Kit (Christopher) or Frederick

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We have narrowed our name choice for our second son down to these two names. Christopher needs to feature either as first or middle name.

We both like Kit as my fathers name is Christopher but DH not sure about using Christopher as a first name as he is still alive and I wouldn't want it just to be Kit as I think its too nicknamey. Would you see naming after a living relative a problem? We would only really use the full name on paperwork.

Frederick is our other option but I am worried about the popularity of Freddie and wouldn't want if to turn into that. Do you think people would follow our lead of using Fred or even Red or just automatically go Freddie?

Personally I absolutely love the name Kit
Not keen on Christopher it Chris for a child

Christopher

I like Christopher/Chris but dislike Kit.

Frederick is OK but a bit fusty.

I’d pick Christopher and call him Kit. If I had a second son that would be on my shortlist.

Frederick. Christopher feels a bit dated now and, while I don’t think it’s a problem necessarily to name after a living relative, it feels a little unimaginative and potentially confusing to me.

My daughter is named for my mum not exactly the same name but a version of it derived from the same source which is nice and she loves that she has the same initial as her nanny. Versions of Christopher; chris, chrtisto and topher. I love Kitt Frederic though.

I am not a fan of either them, tbh I would think it odd naming your DS after your father, esp if he's still alive.

Frederick I probably prefer. Although heaps of Freddies around.

Christopher I actually do not mind itself but Chris is awful (I know lots of people in their 30s/40s called Chris, seems dated). Kit is ok.

Christopher nn Kit is great.

I dislike Frederick.

I like both, but quite prefer Frederick because I’m not keen on Kit as nn as well as Chris. Anyway I don’t think naming after a living relative would be problem. Actually imo it’s nice.

If you called him Fred, people would follow the name for sure. He introduces himself as Fred, pp will call him Fred, but you just can’t totally avoid Freddie, it would happen sometimes when child starts school.

Kit is lovely, not just a nickname!

Christopher nn Kit. Or Christian? A nod to your df name.

Hope this is not too outing.

At school we had a boy named Christopher, his younger brother struggled to pronounce the name so instead called him Kipper.

It stuck and that was his 'new' name, Kipper. This was 40 years ago though

I don't really like Kit as I don't think of it as a name as I think of a baby rabbit or Kitten.

So I would go with Frederick.

Bayandblonde DH has already suggested Kipper but I can only think of the childrens book character.

Everyone else I maybe wasn't clear enough 1st time. If we use Christopher as a first name it will only ever appear on on his bc, exams etc. He will always be Kit to us and thats how we will introduce him and register him at school. No chance of him being a Chris etc until he's an adult and chooses to be.

Love Kit with Christopher as a full name

Love Kit. Have it on my boys list but DH vetoed it last time (was a girl anyway!) Will try again next baby...

Love Kit with Christopher as a full name. Not sure where the idea someone has to be dead before you can name after them comes from-it's quite traditional to have family names, there are several members of mine in different generations who share first and middle names.