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?

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[songspell.livejournal.com]

My given name is Kate. I really like it, although I do occasionally have the "no, it's not short for anything" conversation.

I have never been called anything other than Kate (except for unrelated pet names, such as "pumpkin"), and the way I see it "Katie" makes the name longer which is the opposite of what nicknames were supposed to do. The story I tell people is that my parents liked all of the "Kate" names and figured that's what they would call me anyway, so they just named me that. (My family has never been big on nicknames, everyone uses their full given name.)

I see it as informal, but classic.