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What does Kitty say to you?

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KipperTheFish · 24/05/2015 22:39

I think elegant, 1920s period drama, strong but feminine.

DH says Bunny a la Katie Price.

I am desperate to use it, but I've got some persuading to do. And he's made me wonder if I've got it completely wrong... Have I? What does it make you think?

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AGirlCalledBoB · 25/05/2015 00:29

To me I immediately think of kitty cat, hello kitty and monsters inc because boo calls sully kitty.

For me it's a cute nickname maybe. How about a name like Katherine or Katie with a nickname of Kitty?

sandgrown · 25/05/2015 00:27

My lovely mum was bright and articulate . Her name was Catherine but she was always called Kitty. I love it .

CrystalMcPistol · 25/05/2015 00:21

My granddad's sister was a Kitty. She was a tough old broad who ran her own pub for over 50 years.

I too hate the 'high court judge test'.

looki · 25/05/2015 00:19

...I should add though that I know a fabulous adult Kitty and she really really really dislikes her name. Such a shame as it suits her so much.

looki · 24/05/2015 23:59

It says quirky and cool to me.

LunaMay · 24/05/2015 23:45

It makes me think of glee, kitty was a bully.

m0therofdragons · 24/05/2015 23:41

www.simmons-simmons.com/en/People/Contacts/K/Kitty-Debenham

Guess girls called Kitty can be lawyers at the very least.

broomy123 · 24/05/2015 23:39

Love it!!! I think it's really pretty and different to the names you hear a the time! Maybe have a more formal name on birth certificate to appease your husband?

m0therofdragons · 24/05/2015 23:38

Come to think of it our neighbour was called bunny - he was 70 and it was apparently short for Julian. Never quite got that.

m0therofdragons · 24/05/2015 23:35

My dad's cousin is called kitty after her grandmother and she's a surgeon. I believe princess Diana's brother has a daughter called kitty.
Anyway, my youngest is also kitty and to me it's the name of a strong minded girl with confidence and wicked sense of humour - well that's dd's character. It's been a name in its own right since the 16th century and is one of the dds in pride and prejudice.
I love it - can you tell?

getbusyliving · 24/05/2015 23:32

Marasola no that's her younger sister

VixxFace · 24/05/2015 23:31

Real bad.

Marisola · 24/05/2015 23:29

I think Kitty Spencer is actually Katya.

Marisola · 24/05/2015 23:28

LOL Hirples, I used to think just the same! Grin

getbusyliving · 24/05/2015 23:27

Bunny and Kitty are only comparable. In that they both can refer to pets.
However Bunny remains a 'pet' name whereas Kitty is well established as a given name and is quite a classy one imo

The beautiful niece of princess Diana is Lady Kitty, so the 'high court test' nonsense is redundant

CactusAnnie · 24/05/2015 23:25

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Pomegranatemolasses · 24/05/2015 23:24

Love it! Love it so much that it's what I named my only daughter. She's an extremely bright, confident and hardworking student.

Currently her ambition is to study medicine. (However should the notion take her, I've no doubt that she could some day be a high court judge shalli. ) Hmm

Go for it Op. It's a wonderful characterful name. Definitely 1920s elegance. Your Dh knows nothing - bunny indeed! Dd would be horrified by the notion, as would Dh who is a very straitlaced scientist and actually chose her name!

HirplesWithHaggis · 24/05/2015 23:22

I'm with NoArmani in this one, sadly. But yes, Katherine/Kathleen leave many options open as she grows, and there's no harm in a famiky nickname of Kitty.

Re the judge test, as a child I was amazed at how many parents had had the foresight to name their son "Justice", as in "Lord Justice Smith"... Blush

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 24/05/2015 23:21

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undermythumb · 24/05/2015 23:17

Love it, love it, love it. I think Jane Austen.

This constant reference to the high court judge test is one of the most stupid things I ever read on mumsnet.

It smacks of cultural imperialism and just how devoid of imagination must you be to think 'oh I haven't heard a judge by that name thus no one with that name will ever be a judge'.

Do you think that's the final test before being appointed? 'Charles - check; Micheal - check John - check. Oh hang on Kitty and Otis? No no despite being the best qualified and well respected they're out for not passing the name test.'

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KipperTheFish · 24/05/2015 23:13

Yes, it would definitely be a NN for Katherine so could be Katie/Kate or Katherine as an older child/ adult, all of which I also really like.

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LondonRocks · 24/05/2015 23:13

Nickname.

Rudawakening · 24/05/2015 23:11

My nan was Kitty her whole life, her real name was Mary Katharine. It's more a nick name to me than a name but I don't associate it with anyone other than my Nan who had an amazing life.

TiredAssShowgirl · 24/05/2015 23:10

I love Kitty!

I'd use Katherine as a full name, but love Kitty as a NN. Says sweet and strong to me, and plenty of stretch as an adult too.

Totally different to 'Bunny' and ilk imo. Jane Austen never called anyone Bunny Hmm