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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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[kati-d.livejournal.com]

My name is Kathryn Ann and I have gone by Katy all my life except for my grandmother who calls me Kathryn (old fashioned i suppose) Im in my 20s and I still go by Katy and I think it works. I wouldnt mind going by Kathryn either.

Our next door neighbor just had a baby and named her Katherine Elizabeth and they call her Katie Beth which I think is SOOO cute!

I think Kathleen Elizatbeth would be pretty but make sure you specify Katie as a nickname otherwise people might think Kathy as a nickname.