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Katie?

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mummytobemaybe · 18/06/2017 20:41

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sysysysref · 20/06/2017 18:47

Love it, know loads in their 30's and 40's as well as children. No need for a longer name on a bc as it's a perfectly proper name. None of the Katie's I know are Catherine's

Funnyfarmer · 20/06/2017 18:32

@MikeUniformMike
What do you think of it spelled like this Ceitidh? It's Gaelic
I'm undecided

MikeUniformMike · 20/06/2017 15:57

DD is Kate not Kathryn/Katharine/Katherine/Kathleen/Katie/Katrina.
I don't like the Katey spelling. Katie is ok and Katy is ok.

katmunchkin · 20/06/2017 14:56

I'm a Katherine who is called Katy - I prefer it to Katie, think it looks more grown up.

RueDeDay · 20/06/2017 14:44

Love it. Never met a Katie I didn't like. Don't think you need a longer name on the birth certificate, Katie is fine by itself.

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 20/06/2017 14:42

Katie is gorgeous.

It's my sister's name and my daughter's middle name.

Why on earth are people saying it has to be Katherine? First world problems

Funnyfarmer · 20/06/2017 09:25

If a name can be shortened.
It's perfectly acceptable for a kathrine to choose to be called Katie, Kate, kitty, Kat.
Then why isn't it just as acceptable for a Katie to choose to be known as kathrine if they want to?

Dixiestamp · 20/06/2017 00:47

I agree, Kate544! I've never wanted a 'longer version' and it wasn't until I lived in England that people assumed I was a Katherine!

NachoAddict · 19/06/2017 23:47

I have a Katie so I may be bias but I think it's a lovely name. She does get Kate quite often though.

Kate544 · 19/06/2017 23:37

Kate and Katie are also perfectly good stand alone names. They're not necessarily short for Katherine!

CrownOfPrawns · 19/06/2017 10:14

Katie is a name for a little girl. Let her have K/Catherine as an official name and it will give her options for other stages in her life.

MacarenaFerreiro · 19/06/2017 08:33

You can't move for Katies around here - they're everywhere. Very, very common name. I liked Catherine for my daughter but vetoed it as everyone else appeared to be having Kates or Katies.

howthelightgetsin · 19/06/2017 07:24

Would you be using Catherine, Katherine, Katharine or Kathryn?

I like it but do much much much prefer the long version on the BC.

Titsywoo · 19/06/2017 00:10

And yes I haven't met any other kids with the same name.

Titsywoo · 19/06/2017 00:09

I have a Katie. I think it's fine as a name in its own right. She's a teen now and her friends call her Kate.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 19/06/2017 00:00

I have a Katie. Katherine on BC. Suspect she will become Kate when she goes to secondary school. (I wanted Kate originally.)

Surprisingly rare. No others in her year at school.

KanyesLunchbox · 18/06/2017 23:57

Had he not been him, ds would have been Katie, but with Catherine on the birth cert. I prefer it to Katherine, I don't know why.

ExplodedCloud · 18/06/2017 23:56

One of the nicest people I know is a Katherine known as Katie :)

buttercup54321 · 18/06/2017 23:51

Gorgeous name.

nameohnameohname · 18/06/2017 23:45

I'm a Katie - Katie on my BC - and I'm nearly 50 and work in a professional role.

Nothing cutesy about me!

Sophronia · 18/06/2017 23:07

It's a bit 90s. I love Katherine though.

RuthB4 · 18/06/2017 22:20

I much prefer Kate but Katie is sweet. If I were you I'd probably put Kate (or maybe Katherine) on the BC but call her Katie day to day.

NavyandWhite · 18/06/2017 22:06

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ABitOTT · 18/06/2017 21:59

I know a Katie who has a brother named Eddy. No 'proper' names on the bc, just Katie & Eddy. I think it is a Mumsnet obsession to suggest a 'proper' name on the birth certificate & maybe I could understand with truly babyish names; however, Katie can suit a child or adult.

SuperBeagle · 18/06/2017 21:44

I prefer just Kate.

I love Kate.

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