Kate

[fedup1981]

We are considering Kate for our baby girl, it is the first name that feels do-able (or perhaps safe enough) She'd probably end up getting called Katie.

We were also considering Seren, Serenity, Violet, Elisha, Sophie, May, Beth, Cordelia, Elspeth and Fenella.

Our surname is a bit like Bellingford, does Kate/Katie Bellingford sound ok? And what on earth could I use as a middle name for Kate? it's a bit of a tricky one.

really like it - think it's simple and strong
also like Cate?

Middle names are tricky with very short first names...

Cate Rosamund Bellingford
Cate Eliza
Kate Luisa....

hard!

Good luck!

Kate - I like it!
Seren - I love this, my OH won't consider it
Serenity - Not so sure about this one..
Violet - Love, love, love! My best friend has a gorgeous 6 month old called Violet.
Elisha - Prefer Eliza
Sophie - Like, prefer Sophia
May - It's OK..
Beth - Prefer Elizabeth with nn Beth
Cordelia, Elspeth and Fenella - Don't like sorry

Isitmeor - I see what you mean! Dp has watched Firefly, maybe that's why Serenity appealed?

I know Elisha is traditionally a boy's name, but we liked it from the actress called Elisha Cuthbert.

Jollster thanks, the only thing with spelling it with a C instead of a K is that she'd spend her lifetime saying her name as "Cate with a C" which sounds like a pain in the bum.

Yeah it's going to be hard thinking of a middle name to go with it, that's for sure.

Love Katie ('tis my sister's name). She never gets Kate. I think Kate is a lovely name too - only trouble is people often drop the "t" and the person gets called "Ka'" a lot. Does that make sense? It's a bit like Matt - they're usually "Ma'".

DD is Katy but she does get Kate very often too. Her middle name is Jemima which goes with Katy but not with Kate. She loves her name

Kate is lovely! I would balance it with a longer middle name.

Kate Hermione
Kate Isabel
Kate Rosanna
Kate Cecilia
Kate Alexandra

Seren -- lovely, means 'star' in Welsh, so not related to Serenity
Serenity -- this is the name of an adult incontinence product by Tena, please NOOOOOO
Violet -- lovely
Elisha -- boy's name, OT prophet
Sophie -- lovely
May -- lovely
Beth -- nn for Elizabeth? Lovely anyway.
Cordelia -- lovely
Elspeth -- variant of Beth/ Elizabeth, lovely
Fenella -- don't really like

Kate -- lovely name on its own or short for formal name Katherine on birth cert. I love all Esmee's suggestions, would also like to add Esme.

How about Alicia (pr Aleesha) instead of Elisha? Or Alice?

Lovely, and goes really well with your surname. All the Kate's I know are very nice and confident .

Kate is a fantastic name (in my completely unbiased opinion ). I know lots of us, and I don't know anyone who doesn't like being called Kate.

I would go traditional with the middle name too - Ann, Mary, Elizabeth etc

Kate is a brill name, one of our top 3, personally can't stand longer versions including Katie. All the Kate's I've ever known have been very cool and liked by everyone - all the boys fancy them and all the girls want to be their best friends. They've also been some of the most creative people I've known.

Depends who you know with what name I suppose. It's def my fav out of your choices, and I would say with a long surname you've got quite a lot of choice for a middle name (we have one syllable surname so finding it hard to pick a decent middle name)

Katherine Ann is one of the prettiest names ever. I went to school with one girl named this and never forgot it.

My DD is Katherine Ella. She is called Katie, Katie Kates and Kate. She likes all of them but has asked lately to be called Kathy which I am not at all sure about.

Kaffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee your tea's ready! Hmmmmmmm....

I know a Kate who is just Kate, but wishes she had a "real" name ie: Katherine, although many people assume that she is a Katherine anyway. I also know a Katherine who is always known as Kate and hates being associated with the name Katherine. So I guess you can't win either way.

Anyway, I really like Kate, and it is not at all common at the moment (around here anyway).

I love you BooHoooo

I love you too, BooHoooo!! Do I know you?? Must do (!)

I got straight Kate and am rarely called anything else (only a few ever say Katie - doesn't bother me, but don't tend to suggest it) - never really wished to have a longer name, the abbreviated version was always fine.

Ella goes next and they chime well together. Wasn't so keen on it when younger, but love it now.

I´d go for Katherine Elizabeth.
I love Violet and Cordelia btw.

Kate Elizabeth is lovely.
Kates can still be shortened/lenghtened to Kat or Kitty. Lovely.

We called our little girl Katherine but shortened to Katie - wanted her to have the option of Katherine, Kate or Katie when she was old enough.

We didn't give her a middle name as couldn't find one that me and my DH agreed on. If I'd got my way though would have been Katherine Anna. Also think Katie May sounds quite nice.

Kate is a fab name. How about one of these as a middle name:

Beatrice
Madeleine
Imogen
Josephine
Miranda
Millicent
Philippa
Rosalind
Edith
Fran ces
Florence
Penelope

I think Kate on it's own sounds a little abrupt, and doesn't really work with the formal full name (ie with middle name) to me, which might be why middle names are a bit tricky. However Katherine combines with many things, and Kate is an excellent nn, which sounds fine with your surname (same with Beth/Elizabeth, although Beth Bellingford isn't too good). I think Katherine would go with most of your other names you like.

I think Kate on it's own sounds a little abrupt, and doesn't really work with the formal full name (ie with middle name) to me, which might be why middle names are a bit tricky. However Katherine combines with many things, and Kate is an excellent nn, which sounds fine with your surname (same with Beth/Elizabeth, although Beth Bellingford isn't too good). I think Katherine would go with most of your other names you like.

Oops - I got a very weird message just then (with Super users involved) hence the double post.