Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?

[Anonymous]

Reminds me of the wrong spelling name trend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is "Cate." When she was born and the nurse scoffed "It's Cate with a C!!!" I said "No, it's cute with an "a".

Love it

[Anonymous]

As a teacher it can be a bit of a pain to explain to a little kid that their real name starts with one letter but the name they use all the time starts with a different one. Takes them a little longer to learn to write/spell their names so I vote for "Kate" for "Katherine" and "Cate" for "Catherine."

[Anonymous]

I prefer Katherine over Catherine because it's originally a Greek name, and Catherine is the latinized spelling.

Cate sounds like trying to sound sophisticated.

[Anonymous]

Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, goes by Kate.

[Anonymous]

My grandma was Kathryn and went by Katy.

[Anonymous]

I like Cate. It's different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminds me of the wrong spelling name trend

that statement presumes that there is only one "right" spelling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cate always reminds me of Cat when I see it. I would stick with K if my plans were to call her Kate.

+1 and echo pp who pointed out 'Kate with a c, Kate with a c.' I agree with both.

[Anonymous]

I like Kate.

[Anonymous]

Hate cate

[Anonymous]

I'm called Cate because I'm Catherine. I don't mind Catherine, I just find it 'formal'.
To the ppl that are saying this is right or wrong - you are clueless!

[Anonymous]

I am a Kate (Katherine). I was called Katie as a child (and still am by my close family/friends). I think it's great to have options, and a name that can be changed as you grow - so my vote is for Katherine/Catherine, using Kate/Cate as your nickname (obviously my preference is for a K!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cate is pretentious.

I agree.

[Anonymous]

I think either are cute, but prefer Cate. To those that say it's spelled wrong, you are just silly. I have known several Cates and never found it odd. And it's a traditional spelling, so it's not like one of those names where people start adding Ys in place of Is or switching up a C for a K to make it more "modern/trendy."

I'm habing a boy, but would love to use either Caitlin or Catherine for a girl some day. My last name starts with K, so I would prefer CK as initials over KK.

Either way, it's a beautiful name!