Character nickname question

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Hey guys! Help me out with naming in a story I'm working on?

I'm pretty sure my main character goes by Kit, but it needs to be her nickname (this is relevant to the plot, I swear!). Whatever full name she has, I need to be able to get another nickname out of it that doesn't sound anything like Kit and isn't immediately recognizable as coming from the same full name, preferably starting with a different letter (example -- Anna and Stacy for Anastasia). I kind of feel like her full name is Katrina, but that's more or less open to change. So possibly nicknames for Katrina (it can be a stretch; I don't mind) that don't start with 'K' are ideal, but if you need to go with a different full name, go ahead and suggest.

She's told me pretty firmly that Kit is her name, but if you want to make a suggestion of a full name and two really different nicknames that you think would work well here, I wouldn't mind hearing it.

If you're really curious why this is relevant, I can tell you; I just wanted to make sure y'all knew that it wasn't just me being obsessed with nicknames again. ;)

For reference, this is for a elementary-school-aged girl born in the early 90s. Thanks!

Comments

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I would totally use Katherine, but that's my real name! D= I feel weird enough using a name that's a little close to my own name. I'm really wary of the self-insert thing. Thanks for the suggestion, though!

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Katrina = Kit and Trina
Ekaterina = Kit and Terry
Katarina = Kit and Tarina
Katherine = Kit and Kay

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Ooo I think Trina could work. I had originally thought Trini, but that was a little too Power Rangers for me. Katherine's my real name, so I don't feel like I can use it for a character, but those a great suggestions, thanks!

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Also from Katrina/Ekaterina/Katarina, you can get Katrine, Kat, Katy, Katia (personal favourite), etc.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I know a girl, same age as you descibed. Her name is Katrina and she goes by Nina. There is alo: Tina, Rina, Trina, Kati, Nana, Trinie, Rin.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Homygod, I love Nina/Tina! That's excellent, thank you so much! It needs to be something that sounds really different from Kit, and that's perfect. (One of them is dead, and it shouldn't be obvious that they're the same person.)

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

What about Rina/Reena?

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Christina? Kit is traditionally a nickname for Christopher so it should work for Christina/Christine I would think.

Then you could have Tina maybe as the other nickname?

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I had a character do that :)
For years he just had a totally random nickname (unrelated to any actual name at all), finally got a proper first name, then decided he wanted a new nickname for it.

Caitlin (or whatever spelling)
Kathleen
Katia
Katharina
Katarina

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

She actually isn't trying to change her name on me (although I know how that feels), but there are two girls, one is dead, and the other I'm pretty sure is the dead girl reincarnated, although that's a bit up in the air.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Ah that makes sense, and sounds really interesting. :)

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

the first name i thought of was katherine.

[3lati0n.livejournal.com]

my grandma katherine goes by kitty =]

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

when you said "kit", i immediately thought of the name katrina.

kat
kate
katie
trina
rina
"reenee"
...
maybe anna? that may be a bit of a stretch.