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Kate

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 26/05/2014 18:20

I really like this name but there are a couple of things making me doubt it.

Oh, and I should add it would be "just" Kate. DD has a name which is a shorter version of a longer name but works in its own right.

  1. Our surname starts with a C. Very similar to Cavendish
  2. Baby will have an aunt whose name is Katie. Said Aunt lives abroad but is as involved as possible being so far away
  3. It almost doesnt seem to suit a small baby, even though Im naming a future adult Grin if that makes sense.

Any thoughts?

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NigellasDealer · 26/05/2014 19:01

Kate is great my dd was very nearly Katie and it is fine on its own.

fatedtopretend · 26/05/2014 19:00

I absolutely LOVE Kate! If I wasn't named something sort of slightly similar dd would have been a Kate.

Goes with Cavendishesque type names well Smile

CorporateRockWhore · 26/05/2014 18:59

We have a Kate and get so many nice comments about it!

I think alliteration can sound really nice too.

AmericasTorturedBrow · 26/05/2014 18:57

Love Kate, was in our top 3 for Dd but when she was born we decided it didn't quite suit her.

We would have had just Kate as well, it's lovely on it's own (DD has a shortened full name as her full name) and I wouldn't worry about the aunt...in my head anyway Kate and Katie are different names (hate Katie Wink)

Leeds2 · 26/05/2014 18:53

I think Kate is a lovely name.

NadiaWadia · 26/05/2014 18:47

Katharine/Katherine/Catherine would be better (with Kate for short) and give her more options in the future. But either Kate or Katherine would be fine with Cavendish I think. It's quite nice alliteration.

But I do think it might cause a bit of confusion with the aunt. Is her name really Katherine or just Katie? Because maybe if your sister is officially Katherine, you should name your DD Kate, and if she's Katie, then Katherine for your daughter, just to differentiate them.

It's a great name, but I personally wouldn't choose it if my sister was Katie. It could just cause too much confusion in the family. Use it for a middle name and choose something else for the first one?

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 26/05/2014 18:27

So aside from opinions on the name, would any of my doubts put you off? The C surname, my sister being Katie?

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PeppermintCream · 26/05/2014 18:26

We have a Kate. Love it as a name. Lots if people do try and call her Katie, it's not for us but I'm happy for other people to use it as a NN.

HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs · 26/05/2014 18:25

Love Kate. It wouldn't fit our surname otherwise I would use it myself. It would probably suit a longer middle name too.

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 26/05/2014 18:24

Oh I didnt think of the royal connection. Also have Pippa on The List Grin whoops!

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Bowlersarm · 26/05/2014 18:22

Love Kate.

Would want it to be short for Katherine though. It's a short name, for me, not a full name.

Andcake · 26/05/2014 18:22

I think its a lovely name but removed it from our list because of Kate Middleton - didn't want to be seen as being on any royal bandwagon - or a fan of her of bland fashion