Kit?

[akamummy]

For a boy...
Your thoughts please.

I love it!
Trying to persuade DH if our next ( when I get pregnant!!!) is a boy that we should call it Kit. He's in favour of Dermot.

I love it, but would actually register as Christopher, then use Kit within the family.

That way, he gets a choice when he's grown up, if he doesnt like it.

Not too keen on Christopher though.
But I definitely love Kit.
My husband needs a little convincing. He prefers Fox (which has caused a lot of interesting debate already).
I also really like Beau but hubbie says its a girls name.

I like it...

...far better than Fox imo

just makes me think of David Hasselhof in a black pontiac.

I love it, I don't like Christopher either. I think it would be ok as a stand alone name. Or short for Christian or Krister?

Beau is definately a boys name, though imo quite naff.

Fox is too restrictive, not a name for a Doctor etc.

nope

Love it! Like Christopher too, but prefer Kit.

Sorry but dont like Kit. Ive known lots of Christophers but none has ever shortened the name to Kit. Reminds ne of Kitty; Kit-e-Kat;Git. Do like Chris though.

I love Kit- we were going to use it as a nn for Charles but DH hasgone off Charles.

Squishabelle - the fact you like Chris (one of the blandest names around) makes me happy that you dislike Kit. It also makes me like it more

blimey akamummy, was your post really necessary? That was rude

I was about to post when I saw how bloody rude you were.
If you ask for opinions you must expect that some people will not like the name.
There was no need for that.

If you don't want people to disagree with your choice of name then don't post here.

Thunderduck - Not at all. I do want to hear both sides. It just pleases me when people who like boring names dislike my choices - it makes me realise Im on the right track!

You are being rude. Your comment was uncalled for.

I think Kit sound quite feminine.

I have a Kit. We have followed the ?Christopher-shortened-to-Kit? rubric to give him other name options when he gets older. It?s a name I love and generally comments have been favourable, but there is no doubt that it is a rather feminine boys? name ? my son gets away with it by being sturdy, rumbuctious and utterly boyish, but it might feel a bit funny on a more delicate soul.

Also you cannot make a diminutive out of it without becoming utterly twee: I find myself calling DS ?Kit-kit? from time to time and it makes my teeth itch.

There is nothing rude about my comment. You are taking it in the wrong tone. I merely said that it makes me like Kit more when people who like names I dislike don't like it.

Calm down people!

Gizmo - I see your point, but I think Kit is short and sweet enough to not need a diminutive.

Kit (shortened from Christopher) was one of our top two. For the first 24 hours after ds2 was born we wavered a bit, and in the end what put us off using it was the fact that I see it as a diminutive of Christopher rather than a stand alone name, and I was a bit doubtful about calling ds 2 day to day by a name that wasn't actually similar in terms of initial and spelling, to the "main" birth cert. name. Also, Christopher interspersed with Kit on a day to day basis too confusing for us, and was wondering how it would work when starting school/dealing with officialdom and so on.

Prob all really wussy concerns, but didn't use in the end despite loving Kit.

I'm thinking of Kit as stand alone name. I'm afraid I really don't like Christopher.

I agree - am not massive fan of christopher. But loved KIt. Horses for courses - I do see it as a diminutive, ergo we didn't use it. But Kit is a lovely lovely name IMO.

"There is nothing rude about my comment."

Actually there is, I'm sorry you don't recognise that.

I love Kit, although nothing outstanding about Christopher (and I dont like it spelled with a 'K'). I dont think I can use it for DS though, just because we have a one-syllable surname and it sounds daft Much better with a two-or more syllable surname.