Christian name or nn - which way round?

[PrincessScrumpy]

Thanks to mn and talking to dh we've finally got our names down. In less than 8 weeks we will have (fingers crossed) twin girls and choosing names has been really tough. We are decided that one will be Heidi Matilda but still can't decide on the order of names for dtd2 - Alice Kitty or Kitty Alice.

I know some people hate Kitty but it's a family name which we love and my Nanna died 5 weeks ago so feels right to use it - would be Kitty not Catherine etc.

We feel Alice is the safe option and wonder if we're brave enough to go for Kitty as a first name.

What do you guys think? (dd1 is Lydia Victoria if that helps)

Lovely names. Personally I prefer Kitty Alice. I know of two girls who are "just" Kitty. I think its sweet and a fitting tribute to your Nanna

My middle name is Kitty.
I'm actually Katherine, named after my grandmother who was known as Kitty.

Personally, I'm glad it's my middle name rather than actually being known as Kitty myself.
On the other hand, I love the name Alice.

heidi and kitty sound gorgeous!! kitty kitty kitty!! i love kitty but wouldnt be brave enough to use it where i live and OH hates it [hsad]

I prefer Alice Kitty :)

Lydia, Heidi and Alice work really nicely together.

Heidi and Kitty sound great together.

Alice doesn't sound so lovely next to Heidi so wouldn't be fair.

I'll just throw a spanner in the works a little and say that Kitty Matilda sounds much better. Heidi is a different enough name to take Alice. Just a thought... :)

But Kitty is lovely as a stand alone name.

I also thought Kitty Matilda sounded lovely! Like both Kitty and Alice so can offer no further help other than to say if you love Kitty, then that's what should be her firts name.

I mean first name!

I'm not a big fan of Kitty really - very twee and cute only whilst she's very little imho.
Could you not consider Katherine Alice so that if she wanted she could be Kate later on?

I think alice is better as the first name, one that is more likely to grow up with her.

Kitty Alice. Lovely. Heidi & Kitty sounds great. Heidi & Alice sounds like you LOVE children's literature

They're all quite literary themed but dh is a journalist / writer and I was a writer (on hold at the moment) so seemed appropriate although it was by chance.

Definitely not Katherine - too plain for me and I really don't like the abbreviations, plus we wouldn't be really using the family name we love if we go with that.

I like Kitty best. Alice is nice too but I know a really amazing Kitty and the name is just another distinctive, cool thing about her.

Personally I wouldn't use Kitty as a first name as it sounds a bit wet to me.