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Kathleen?

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Steph1502 · 24/05/2015 22:27

I love Kate. My MIL is Kathleen so I thought OH would be really up for this name but he says no he would want Kathleen and I can shorten to Kate if I want but officially Kathleen on birth certificate. But I don't really want my baby being known as Kathleen because some people would still call her that. Does that make sense? What do you all think? I'm not sure if Kathleen is too old fashioned and I think Kate is much prettier x

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cheymommyaz · 25/06/2015 20:10

we have kathleen as a middle name on our list but with a c

emmalineavocado · 29/05/2015 13:10

Kathleen is sweet, I knew an older one with nn Kitty.

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Steph1502 · 29/05/2015 13:08

I Defo think the majority rules here. Kate lovely Kathleen, not so much lol

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Koalafications · 29/05/2015 00:27

Sorry, but I think Kathleen is an awful name.

Kate is lovely, though.

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Steph1502 · 29/05/2015 00:22

Aww sorry catherine

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Caff2 · 29/05/2015 00:09

Yeah, I'm a Catherine. Caff. Cathy. Kate. Katie. On the phone "is that with a K or a C? An e or an A?" Nightmare bloody name, I have no idea why people like it.

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Steph1502 · 28/05/2015 21:40

Lol why does it make you think of that? No I'm not a fan of Catherine at all I'm afraid x

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wesH · 28/05/2015 17:12

Kathleen is a slimy name, makes me think of tapioca. Consider Katherine instead?

lljkk · 26/05/2015 22:07

I find Kathleen refreshing & young. The one I know best is simply Kath.

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Steph1502 · 26/05/2015 22:02

Said to him tonight that I'm not wanting to keep 'recycling' names and his answer was: but there's only 2 Kathleen's in our family.... I will keep working on it lol x

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LouisaB1990 · 25/05/2015 16:17

I love the name Kate but bare in mind some ppl will call her by her first name so if you don't like it don't use it cus it's a family name ppl will just call her by her full name

PunkAssMoFo · 25/05/2015 13:15

Catherine may be a little less old fashioned?

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CrystalMcPistol · 25/05/2015 00:18

I don't dislike Kathleen, it has an olde worlde Irish charm. By 'olde worlde' obviously I mean 1936 Grin

But her granny and aunt also being called Kathleen is overkill.

AlfAlf · 25/05/2015 00:14

I really like it, but it's a family name for me too so I'm biased. My aunt is a Kathleen but mostly called Kit, which imo is quite cool and androgynous-sounding. My great aunt is Kitty and my cousin is Katie.
I've a friend Kathy also, which is lovely.
It's a good classic name with a lot of good nn potential Grin

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Steph1502 · 25/05/2015 00:03

Ah I think geography does matter when choosing a name. I don't know anyone who has recently named their child Kate/Katie. And I'm the same I'm not a fan of Katie but love Kate. Don't know why

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looki · 24/05/2015 23:58

Ironically I really dislike Katie but like Kate but around here there are so many Kate/Katies that it got to a point where I wondered if it was compulsary to use it as a name where I am originally from (Ireland). Hearing it used so often made it a very unimaginative and futile moniker where every child will be known as Kate/Katie X in school.

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Steph1502 · 24/05/2015 23:51

Wouldn't use Caitlin as we have one on each side already and not a fan of Katie... Tbh I'm just totally stuck on Kate lol

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JustAScreenName · 24/05/2015 23:13

I love Kathleen and all (or most) of its potential nicknames. Kate, Katie, Kathy, Kat, Kitty... all nice.

I love Caitlín too but only if it's pronounced correctly, as kat-leen or caught-leen.

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Steph1502 · 24/05/2015 23:07

I agree Marci it's definitely timeless

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Steph1502 · 24/05/2015 23:06

Lol fair enough. I think I'll just keep on with Kate. He will grow to love the name as much as he loves her anyway x

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Marcipex · 24/05/2015 23:05

Don't use it if you don't like it! I ended up with a dreary old-lady name in the same way.
Go for Kate, it's pretty and timeless.

BertrandRussell · 24/05/2015 23:05

I'm Cathleen. But I have never been anything but Kate. If I had been younger, I probably would have changed the spelling to Cate because the only thing thT has ever called me even the slightest difficulty is having a different initial to my signature. But when I was young, Cate did not exist as an option!

CrystalMcPistol · 24/05/2015 23:03

Her own daughter is a Kathleen too? In that case no way. I'm always suspicious of people who have loads of namesakes.

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Steph1502 · 24/05/2015 23:00

Very good point thank you lol x

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