Kate

[katnz03.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Kate but not sure if people would find it too "nicknamey" for a first (full) name? 

I'm undecided on using longer names for which Kate could be a nickname if I would never use the longer name anyway - or maybe I just need to find a longer name that I like. 

What names could Kate be a nickname for?  I'm not really a fan of Catherine/Katherine/Kathryn etc because it's quite similar to my own name, nor do I really like Caitlin/Kaitlyn/Katelyn etc or Katie/Katy.

Also I quite like Rhiannon, Gemma and Aleida (Ah-LEE-da or Ah-LAY-da) as middle names for Kate.  Thoughts/suggestions?

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I totally support using it just for a nickname!

But I'm afraid you're already sorted out all possibilities for long name options.. unless you go dip into some other culture's name pot.

I quite love Rhiannon, but my boyfriend recently convinced me that Gemma sounds porn-star. It's interesting that you've come across Aleida, it's a very old-fashioned and very rare name here in Italy, and here it's pronounced Ah-LEH-ee-da.

I sponsor Katherine Rhiannon :)

[katnz03.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard Aleida until quite recently when a family friend named her child Aleida as it was a (Dutch) family name and she really liked it.