Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:28
Subject: Re:Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
...no, no, no, that's Kate with a C. With a C....that will be your DD in every school.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:26
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
i like them both. no need to give them the formal, long names if you want the shorter version to be their names. cate seems more modern.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:19
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:Cate is silly. Spell it correctly, at least.
When short for Catherine it's just a nickname. Many people with this name eventually get called Cat or kitty many other variants. There's not right spelling of a nickname. At heart her name is Catherine or Katherine Etc. that is how nicknames work.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:16
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
My DD is Kate..not short for anything. I love the name. Since that is what we wanted her to be called, that is what we named her. She loves it too. We did not consider Cate.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:11
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Anonymous wrote:I like Catherine a lot better than Katherine. Can you use Kate with Catherine? If so, that is what I would do. If not, is oil use Cate.
+1
Just do Catherine, call her Kate. I dislike nicknames being used as standalone names. Just don't name the poor little dear "Cate." It's a slippery slope from "Cate" to "Cait" to "Chayt" to "Larla."
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:11
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
I know a Cate who is short for Caroline. FWIW.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:09
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Cate is silly. Spell it correctly, at least.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 19:00
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
I like Cate better. More current, but it sounds the same as Kate when roll is called at school, etc if you are worried about it being popular.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:59
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
I like Catherine a lot better than Katherine. Can you use Kate with Catherine? If so, that is what I would do. If not, is oil use Cate.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:58
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Cate is short for Catherine. Kate is short for Katherine. Don't use it as a short name use it as a nickname.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:56
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Cate is pretentious.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:55
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
OP here. Yes, as a first name along the lines of Jack instead of John.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:44
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Is it short for Katharine? Are you just using Kate as a stand alone name? I don't like that idea, but if I had to choose one I would use Cate, because it is not as common.
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:43
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
Isn't Kate short for Kathryn or Katherine and Cate is short for Caitlyn or Catherine?
Anonymous
05/27/2013 18:42
Subject: Do you feel differently about Cate vs. Kate as a first name?
If you were using Kate or Cate as a first name, which would you choose and why?