Kitty for DD?

[AmyParker]

Me and dh are due a baby girl in early june and we're discussing names. He suggested Kitty, which sounds cute but I thought it sounded quite childish and would not be the best when she's older. Do you agree or am i just being paranoid? Also he's not a fan of katie or Cat, which i suggested as alternatives.🙄😂
Thanks!

I like it, think it suits all ages.
Not sure about Cat, sounds a bit “harsh”?

Maybe full name Kathryn nn Kitty

I'm not keen I'll be honest it's a bit of a cat name but I like Katherine or Kate but not kitty 🐱

My DS would've been Kitty if he'd been a girl. I still love it. I've since met two other Kittys and they are different ages and it suits them. I don't think it's really that different from Millie or Tilly etc

Tabitha is a cat name anyway. Don't call her Tabitha AND Kitty. That's cruel.

I taught a Kaitlyn who was "known as" Kitty on the school system.

She's 21 now and still uses Kitty. She started a Photography business and it says Kitty Surname on her cards and promos.
It really suits her. But Kaitlyn is nice too.

I think some people might be able to pull it off as adults. But it's cruel not to give her the option. It is nothing like Mollie, Maisie etc, (which I don't like anyway), as their isn't a baby animal of the same name! It's like calling her pup or Moggy or larva (ok maybe not). It is a name, but it isn't a name everyone will enjoy having. I wouldn't. I'd look a right prick at 5'8" with my very non cutesy look saying "oh hi, I'm Kitty". Other people will be fine with it. But at least give her the option.

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It is nothing like Mollie, Maisie etc, (which I don't like anyway), as their isn't a baby animal of the same name!

Kitty was a diminutive of Catherine long before it became a common name for cats, in the same way that Molly and Luna are girls’ names commonly used for dogs today.

@VenusClapTrap

It is nothing like Mollie, Maisie etc, (which I don't like anyway), as their isn't a baby animal of the same name!

Kitty was a diminutive of Catherine long before it became a common name for cats, in the same way that Molly and Luna are girls’ names commonly used for dogs today.

I did go on to say this. You cut it out of your quote though...

It is not that the name came after the animal name, it is that it is the same as a common name for an animal. I think kitten probably predates Kitty though, which isn't a million miles away. I don't mind it as a diminutive for Catherine as that gives her the option. But on its own, it removes any option to have something other than Kitty, which I know I would appreciate as an adult woman.

As a comparison, the name Isis was a name before it was a terrorist group. But I still wouldn't use it myself anymore 🤷‍♀️.

I wouldn't as a full name - maybe Kirsi for a similar sound or Kitty as a nickname for Katalin or some of the previous suggestions.

I know several Kitty's - some short for Katherine and some as the given name. I really like it and don't think it feels at all cutesie.

My daughter is called Kitty (the rescue named her), it suits her!
Seriously though, as others have said, I think it's a lovely nickname for a girl but perhaps use a longer legal name like Kathryn or Catriona, then she can choose whether to use the same nickname or a different one when she's older.

I know a Kitty. She's fab. Suits her name. Not sure if it's a shortening/Nick name but it's great!