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[solyma.livejournal.com]

I have a very close friend named Kathryn, but she goes by Katie and sometimes Kate. I would like to someday name my daughter after her, but I don't love the name Kathryn.

Do you have any ideas for other names that Katie/Kate could come out of? I thought for a while of Katrien, which is the Dutch form of Katherine. Do you think that'd be too weird considering I'm not Dutch? :) I absolutely love Katelyn but because of its popularity, I'm not incredibly keen on it.

I'd like to have a long first name so she has the option of going by something other than the nickname, but do you think it's possible to use Katie alone as a first name? Can you think of any middle names that go well with Katie?

Thanks for your opinions!

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[anapology.livejournal.com]

Sure you can use Katie by itself, i hate it personally... it just really reminds me of a little girl and i don't think it works well past the age of 10. It brings spoilt brat to my mind :-/
But... thats just me!

I do, however like quite a lot of names that are other forms... (i'd use a C, not a K for most of these but since your friend is a K i suppose you'd want the K..) I don't think it's weird to use a name of another origin at all.

Kasia (kas-ee-uh) (slavic)
Katya
Katiana
Katarina, spanish, swedish, serbian, italian.. (italians also spell it Katerina)
Katriona (like Katelyn, this is also gaelic)
Kaitriona (like Katelyn, this is also gaelic)
Katrin (welsh)

[solyma.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm sorry it brings a bad image to your mind. My friend Katie is in her late 30's, so it's easy for me to imagine on someone older.

Thanks for all the ideas! I'm part Welsh, so Katrin is very interesting to me.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Btw, Katrin is pronounced as it's spelt.. rather that Kat-reeen as someone suggested. Well, i suppose it could be both but i prefer it my way!!