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Kitty for DD?

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AmyParker · 25/02/2021 19:49

Me and dh are due a baby girl in early june and we're discussing names. He suggested Kitty, which sounds cute but I thought it sounded quite childish and would not be the best when she's older. Do you agree or am i just being paranoid? Also he's not a fan of katie or Cat, which i suggested as alternatives.🙄😂
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DramaAlpaca · 25/02/2021 21:56

I don't mind Kitty on a young child, but I'd have to put a longer, more dignified form on the birth certificate.

Arrierttyclock · 25/02/2021 21:55

I used to work with a girl called kitty and it always felt like a strange name tbh!

MadeOfStarStuff · 25/02/2021 21:17

Kitty is a cute nickname but silly and twee as a full name.

Inmypjsagain · 25/02/2021 21:14

I think it’s pretty, but this is a family friend’s daughter’s name and now she’s a teenager, some cruel school friends decided to call her Pussy as a joke. I wouldn’t have made that connection but teens are mean and she hates her name and wishes she was Katie.

Hoping that is an unusual case but just thought I’d flag it!

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 25/02/2021 21:10

Very cute - I actually really like it, quite retro. But I'm not sure how happy I'd be as an adult introducing myself as Kitty - I guess it depends how confident your daughter is. Catherine, Katharina, Catriona, Katrina, Caitlin, Catrin, Christina, Christabel, even Claudia or Tabitha could all work for longer versions of Kitty (and would be safer options imo).

BallsToYouSue · 25/02/2021 20:45

Kitty is usually short for Catherine, as has already been said. If he is set against Catherine or Catriona maybe on the birth certificate, you could maybe call her Kit? I can imagine a cool, older woman called Kit, but imagine her cringing if she had to introduce herself as Kitty! Cute on a child, but picture a 35yo hedge fund manager or something. Would you like to say, "hey, I'm Kitty" to someone interviewing you for a serious job? If yes, then go for it.

Muskox · 25/02/2021 20:37

The Kitty I know changed her name to Kat as a teen, when she decided Kitty was too childish.

Bobbiepin · 25/02/2021 20:36

It's a baby's name and an old lady's name, not a middle aged professional and mum's name.

Graffitiqueen · 25/02/2021 20:20

What about kizzy?

BikeRunSki · 25/02/2021 20:16

I had a great aunt Kitty, who would be about 120 if she were still alive. In her case, Kitty was a pet form of Kirsten.

Twizbe · 25/02/2021 20:13

Kitty is short for Catherine usually.

We liked it but only as a nn. She would have been Catherine officially.

We decided against it only because our eldest's nickname is Puppy. It felt too contrived to have siblings known in the family as Puppy and Kitty

WonkyCactus · 25/02/2021 19:59

I agree that Kitty is a cute nickname but would give her a full name on the birth certificate. The Kitty I know is officially Kathryn.

Kimye4eva · 25/02/2021 19:58

Not as a full name, no. Far too cutesy. At least go for a full name that she can use if she wants to.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/02/2021 19:58

Love Kitty, I think it suits all ages.

Kitty1234567 · 25/02/2021 19:56

Our youngest is Kitty, full name Catriona. So she can use Kitty, or Cat or Triona, etc etc when she’s older. We know an adult who goes by Kit instead. I’d definitely give her a longer given name with Kitty as a “known by” or nickname

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