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BrookeLively · 12/08/2020 17:30

Me and DH recently discovered the name kitty and thought it could be an option for our DD. Any thoughts??

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AugustBreeze · 12/08/2020 17:31

I love Kitty!

Todaywewilldobetter · 12/08/2020 17:31

Love it!

PaundryLouder · 12/08/2020 17:32

It's ok but make it Katherine on the birth cert.

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2020 17:33

It's fine apart from Hello Kitty.

caramac04 · 12/08/2020 17:33

Love it but agree Katherine on birth certificate

itbemay1 · 12/08/2020 17:36

It's cute! I know a kitty in her 20s very cool name

rainbowsandrage · 12/08/2020 17:46

I like it but I wouldn't do as previous posters have advised and put something else on her birth certificate

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 12/08/2020 17:52

It depends on the local accent. In my area it would most likely be pronounced Ki-ee (Ki pronounced as in kit but without the T, ee pronounced as in fee but without the F) and that would put me off.

danascully96 · 12/08/2020 17:57

Katherine “Kitty” would be best for professional purposes and for flexibility if she wants a more formal name. Jane Austen did it, so why not you?

MikeUniformMike · 12/08/2020 18:08

I'm another who wouldn't put something other than Kitty on the bc.
If it is good enough for Earl Spencer's daughter and Ms Dimbleby, why would she need a 'formal' name?

danascully96 · 12/08/2020 18:21

It is a bit twee and young sounding. I think giving a child options is best because perhaps she doesn’t want a pet name? I really like Kitty, but from my perspective, Katherine “Kitty” makes sense, just like Joshua “Josh” makes sense and it doesn’t seem unnecessary or unnatural to have a formal name.

danascully96 · 12/08/2020 18:23

Or Catherine! I like that spelling more than Katherine I think.

AugustBreeze · 12/08/2020 18:45

Or Catharine.

PoodleMoth · 12/08/2020 18:47

Love it and would definitely put it like that on the birth certificate

123Dancewithme · 12/08/2020 18:52

Love it!

Stinkyjellycat · 12/08/2020 18:53

Love it.

Twickerhun · 12/08/2020 18:54

Love it

ILoveStickers · 12/08/2020 18:54

I know one who is Caterina.

BeChuille · 12/08/2020 18:55

Too cutesy. Bit stripper.

Katherine is ok

Dogsgowoofwoof · 12/08/2020 18:57

Horrid, sounds childish. Also, to me it doesn’t sound like a proper name.

nasiisthebest · 12/08/2020 19:41

Like it as a nickname.

TriSarahTops · 12/08/2020 20:04

It’s OK as long as neither the middle name or the surname is Hope. Kitty Hope sounds like a cat sanctuary yes, I know a child with this name.

WhereTheCrawdadsSing · 12/08/2020 20:37

I like it as a nickname / shortened version of Catherine or maybe Catriona? I think on its own on the BC, it's one of those names she may hate you for giving her. Sorry, it's just a bit silly as a full name. And I'm definitely not one of those people who insists there must longer name on BC and I do like different and nature inspired names. But kitty is a bit childish for an actual cat. Bit much to saddle a grown woman with it imo. Which is why I'd give her the option of Catherine.

WhereTheCrawdadsSing · 12/08/2020 20:38

Must be a*

TurnUpTheHeat · 12/08/2020 20:45

Love it but it's a nn for Katharine/Catherine. Just as Lizzie is a nn for Elizabeth and Maggie/Meg/Peggy for Margaret. I could go on. Ned nn Edward, Kit nn Christopher, Mandy nn Amanda, Penny nn Penelope, Tony nn Anthony.

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