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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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[solyma.livejournal.com]

But if you're not picking Katelyn because of the popularity, you might as well not use Katie at all. Nearly every Katelyn I know goes by Katie at some point in her life.

Yeah, I hear ya. That's kind of why I'd like to give her an option beyond just Katie/Kate, so she could use her full name if she wanted to. But naming my daughter after my friend Katie is too important to just disregard because of popularity, you know? :) Thank you!