Kate Elizabeth OR Nora Kate?

We are down to two names and baby girl is coming in just weeks. Help! Our older son’s name is [name_u]Charlie[/name_u].

We like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].

I worry about people calling her [name_f]Katie[/name_f], which is don’t like at all!

Which name do you think sounds better? Help a hormonal gal out, would ya? :slight_smile:

Thanks!

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] sounds choppy to me…I prefer [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].

I prefer [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] even though they contain the same amount of letters. [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] sound adorable. I would also steer clear of [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a fn if you don’t like [name_f]Katie[/name_f] as it is inevitable.

[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] gets my vote.

If you hate [name_f]Katie[/name_f], it has to be [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] more. Plus, because [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is already so short, I don’t think you’ll have too much of an issues with people using [name_f]Katie[/name_f] instead.

I don’t like [name_f]Nora[/name_f], so I have to side with [name_f]Kate[/name_f].

I like both. If you don’t like [name_f]Katie[/name_f] though, that might be a problem with [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Have you considered [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] maybe? You could use an [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] nickname and call her by that paired with [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a family nickname ([name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f], etc.)

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is such an adorable sibset. I feel like [name_f]Katie[/name_f] is inevitable if you decided to go for [name_f]Katie[/name_f]. (Plus, [name_f]Nora[/name_f] has always been a favorite of mine.)

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] for me. I’m a big fan of short and sweet :slight_smile:

[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] are very nice together. I really like [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].

I love [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] so much more than [name_f]Nora[/name_f], but I think [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] are adorable together! And if you hate [name_f]Katie[/name_f], I would definitely go with [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Kate[/name_f] are adorable together, though, and I like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] so much more than [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. If you’re willing to correct a few times, I think [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would be just lovely!

[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] seems very common and generic to me and a little bit dated. I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f], but the flow of [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is a bit choppy. I really do like [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] though. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is an adorable sibling set. Best of luck!

I like [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and I like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
As suggested- have you considered [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] -heaps of great nns including [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] which has a similar feel to [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] is just cute on a little girl. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] as a grown woman. [name_f]Liz[/name_f], [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]… the list goes on.

On [name_f]Kate[/name_f]: I think a [name_f]Kate[/name_f] may get [name_f]Katie[/name_f] sometimes- that said both of my DDs have friends call [name_f]Kate[/name_f] who are never called [name_f]Katie[/name_f] as children or teens. We didn’t know them as littlies- but I guess if they ever got [name_f]Katie[/name_f] it didn’t stick around long term.

Well, I love [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], unless you absolutely must have [name_f]Kate[/name_f] in there. Then my choice would be [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is too choppy. If you’re using [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as an honour name, have you considered other options, such as [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]? [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] would be beautiful.

[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] flows better, but to avoid ‘[name_f]Katie[/name_f]’ you’d have to choose [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f].

Have you considered [name_f]Katerina[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]? You will most likely be able to avoid ‘[name_f]Katie[/name_f]’ with this.

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]?

My daughter’s name is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]…we love it!

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_f]Kate[/name_f] are two of my favorite names. I love the idea of combining them. I’d go with [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] for sure.

[name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is very cutsie and I love it! If you don’t like the name [name_f]Katie[/name_f] you could always tell people strait out you dislike them calling her [name_f]Katie[/name_f] ;). If you want an alternative nn for [name_f]Kate[/name_f], you could try [name_f]Kathy[/name_f] or [name_f]Kat[/name_f], or just leave it at plain kate, which is so pretty on it’s own.