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Katie for a girl?

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middleclassdystopia · 10/12/2013 16:39

What do you think?

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Weegiemum · 10/12/2013 16:42

I have. Katherine, her own choice of nn (she's 13) is Kathy.

If I were you (I'm not!) I'd give a Katherine/Katharine/Catherine name and then use nn if you want.

But I'm a big no-no on nicknames as formal names.

ZingSweetPea · 10/12/2013 16:42

lovely!
one of my nieces is Katie (Catherine)

I don't know if it's popular or what but I love "proper" names!

veee123 · 10/12/2013 16:43

No .

GwendolineMaryLacey · 10/12/2013 16:48

Lovely but agree with the Catherine/Katherine Sunday name.

Beeyump · 10/12/2013 16:49

It's...nice. That's all.

MummyBeerestCupOfCheerest · 10/12/2013 16:52

I love it. If Evie can be a full name, why not Katie?

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middleclassdystopia · 10/12/2013 16:56

Yes don't mind Katherine for a more formal version

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DingDongUriGelleryOnHigh · 10/12/2013 16:59

For a girl? Yes.

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middleclassdystopia · 10/12/2013 17:01

Well not for a boy!

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Dumpylump · 10/12/2013 17:02

Well, my middle name is Kathleen, but I'm afraid for me Katie would be a no-no. It's a nice name but has been ruined for me by Ms Hopkins and Ms Price!

DingDongUriGelleryOnHigh · 10/12/2013 17:09

Your title! Grin

pinkandsparklytoo · 10/12/2013 17:09

I have a friend called Katy, not short for anything.

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middleclassdystopia · 10/12/2013 17:09

Not even sure who ms hopkins is?

Yes Katie Price is a put off but isn't she Jordan anyway?

Argh so hard picking names!

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middleclassdystopia · 10/12/2013 17:10

DingDong must be the hormones Grin

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akachan · 10/12/2013 17:14

I love it but I know an amazing beautiful adult Katie so I'm biased.

Frontdoorstep · 10/12/2013 19:25

Yes, it's lovely and I would just call her Katie, I wouldn't go for another name on birth certificate that you wouldn't plan to use, that just leads to confusion with official documents.

sausageandorangepickle · 10/12/2013 20:09

For some reason I do see Katie as more nickname-y, but Kate as a full name, so , personally, I would give the more grown up Kate and use Katie (don't really like Catherine/Katharine/Cathryn/Kathy at all, sorry)

elliegoulding · 10/12/2013 20:11

like Grin

Minty82 · 10/12/2013 20:12

I really like it but for some reason prefer it spelled Katy. I'm another who would feel obliged to use C/Kathe/arine as the full name though!

ZombiePenguin · 10/12/2013 20:12

Katie makes me think of Katie Morag, so yes!

I prefer Katherine though as it gives more nickname options, so to YOU she could be Katie, and then maybe in a business environment, she's a Kath, or to best friends, Kathy/Kat/Kitty/KitKat Grin and so on. Loads of options, althoigh personally I like Katie best.

BartBaby · 10/12/2013 21:15

I know a 2 yr old girl called Katie. It's not nickname for anything. And she is very cute. They could always go by Kate when they are older if they wanted to. If you like it then go for it. I hadn't even thought of Katie Price or the other one.

DramaAlpaca · 10/12/2013 21:17

I like it very much, but am another one who'd put one of the longer versions on the birth certificate.

lisbapalea · 10/12/2013 21:18

I have a Katy and think the name is brilliant! biased

lisbapalea · 10/12/2013 21:18

Oops that wasn't supposed to go bold.

Totallyunited · 10/12/2013 21:21

Gorgeous, I know a few Katie's, both adults and Children and none of them are Katherine, it's a perfectly sensible proper name without needing a long version. Katie is much nicer than C/K atherine anyway

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