something very unusual, that's nearly always the case. It always seems to me that there's less choice with boys names!

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schplappo · 05/01/2013 11:21

Thanks Penguins!

Kit would be Henry Christopher (Henry is a family name and one of my all time favourites but given its popularity and our surname, I don't really want him to end up having to be known by his complete full name all the way through school, plus Kit is my favourite NN).

Freddie would be Frederick David Richard (David and Richard are also family names; wouldn't use them with Henry Christopher as four names seems far too many except for the royal family!)

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Clary · 05/01/2013 11:19

There will be lots of adult Freddies in about 20 years Grin

I like both tbh, Kit I assume is Christopher which offers lots of options when he is older if he doesn't like Kit. I like Freddie better tho Grin but it is more popular hereabouts, I only know one young Chris who is sometimes known as Kipper or Kiffer.

almapudden · 05/01/2013 11:18

I like both! . Kit is more unusual than Freddie - not in a weird way, but Freddie is quite commonplace nowadays, I think. That said, I marginally prefer Freddie (Frederick as long form) to Kit.

PersuedByPenguins · 05/01/2013 11:15

I love Kit! What would you use as the full names?