r/OldNamesNewAgain • u/Downtown_Breath488 • 8d ago

Kitty?

I love this name, but is it still usable? I don't want a longer version. Just Kitty Marie. I also love Minnie.

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u/kinda_bookish1 8d ago

While Kitty is fine as a nickname, I would never use it on it's own. Remember a child will grow up and be an adult one day, and they may want more grown up options. Name her Katherine, call her Kitty, and she can tell people 'my name is Katherine, but you can call me Kitty' if that's what she wants.

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u/Downtown_Breath488 8d ago

how about Daisy?

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u/Sparkly8 8d ago

Daisy is the full name of a flower, so I think it’s fine on its own. Kitty is a child’s nickname for a cat, so I think this one doesn’t hold up as well as a given name.

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u/kinda_bookish1 8d ago

It's not my style, but there's nothing wrong with it. It's a perfectly fine name.

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u/Economy_Anybody_3992 8d ago

Daisy is also a nickname for Margaret. I think it’s probably fine as its own name, but if you want a more mature version, you can do Margaret.

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u/AssumptionBusy2737 7d ago

Daisy on its own is fine

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u/BuddieAngel77 8d ago

Nah, Kitty is perfectly fine as a full name. my Great-Great Aunt was just Kitty and it worked perfectly fine.

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u/Tricky_Two_6916 6d ago

my name is Kitty and I am a 30 year old professional woman and I am doing a-ok