Name sorted, is this ok for nn?

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Hi, had lots of help on here before choosing names and we settled and are very happy with our choice for our girl ( due in 3 weeks )
She will be Cassie Ann T.
I have decided to use the nn Kitty for her as a baby, and then probably Cat as she gets older, does this sound ok?
We didn't deliberatly choose her initials to spell CAT, but i kind of think it's sweet.
DH isn't bothered, but i like it, what do you think?

I can see that Bunny, Cassandra is super formal (to my ears at least) whereas Cassie is fun and carefree.

No- Cassie on its own is fine BUT I don't understand why you'd call someone Cassie and then give them another nn. Either you like Cassie, which is presumably why you chose the name, or you don't, in which case don't choose it.

But Kitty and Cat are not short for Cassie.
All three are beautiful names. Esp. Cassie. But they're not the same name IYKWIM. I get that you do that in your family, but when she's older people will think it's odd.
Is there any reason you want to name your daughter something you're not thinking of actually calling her? Family name?

Actually I can kind of see how a Cassie could end up being called Cat (via Cass maybe) at some point in her life, but deciding in advance that you're going to name her Cassie but call her Kitty is just odd and would be confusing, I think.

Obviously you can call her what you want when she's a baby! But why not call her Cassie, if that's her name, it's a cute and perfectly useable name for a little girl.

Not sure about the initials thing, IMO it's bad enough having 'amusing' initials without also giving a nickname that draws attention to it! If you chose Ann as the middle name just so she'd have the CAT initials, you might want to reconsider whether that's the best way of choosing names.

I love the name cassie. I also don't quite understand why people name their children one name then call them something else - are you saying you would just disregard the cassie and call her kitty all the time?
My dd has a shortened nickname as her full name. If you want to call her kitty all the time then way not just name her kitty?
If she's going to be kitty affectionately (like oh calls our dd his princess sometimes) then I don't quite get the change to cat? Surely when she gets too old to appreciate kitty you'd just call her by her name.
Having said all of that only you and oh can make the choice. Give her the name and nn that feels right for you.

3bees No, she will be called Cassie 99% of the time, just Kitty instead of 'princess' or 'pumpkin' by me mostly.
I can see ( and you are all correct ) that I was over thinking the CAT nn, and won't be forcing it, unless it occurs from other people in time.

We chose Cassie because it is an 3rd generation old family nn derived from Casserine, not Cassandra, which tbh, neither of us liked.
Ann is from my side and a tribute to my only Grandmother who i love dearly, this will be her first Great grand child, and T, well i can't be changing the surname
It was coinsidental, and then when i realised what the initials would be i thought, oh thats quite sweet, and have been talking to her as 'my little kitty/kitten' every now and then, which feels right to me.

My name is similar, for example, the full version would be Rebecca ( or something similar ) but i was named Becky, and family call me Bex/Boo/Roo.

Thank you for the POV's she will not be Cat, just Cassie, and Kitty by me as and when.

Casserine! What a lovely name!

first Great grand daughter*

Yes i love Casserine, but DH only wanted Cassie, dispite the name being from his side!

Or Cassoulet if she goes to a posh school.

luckily she will just be Cassie erverlong no need to panic!

How can you choose nicknames, especially for when she's older? Its all a bit false and contrived. Nicknames are meant to evolve naturally. what would you do? Swap from one to the other overnight on a certain date? What a silly idea.

Ok, so Kitty is more of a "pet name" to be used within the family than a nick name to be used as a usual shortening of her Christian name? That makes more sense.

This kitty/cat thing seems really contrived and I find it crazy that you are planning this! If you end up using kitty as a little nickname the same as sweetie, princess or whatever then fine, but no need to try to link it to the name and then change it to cat bit baffling tbh. I do like the name Cassie though, very sweet

The Rebecca - Becky - Bex example isn't the same because Bex is short for Becky. What you're doing is (full classic name) Elizabeth - (birth certificate name, which is already a nn) Libby - (but nn will be) Wendy! Following the Rebecca example it would be Casserine - Cassie - Cass (or Cee, Ceecee, Sass, Cass-Cass). Kitty is a nn for Katherine and is completely different.

Cassie and Kitty are both lovely though.

Maybe you could think of another similar name and have a Milly-Molly-Mandy thing?

Cassie-Kitty-Chloe
Cassie-Kitty-Kelly
Kitty-Cassie-Kylie
Cassie-Kitty-Kaley

OK, I kind of get calling her 'kitty' or 'kitten' or something as a term of endearment, why not. If that's all it is though, you're probably over-thinking it a bit!

I like it and think you should go for it - you clearly like it, and as you said, it feels right. Cassie is a sweet name, and her initials spelling CAT is very cute! It doesn't HAVE to be logical or to "make sense" now, as others have demanded. It will all make PERFECT sense when she's born, and you're using those names and nicknames with a real, live person.

I like Cassie - don't confuse the poor child! Cat is naff to nick a turn of phrase from Bunny

Well you clearly have decided and are happy with this arrangement, you just need to realise that others will likely think it is batshit crazy. I still don't understand the thinking behind this!

I love Cassie and Kitty but you are over thinking. Your pet name will come naturally I wouldn't necessarily think it has to be an actual name though, that is confusing! And, what's with the cat thing, do you love felines? Why not just kitten for a nn between you and her? Kitty is a proper name in its own right I should know