Is kitty short for anything?

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and is it just too comedy to be considered?

It's short for Katherine

No, I know loads of Kittys and think it is adorable.

My friends have Katherine as her 'back up name' for one of the Kittys I know. Think this is a good idea but not essential.

my friend calls her daughter kitty , but her real name is kathleen

Why is it comical?
I have a Kitty and she is Catherine though it would have been easier to have called her Katherine.

There are at least 2 Mnetters I can think of who have DDs with the standalone name of Kitty.

I think it's lovely, but then I would.

i really like kitty but daddy would say no...it is short for katherine i believe so you could go with that and call her kitty xx

i should say that i had considered the name kitty for one of my children, but i have a niece called tabi and it seemed a bit too cat themed, but i do like it v much

Why is it ok to shorten Catherine to Cat with no cat references but no so Kitty?

can't do Katherine, weird family reasons - you know what it's like . Kitty is cute but is it acceptable for an adult? I think so but reckon dh would veto it.

I know an adult Kitty (aged 38); she is great and the name seems funky and cool, not childish. She sometimes calls herself Kit. I love the name, personally

My grandma was Kathleen, but called Kit/Kitty.

I like Kit and Kathleen. Not so keen on Kitty though.

my DD3 is Keturah nn Kitty. Love Kitty obviously but didn't like Katherine and think Keturah is fab and works to be shortened to Kitty.

My sis calls me Kitty, I am originally Katherine, always called Katie and I love Kitty. If I could persuade everyone who knows me to call me Kitty I would!! Go for the short version, I hate my long winded name that only comes up in the doctors surgery!!

I had a great aunt who was Kitty for Kirsten.

My cousin is really a Nikita but called Kitty

Kitty's a great name, wouldn't bother with Katherine if you like Kitty. I do know a Caitlin who is always Kitty.

Kitty is lovely, but if it were mine I would was a "grown up" name too...

Katherine
Kaitlin
Kirsten
Kathleen
Katrina
Caroline
Katrina

I used to know a Kizzy....

I 'bothered' with Catherine because I like the name not just for her.

Although she's usually Kitty, we do sometimes call her Catherine and I like having the range IYKWIM. DD1 is Elizabeth but 90% of the time is Lizzie.

It's a fine name. Nearly all names have been translated or changed from their originals anyway so there is no such thing as a 'proper name'. I know 2 kittys. One is a doctor of about age 60 and one is 10. Both have Kitty as their full first name. I never heard anything bad said about them or by them about it.

My friend is called Kitty (short for Katrina)and it really suits her.

i love Kizzy- there's a character is a children's book (the diddakoi) called that; it's short for Kezia in the book

If my parents had called me Kitty I would definitely have liked to have the choice of being called Katherine, which is a much nicer name imho!

My auntie kit was called kitty when younger. Her name is Kathleen.