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Kit as a Girls name?

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mondayGinaB · 05/06/2022 22:15

how do you feel about Kit as a first name for a girl? I know it’s considered unisex but i’d love to know y’all’s thoughts on it!

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FearlessFreddie · 06/06/2022 05:46

In the UK it’s a boy’s name. A nice nn for Catherine though.

Footle · 06/06/2022 05:41

@TheGirlOnTheDragon , what a rude, narrow-minded post. I've reported it.

Dalekjastninerels · 06/06/2022 05:25

Name the baby Katherine, then call her Kit if you really want to.

TheGirlOnTheDragon · 06/06/2022 05:14

yes i am in the US!

Ah. Ok. Then pick whatever bonkers thing you want to, we can't help you judge! I mean people in the US name their children things such as Randy or Johnson as a first name. 🤣🤣

I don't think they'll ever - truly - grasp English. 😆

msbevvy · 06/06/2022 02:41

I too had an Aunty Kit. I think it was short for Kathleen but she never used her full name

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mondayGinaB · 06/06/2022 02:32

MarmiteCoriander · 05/06/2022 23:48

Kit is the name of David Hasselhoffs nightrider car from the 1980's- which was presumably male! Not a little girls name and never heard is as unisex. Are you in the US, hence using the term y'alls???

yes i am in the US! I believe that in the US it is considered Unisex as on multiple sites I looked at it said a boy or girls name. it is definitely most widely used as a nickname although i quite like Kit/Kitty as a standalone!

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mondayGinaB · 06/06/2022 02:28

DogsAndGin · 05/06/2022 22:18

As a nn for Kitty?

yes or as a stand-alone nickname type first name. If I were to name my child this i wouldn’t pick Catharine/Katherine though as i don’t particularly like that name for my family. but i’m loving the name kitty/kit!

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mondayGinaB · 06/06/2022 02:25

KimikosNightmare · 06/06/2022 00:43

Is it unisex? I think of it as a boy's name. Diminutive of Christopher.

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It seems as if its more prominent as a boys name but on several sites i looked at before creating this post said the name was unisex, so that’s where i got it. i’m not sure if it’s widely considered unisex though

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KimikosNightmare · 06/06/2022 00:43

mondayGinaB · 05/06/2022 22:15

how do you feel about Kit as a first name for a girl? I know it’s considered unisex but i’d love to know y’all’s thoughts on it!

Is it unisex? I think of it as a boy's name. Diminutive of Christopher.

Marcipex · 06/06/2022 00:40

I’d use Katherine or Kristine or Krista with a K and call her Kit at home.
I’m sure she would prefer the options of Kathy, Katy , Kit/Kitty as an adult.
I’ve never known it as a girls full name. The only Kit I know personally is a boy named Christopher.

FuncaMunca · 06/06/2022 00:19

And Kit was the name of the sister of geena davis' character in A League of Their Own. From 1992 if you remember that one Smile

Rubyroseyposey · 06/06/2022 00:08

Not keen

Divebar2021 · 06/06/2022 00:07

I love it

LyndaLaHughes · 06/06/2022 00:00

Kit is the name of Julia Robert's best friend in Pretty Woman.

MarmiteCoriander · 05/06/2022 23:48

Kit is the name of David Hasselhoffs nightrider car from the 1980's- which was presumably male! Not a little girls name and never heard is as unisex. Are you in the US, hence using the term y'alls???

whattodo2019 · 05/06/2022 23:39

Boys name - sorry

420Bruh · 05/06/2022 23:32

Love it!

janeseymour78 · 05/06/2022 23:31

I like it. You could say she's named after the badass character in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 05/06/2022 23:00

When I was little my friend's mum was called Kitty Fitten - just thought her name was great. (But I used to think Kitty was short for kitten.) 😬

Thedishonthecoffeetable · 05/06/2022 22:47

I had an Auntie Kit and tbh I never knew what her 'real name' was, she was just Auntie Kit, think I should do some family research now to find out what it was short for. Also had an Auntie Lou, guess there's a few names that was short for. I did have an Auntie Rose, her name was Rosina. Sorry OP rambling a bit but Kit bought back memories 😁

whenwillthemadnessend · 05/06/2022 22:42

I like it

Kitty in pride and prejudice

Always liked it since then cute girly name

fatbottomgirl67 · 05/06/2022 22:41

My dd's best friend was called Kit. The nicest girl you could ever meet. Great name

SoupDragon · 05/06/2022 22:41

I had a great aunt Kit whom would have been born at the end of the 1890s so it definitely works as a girls name. I'm pretty sure it was a nickname/shortening rather than her actual name though.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 05/06/2022 22:39

I know only one and she works for the trade union 🙂

User6761 · 05/06/2022 22:38

I've never known Kit as a girls name. If short for Katherine, I prefer Kate/Katy.