Can Kit be a nickname for August?

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Hi all! I’m currently in love with the name August, but try as I might I do not love Gus or Augie as nicknames. I like Gus better of the two but it’s definitely not my favorite. I love the nickname Kit for a boy, and just thought that it could maybe work as a stretch/pet name type nickname for August. Especially if you say August fast and pronounce it sort of like “Au-Gist” the end sounds of the “it” are there? Or maybe I’m just reaching lol. What are your thoughts? Or let me know other nn options for August!

Can Kit be a nickname for August
  • Totally works
  • Works but it’s a stretch
  • Doesn’t work but could still be a pet name
  • Doesn’t work at all
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Do you think of August nn Kit as masculine or feminine
  • Masculine
  • Leans masculine
  • Gender nuetral
  • Leans feminine
  • Feminine
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I would use it for a boy but think it could totally work on a girl too!

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my dad calls me kit and my name is utterly unrelated :blush:

you’ll be fine

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Nicknames don’t have to be related to the name at all, and I think [name_u]Kit[/name_u] is absolutely a cute nickname for August. They’re both gender neutral too so it works both ways.

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As a pet name unrelated to first name, go for it. But I really can’t see how you can make a connection between [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and August. As a pet name okay, as a nickname I don’t think it works.

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I love it! I think it works well as a pet name. [name_m]Even[/name_m] as a nickname really … It’s not intuitive but lots of nicknames aren’t. I guess the only consideration is that a child named [name_u]August[/name_u] may choose to go by [name_u]Gus[/name_u] or [name_m]Augie[/name_m] whether you like it or not. If that’s an issue I think [name_u]Kit[/name_u] also works magnificently as a full name.

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[name_u]Kit[/name_u] could work as a pet name, it sounds a bit like “kid” so could work in the same way as names like [name_u]Sonny[/name_u] or Buddy.

I don’t think it shares enough sounds with [name_u]August[/name_u] to make an intuitive nickname (it’s just the T to my ear), but if you love it no reason why you can’t use both. FWIW I love [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and especially [name_m]Auggie[/name_m] too!

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I can see [name_u]Kit[/name_u] from [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] or [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] but I don’t see the connection to August. Sorry.

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I think [name_u]Kit[/name_u] could be a pet name

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Im in the US and [name_u]Kit[/name_u] is a definitely feminine for me but [name_u]August[/name_u] is definitely male.

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I think “kid” could be a pet name for any name and as [name_u]Kit[/name_u] sounds so similar, I think it works, too. However, it’s not a nickname I would make other people use as it’s a huge stretch.

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I also have this dilemma with the name [name_u]August[/name_u], as I’m not particularly on [name_u]Gus[/name_u] either.

I think I’d use Aussie / Ozzy… but again I think it’s a stretch!

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