Kitrick...?

[rdmk]

So our son is names Kit. My husband and I put down Kristian on the BC as my husband wanted a 'full name'. I have never gelled with Kristian despite us only calling him Kit. If I were to change it I really like Kitrick! (I actually find myself calling him that when I want to full name bim). I just wanted to know people's thoughts on the name! I think it's Scottish and means 'true victory'!

Kit could be short for Kitrick, like Pat is for Patrick!

The natural shortening for Christian, Christoph or Christopher is Chris.

I would use it as a full name and call him Kitrick! Kit as a nn.

Just use Christopher!

Kitrick sounds like a silly made up name. I wouldnt call a baby that..

Just keep calling him Kit

And Kitrick as a pet name if you feel like it.

It doesn’t matter what the ‘correct’ diminution is, just call him Kit and use that as ‘known as’.

And if you call him Kitkind, Kittooloo, Kitrick, Kitso or whatever as an affectionate name at home… fine!

Prefer Christopher

Use Kitrick as a nn for Kit.

How old is this child you want another chance to name?

Is it actually a name or did you make it up? Poor kid.

What about Kristoffer/Kristopher if you really don't want to use Christopher. Kitrick is awful (another Scot here who's never heard of it).

Stick with Kit.

Kitrick might be a cute little name you call him when he's little but doubt he'd appreciate it when a teen.

Kids will call him shitbrick

It might cause lifelong ongoing admin hoo ha for him if you change / amend his BC.

You like Kit, just use Kit.

I really like it

We're both not a fan of Christopher!

Cor MN is brutal. 😄

Not as brutal as a parent wanting to change a name from Kristian to Kitrick.

Kristian is a great name and I would stick with it.

Thanks. Should have seen that one coming.

Thank you. 😊

I would stick with it. But if you’re going to change it then just change the BC to Kit surely, especially if you never foresee him ever using Kristian

Great advice, thank you. 😊 I think I'm going to stick with it.

You could double barrel it.... Kit-Rick (as its clearly just two names squished together)
or Rickit?

I'm glad you've got a sense of humour OP. Mumsnet certainly is brutal. I don't personally warm to Kitrick but it's your son.
I would personally stick to Kristian, but if you don't feel Kristian suits him then change his BC to Kit. When people choose a given name (Kit) and then an alternative birth certificate name, it's usually to give a child a solid traditional back up for formal occasions or job interviews or to give some gravitas to an otherwise informal name.
I don't think Kitrick is giving him a good stable back up to Kit personally, it's probably giving him a name he might be embarrassed by and want to hide from people.
It's the kind of name that if used daily for his whole life it would just be his name and would be fine, but to pull it out the wood work on special occasions would probably be quite embarrassing for him as he would be met with puzzled faces. Just my opinion of course.

It’s awful, just put his name down as Kit.

😱 Nooooooooooooooo! It's awful Leave it as it is.