Kate

firefliesandfjords

Up tonight with an upset tummy, and just realized I'm in love with this name for a girl, but I know it's a nickname. I don't really like C/Katherine or C/Kaitlyn though (partially because there's a million and a half different ways people spell them, but mostly because I just don't like them). Thoughts?

Elsa1984

My friend has a DD named Kate....not a NN for her. I think if you like Kate but don't like longer more formal names for Kate, then just use Kate. It is a legit name and spelled correctly. 

Just don't be you-neek and spell it Kayte, Kcate, K-

firefliesandfjords

I was thinking more on the lines of Ckeight 

Just kidding. Hate you-neek spellings.

caramia582

I have a high school friend and a neighbor named Kate, and a cousin named Katie.  All are their full names, so it is normal to me.

Kate070

I go by Kate, but my full name is Kathryn.  I've always loved the versatility of my name; that there are so many nickname options, and I can choose one that seems to fit me.  I think with Kate alone I'd feel sort of stuck.  But I can only s

blueturkey12

If this LO had been a girl, she would have been "just" Kate. To us, it didn't make sense to give her a longer name we didn't really like anyway when we knew we wanted to call her Kate. I love it : ) Now if only a boy name would come so easily...

mandy_marie

I don't love Catherine either, but I do love Kate.  I wanted to use just Kate for our LO's MN, but DH vetoed it.  

I do like Caitlin, NN Cait, but only that spelling of it.  

I think Kate is fine to use as a FN, just know tha

beebanjo

I feel the same as you - I love Kate, but I'm not crazy about Katherine or Caitlin. I ended up just taking it off our list entirely because I knew it'd bother me to use Kate without a more formal name. It is too nicknamey for me, and I'd want her to ha

sweetpea2003

My DD is Kate (her full name is Katherine).

Personally, I prefer it as a nickname.  I LOVE Kate.  Always have.  I like Katherine very much, but if Kate wasn't a nickname for Katherine I wouldn't have used the name. 

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stargazer08

I'm fine with Kate as a full name, I feel like it stands alone. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with having a FN/NN for all my favorite baby names. Now, as a person that hardly ever goes by my full name, sometimes I just wish I didn't have the FN. E

Chapter79

I'm actually fine with Kate as a full first name, and not just a nickname for something else.  But, I think a longer middle names needs to be paired with it.

firefliesandfjords

Not a fan of Kathleen or Katrina, either, especially not Katrina. I see both sides of the full name issue. My full name is Eleanor, which I hate, so I go by Ellie. Hardly anyone knows my full name, so it's kind of a pain for things at college since my sch

JayJay1212

I had a childhood neighbor whose name is Kate. When she was young she went by Katie, but in adulthood she uses Kate.

I think Kate works as a stand alone name.

Manderlin923

I like Kate on its own.

BLPL101

I love it, but only as a nickname.

jburdet1

I feel Kate stands alone very well and doesn't require a formal name. Just as I see Nora as a stand alone not just as a nn for Eleanor. Some names are too nicknamey as formal names like Will, Jake, or Ellie, but Kate stands alone very beautifully.

MWoodside

I like it as a first name a lot.

blu-eyedwife

Because Kate isn't "cutesy" like many nicknames a child can grow out of, I think it's fine as a stand alone name.  It works for both a child and an adult.

cmw&tdm

blueyedwife:

Because Kate isn't "cutesy" like many nicknames a child can grow out of, I think it's fine as a stand alone name.nbsp;

CeCe8579

I like Kate as a stand alone name.

BeachBum73

I wasn't a fan of Katherine or Kaitlyn either and just went with Kate.  I figured I would call her Kate anyway so why have the formal name?

GWUAlum

I like Kate a lot and I love Katie. I don't think you can go wrong with Kate though.

Bebepi12

I am "just Kate.". Never had any problem with it, though people assume my full name is Katherine.

1026pumpkin

We're very strongly considering Kate Elizabeth for DD.  I normally prefer more formal names, but I don't like Katherine, Katerina, Katelyn, etc., and I know I'd only want to call her Kate.  I'm thinking if she hated Kate, she could always go by

nearly_klo

Bebepi12:

I am "just Kate.". Never had any problem with it, though people assume my full name is Katherine.

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iErica

Go for just Kate  It can stand on its own, IMO. I really like it.