I was daydreaming about the names I’ll give my kids someday in the very very very far off future. My grandma, who I’m very close to, is named [name]Kitty[/name]. I know it’s kind of a “nickname name”, but it is a “family name” too. Also, possible sibset names include [Girls:] [name]Cybil[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] “[name]Gen[/name]”, [name]Winona[/name] “[name]Winnie[/name]”, [name]Agnella[/name] “[name]Nella[/name]”, [name]Violet[/name], [Boys:] [name]Philip[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name] “[name]Bas[/name]”, [name]Louis[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], or [name]Ed[/name]-Names ([name]Edward[/name], [name]Edgar[/name], etc.).
[name]Do[/name] you think it fits in with possible sibsets? (What’s your favorite sibset using [name]Kitty[/name]?) What’s your first impression of the name on a baby? What’s your first impression of the name on an adult? Other thoughts?
Overall: Yay or Nay?
EDIT: lexiem brought up a new nickname that I hadn’t thought of: Kit. Most of the arguments against Kitty is that it sounds sexual and might make it hard for her to excel in life. Does anybody have an image different of that for Kit? Any other comments on the nickname?
Sorry, I have to go with nay. It’s great as a nickname or even as a given for a young child, but it’s very childish and most people would just think of cats. I can’t picture it for an adult. It could work wonderfully in the middle, though. I have considered it as a way to recognize one of my favorite vacation spots, kitty hawk, [name]North[/name] [name]Carolina[/name].
As a full name I would not do it. It has a very sexual/stripper feel to me as a given name. However as a NN for [name]Catherine[/name] I think it is very soft and sweet. If you have other names on your list with NNs I would do [name]Catherine[/name] NN [name]Kitty[/name]. I still think it would honor your grandmother just as much as if you had named her just [name]Kitty[/name]. I think [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Louis[/name] would be an amazing sibset
I think it’s great as a nickname, but I don’t like it as a full name. I know an [name]Antoinette[/name] who goes by [name]Kitty[/name] (it’s a personal nickname, not related to her real name obviously) and she loves it, but she doesn’t use it on applications or to go to job interviews. She works in the medical field and while her friends call her [name]Kitty[/name], and her brother ([name]River[/name]) calls her [name]Kitty[/name] exclusively, everyone else uses her name. I’d never take Dr. [name]Kitty[/name] G. seriously, but Dr. [name]Antoinette[/name] G. is fine. It’s cute for a baby or little girl, starts sounding sexual for a teen (sorry!), and gets a little ridiculous on an adult if it’s their only name.
It also doesn’t go with any of the other names in your sibset. Now [name]Kitana[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] (since it can be [name]Kit[/name]), Ankita, Kitra, [name]Nikita[/name]…any of those are nice.
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Kitty[/name] as a nickname and its on my own list but I don’t think I would use it alone.
I have it down for [name]Ketzia[/name] as well as [name]Katharine[/name] and possibly [name]Katia[/name] or [name]Caitlin[/name].
Is it possible your grandmother continually used [name]Kitty[/name] but was really a [name]Katherine[/name] or another international version of [name]Katherine[/name]? I have a couple Kittys in my family tree too and they were Katerinas and Katias before they Americanized. I would use those and call her [name]Kitty[/name] before I used just [name]Kitty[/name], honestly.
I’m in the minority here, but I do like it as a standalone name. I’m a fan of vintage nickname names, and since they are coming back in vogue, I think you could get away with it. I saw an old gravestone with the name [name]Kittie[/name] [name]Belle[/name], and I thought it was just darling. I think the right female could wear [name]Kitty[/name]/[name]Kittie[/name] all her life and make it work.
Where I live [name]Kitty[/name] is used as a nn only… It’s a nn for names like [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Katerina[/name] etc
I had a Southern (US) preschool teacher called ‘Miss [name]Kitty[/name]’. It reminds me of being forcefed mac n cheese (which I’ve never liked) and seeing black & white kids segregated and required to sit at different tables in the early 70’s. Not pleasant memories. The name seems absurd on a human.
[name]Kitty[/name] is an adorable vintage nickname, but just doesnt work as a full name for me. It’d be difficult to take a ‘[name]Kitty[/name]’ seriously in a professional environment. I would also want to option of introducing myself as katherine, [name]Kristina[/name], [name]Keturah[/name], etc. Rather than just being [name]Kitty[/name].
I think [name]Kitty[/name] is really charming and I wouldn’t bat an eye to meet a teenager or adult named [name]Kitty[/name]. I think that it may work best as a nn just so your daughter has a longer option but if you plan on solely calling her [name]Kitty[/name] I could see it working. I also think the family connection makes it very special and is a wonderful way to honor your grandmother. I do think that [name]Kitty[/name] would fit in well your other girl names I could absolutely see a [name]Winnie[/name], [name]Nella[/name], and [name]Kitty[/name] sibset but [name]Kitty[/name] may feel a little odd being the only one without a more formal full name.
I know someone called [name]Kitty[/name] - her mother always wanted to name her [name]Kitty[/name] but in case her daughter didn’t like it in later life - on her birth certificate it is actually [name]Catherine[/name]. But [name]Kitty[/name] loves [name]Kitty[/name] and [name]Kitty[/name] is what it has always been.
I knew a [name]Cristina[/name] whose nickname was [name]Kitty[/name] There’s also [name]Kitty[/name] (who I believe was a [name]Catherine[/name]) from Pride and Prejudice. I like it as a nickname but I agree there should be a formal name to put on the birth certificate.
Yay! I have a friend called [name]Kitty[/name] and she loves her name! [name]Kitty[/name] is also her full name. She’s very intelligent and wants to become a barrister.
I think [name]Kitty[/name] is adorable as a nickname…but I prefer it as nickname not as a full name. I think giving your kid a full name like [name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Katelynn[/name]/[name]Katerina[/name] etc is better because it gives them more options. Not just to have something “more professional” for when they start a career…but what if your kid just hates having a really cutesy name. I mean, there’s nothing to fall back on.
Couldn’t have said this more perfectly. I think using the nn still honors you grandmother. [name]Remember[/name] that when she was born women mostly worked at home and were taught to be much more docile than today. A full-name like [name]Kitty[/name] might not have thrown up as many road-blocks as it could today. And while we theoretically men and women are equal many professions still are male dominated and difficult for a women to break into. [name]Kitty[/name] as a name is very sweet and sugary and your daughter might decide she needs something with more umph. [name]How[/name] would you feel if she shortened it to [name]Kit[/name]? or would you prefer a [name]Katherine[/name], etc?
I agree that in the past [name]Kitty[/name] as a given name would’ve been less problematic since many/most women didn’t go to college or get jobs.
If you can stand [name]Katherine[/name], i think it’s a great name and [name]Kitty[/name] is a sweet, vintage nickname for it.
I also like [name]Kit[/name] as a standalone name on girls, and i know a little spitfire of a girl named [name]Kit[/name] who fits it perfectly (her family sometimes calls her Kitten, but mostly just [name]Kit[/name])
