Kate?

esthergreenwood14

I apologize if this has been discussed. H and I were thinking Catherine but the more I think about it, the more I like Kate. What do you think about Kate as a stand alone 1st name and not a nn?

rosesarered22

I love the name, but I can't seem to get an image of Kate Middleton out of my head. (Even if her full name is Catherine.)  Very elegant though.

MrsTBird

I love it! 

af1274

I love the name Kate, and I've seen it discussed more and more for MN without doing Catherine. As far as a nn for a fn, this is one of the better ones. But, she may go through life with people assuming that she's a Catherine. My grandpa had a nn for a fn, and people always put the full name on mail and official papers because that's what they assumed his real name was.

If you don't mind that, then I think it's okay. I think Kate may be elegant and sophisticated enough to stand alone.

mrebecca

Love it big time.

BLPL101

I love Kate, but as a nickname.

TofuMama7

I have a friend who named her daughter Kate. I think Kate is a fine stand alone name. Katie is not IMO, but Kate is strong enough to be on its own.

IrishEyes0530

I thought of Kate Middleton which makes me think elegant. I like it!

RubyLou11

I think its way to overdone, but I would rather see Catherine or Katherine but call her Cate/Kate.

Knena&her3loves

I don't like the name Kate. Sadly, my first association jumps to Jon&Kate, Plus 8

rebecca9725

love it!

PunkyBooster

I think it is very pretty.

notfrancie

I prefer it as a NN.

CiderWench

I love Kate and think it stands on its own just fine. Go for it!

magpie1127

I seriously love Kate, the problem is (I'm a pretty young poster, only 25) and I grew up with about 5-8 Kate/Katie/Katelyn's in my class. To me, it screams "common name," even though it's a classic.

I like it as both a standalone name or a NN, but I especially prefer it as a standalone middle name. 

shootingstars00

I really love the name Kate. I usually don't like one syllable names but this one I like.

swimiz500

I like Kate. I like it as a stand alone name too. I know several Kates who are "just" Kate. 

trojas

rosesarered22:

I love the name, but I can't seem to get an image of Kate Middleton out of my head. (Even if her full name is Catherine.)  Very elegant though.

Ditto!

blu-eyedwife

I think it's fine as a stand-alone name.

EXL311

I love it and actually prefer it as a stand alone name.

Laurakat81

I've always liked Kate. I think it's fine on it's own or a nn.

sweetpea2003

My DD is Kate but it is her nickname. Her formal name is Katherine. That said, we introduce her as Kate and at school her name tags and such say "Kate" so it is absolutely her name to most people. 

Kate can stand alone. I just prefer my daughter having choices and a versatile name she can grow up with. My name is short and nickname-ish and I always wished my parents had given me the formal option for my professional life. So for us, Katherine was the natural name to give her. Thankfully, I find Katherine to be a lovely name so even though we rarely call her that I have no regrets .  

==N==

I love it. Kate is pretty close to the top of my girl name list too.

wed2be

I was coming on this board to ask the same exact question! I am pretty set on Kate and I think it will only be Kate. I am not crazy about Katherine, and I don't want to always have to correct people that she goes by Kate.  I think I will avoid all of that by just naming her Kate.  

cmw&tdm

I think Kate is fine as a stand alone first name, we used it for DD's middle name.