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

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I desperately want to use Kate as a full first name myself.

Kate can be short for a lot of names in different cultures, but they're basically all variants of Katherine when it comes down to it, so if that's too similar to your name, you'll likely continue to have that issue.

[katnz03.livejournal.com]

It's unfortunate really that I like the name Kate because my name is Katrina and I suspect it would just be weird to call a daughter Kate (or Catherine etc). Maybe I will have gone off the name by the time I actually have children :P