Kitty for DD?

I know a Kitty. She's fab. Suits her name. Not sure if it's a shortening/Nick name but it's great!

My daughter is called Kitty (the rescue named her), it suits her!
Seriously though, as others have said, I think it's a lovely nickname for a girl but perhaps use a longer legal name like Kathryn or Catriona, then she can choose whether to use the same nickname or a different one when she's older.

I know several Kitty's - some short for Katherine and some as the given name. I really like it and don't think it feels at all cutesie.

I wouldn't as a full name - maybe Kirsi for a similar sound or Kitty as a nickname for Katalin or some of the previous suggestions.

As a comparison, the name Isis was a name before it was a terrorist group. But I still wouldn't use it myself anymore 🤷‍♀️.

It is not that the name came after the animal name, it is that it is the same as a common name for an animal. I think kitten probably predates Kitty though, which isn't a million miles away. I don't mind it as a diminutive for Catherine as that gives her the option. But on its own, it removes any option to have something other than Kitty, which I know I would appreciate as an adult woman.

It is nothing like Mollie, Maisie etc, (which I don't like anyway), as their isn't a baby animal of the same name!

Kitty was a diminutive of Catherine long before it became a common name for cats, in the same way that Molly and Luna are girls’ names commonly used for dogs today.

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I think some people might be able to pull it off as adults. But it's cruel not to give her the option. It is nothing like Mollie, Maisie etc, (which I don't like anyway), as their isn't a baby animal of the same name! It's like calling her pup or Moggy or larva (ok maybe not). It is a name, but it isn't a name everyone will enjoy having. I wouldn't. I'd look a right prick at 5'8" with my very non cutesy look saying "oh hi, I'm Kitty". Other people will be fine with it. But at least give her the option.

I taught a Kaitlyn who was "known as" Kitty on the school system.

She's 21 now and still uses Kitty. She started a Photography business and it says Kitty Surname on her cards and promos.
It really suits her. But Kaitlyn is nice too.

Tabitha is a cat name anyway. Don't call her Tabitha AND Kitty. That's cruel.

My DS would've been Kitty if he'd been a girl. I still love it. I've since met two other Kittys and they are different ages and it suits them. I don't think it's really that different from Millie or Tilly etc

I'm not keen I'll be honest it's a bit of a cat name but I like Katherine or Kate but not kitty 🐱

Maybe full name Kathryn nn Kitty

I like it, think it suits all ages.
Not sure about Cat, sounds a bit “harsh”?

I love it. I know a teenage Kitty; it really suits her. She is very beautiful and very cool. She has a sister called Tabitha, interestingly.

I would use a longer name. My biggest fear would be Pussy jokes as a teen. I think Katarina is gorgeous.

I know a Kitty who had to endure many shouts of 'Hello Kitty" in the corridors at school. It was more common in that era (not sure if Hello Kitty is still around as,a brand now?).. and just a few idiot boys. But do be mindful ......give your daughter a escape route should she encounter this and be bothered by it.

My Tabitha is nicknamed Kitty! It's a well-known nickname for Tabitha but there's always one Mumsnet poster who always gets furious whenever anyone says this and insists Kitty can't be used as a name unless as a nickname for Katherine, so be warned, she'll be along soon 😂

I knew a lovely old lady called Kitty, and it suited her beautifully. I think it’s nice

Kitty is lovely but call her Kathryn, Kathleen, Caitlin, or something and give her options.

If you call her Katherine on her birth certificate but Kitty day to day, she has the option to be Kate/Katy/Kathy/Kath/Kat/Kit as well if she prefers.

It’s cute as a nn especially for a little girl, but yes you really want a form of Katharine on the birth certificate - or I suppose it could be a feminine of Christopher given Kit is in a nn for that. Take those two name stems together and that’s a lot of options! And you’ll be able to think of a few other plausible options - Tabitha, Verity etc

I like it but agree with the majority of the above, it really needs a longer, not so cutesy version.

I know a Tabitha that goes by Kitty, she's about 16 now and it started as a family nickname but she very rarely gets called Tabitha at all.

My dd is Kitty (Katarina on birth certificate for options, but no one calls her that); she’s only 6 but loves her name and has really leaned into the cat thing! I’ve had some compliments, either saying it’s lovely or basically how it was a great-granny’s name and has nice connotations.