What is (male) Kit short for?

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As the title asks really, are there any alternative full names to Christopher?

Christian

Kit is short for Christopher...

Kit's been short for Christopher for quite some time - see Kit Marlowe, mates with Shakespere.

Never heard it with any other names.

Oh sorry, misread the question.

We pondered it as short for Christian but decided it was a step too far.

In a Dick Francis book he has the hero who is Kit short for Christmas!

Kester

Love love love Kit and if it was me it would be Kit on the birth cert!

Christopher.

I do know a Kit whose name is Kit on his birth certificate, so not short for anything.

I know a Christian who gets Kit.

Kitson?

DP is Kit short for Christopher

I taught a Kitto. I think it's Cornish. Everyone calledhim Kit.

Kitchen!

Kit used to be a very common nickname for Christopher. Not used so much now but I really like it.

Thinking phonetically, you could go with either Christopher or Christian. Kit is ace, especially in the form of the lovely chap who plays John Snow in Game of Thrones!

Kit Carson real name was Christopher

Kit Carson

Crispin.

Kitten

Kitty

Sorry meant Kitto

I was also going to say Kester. A lovely name.

None of these are intuitive nicknames, apart from Kit for Kitto.

I guess any name starting with K, C or Q could therefore shorten to Kit?

The one I knew was Kester.

I heard of someone naming a little boy Kitson just because they wanted him to be known as Kit. (Kitson happens to be a surname with some history in the area we live in, landowners and local dignatories etc.) I wouldn't have done that myself but it's a possibility.

Kitchener?

But really I think your best bet is either Christopher or just plain Kit. Anything else will just confuse people.