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

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I have a friend whose full first name is just Katie, "because we were going to call her Katie anyway, so why name her something else?" But if it was me, I would rather have Kate be my legal name and just go by Katie, because I think Kate ages better and seems more mature than Katie. But I definitely think Kate can be a full first name by itself, not too nicknamey.

I like Kate Rhiannon best of those, the other two don't flow well to me.