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Kit - what is it short for and is it cool or weird?

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Momdeguerre · 03/07/2009 22:27

I know it reminds me of the car in Nightrider but I still think it is kind of cool as a boys name.

Let me have it. . . . .

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lottiejenkins · 06/07/2009 08:46

My nephew is Kit christened Christopher.

buzzybee · 06/07/2009 09:03

The book's called "False Colours" by Georgette Heyer if anyone's interested!! The leading men are twins called Christopher (called Kit by his mother and Kester by his brother) and Evelyn. The girl is called Cressida (Cressy).

Wilkiepedia · 06/07/2009 09:21

Yuk for a boy, growing on me for a girl

Fillyjonk · 23/07/2009 16:00

I love it

I don't actually like Christopher though and we don't do just abbreviated names

Hulababy · 23/07/2009 16:05

i have an auntie kit, short for Kathleen.

Have seen kip as short for Christopher rather than kit.

seeker · 23/07/2009 16:12

I know a very very posh Christopher who is known as Topher.

RetroMum1 · 23/07/2009 17:20

It is my number 1 boys name and I'm just working on DH so we will use it is this one is a boy!.

It is originally short for Christopher and was very common in the 1940's and 50's. It has since become a name in it's own right and is now becoming more popular again.

I like it because if I had been a boy i would have been Christopher, which I'm not keen on but i still feel by using it the link will still be there.

Stayingsunnygirl · 23/07/2009 17:28

I wanted ds1 to be shortened to Kit, but he never was - when he was a baby, it just didn't feel right, and now his friends all shorten him to Chris (which I secretly don't like at all, as it reminds me of a very boring family member).

JRocks · 23/07/2009 17:33

My great grandmother was called Kit, short for Kathleen. I like it better as short for Christopher though, especially as that's my brother's name.

Gooseberryfools · 17/01/2017 20:26

Cato

Christoph

Constantine

Gooseberryfools · 17/01/2017 20:32

Chester

Clement

Gooseberryfools · 17/01/2017 20:33

Cuthbert

Gooseberryfools · 17/01/2017 20:37

Conrad. Nickname for Conrad is kirt, so kit isn't too dissimilar

Blacksox · 17/01/2017 20:41

I know 50 Kits* born in the last year - it's everywhere!

*OK, 4 - but still...

titchy · 17/01/2017 20:44

Suspect OP has named the kid by now gooseberry!

Blacksox · 17/01/2017 20:46

OMG - why do people keep resurrecting zombie threads?

missjoannet9 · 17/01/2017 20:50

I like it but what puts me off it is that people around Glasgow call Heroin "Kit" x

WatchingFromTheWings · 17/01/2017 20:51

I know a Kitson, aka Kit. Never knew it was short for Christopher.

WatchingFromTheWings · 17/01/2017 20:52

Ffs, just spotted the age of the thread! Hmm

Gooseberryfools · 17/01/2017 21:26

I only just spotted the age of the thread! Not sure how that happened

MistyMinge · 17/01/2017 21:31

This was on my list for DS1 but DH wasn't keen. I still really like it.

MistyMinge · 17/01/2017 21:32

Hmmm Kit is now 6 years old Grin

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/01/2017 22:14

Kristian (Kit).

Manumission · 17/01/2017 22:18

I think there's about to be a big glut of Kits.

LouiseBrooks · 17/01/2017 22:24

I was wondering why no one had mentioned Kit Harrington. He was probably still at school when this thread started.