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[Opinions] Kip and Kit
WDYTO Kip and Kit as boys names? Not for siblings or anything, just individually. Kit would be a nn for Christopher, and Kip as a nn for something...but I can't think of what. Any suggestions? I don't really like Kipling.~ Caitlín

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They are cute as nicknames, Kit more so than Kip. I don't think I could take a Kip seriously. The name Kip makes me want to laugh, although there was some high school shooter in Washington or Oregon or someplace like that named Kip. I think his last name was Kipling or Kirby or something similar.
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I use Kip as a nn for Kippen, but I think Kippen may really be a pet form of Kip..ha!I love both, but yes, of course not for sibs. I think I prefer Kip though.-Seda*
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I really love both Kip and Kit. Kit is my all-time favorite nn for Christopher, and I've always liked either Kip or Kit as nns for Crispin.
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Kip means Chicken in DutchSo it's a strange name for me. I can't think of any other form of Kip besides Kipling either, sorry!
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LOL! That's hilarious!
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I really like both Kit and Kip and have met people with both names. The Kit I met was a nickname for Christian. And Kip was my History teacher and it was his full name. : )
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I love Kit as a nn for Christopher! It's so so cute! Kip also could be used as a nn for Christopher because it has a P in it! :) Kit could also be used as a nn for Christian or Crispin. Hey! Come to think of it Kip could be used for Crispin too! :)
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I like Kit better for a girl, I think, but it's fine for a boy. Jodie Foster (nee Alicia Christian Foster) has a son named Kit. I've never heard whether his formal name is Christian. I suppose it could be to honor Jodie. Anyway, I see Kit as a unisex name. Kip, otoh, I've also heard of as a nn for Christopher/Christian. I can't say I like it as well. There was an 80's/90's rock singer named Kip Winger. I don't know if Kip is his nn or not.
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I think they are both nice nicknames. I'm not sure what they could be nns for although I like your idea of Kit for Christopher. One of my friends has a good friend named Kit and I don't know what his real name is but I think Kit fits him well. As for Kipling, I dislike it. Maybe you could use Kip as a nickname for any boy's name with a K, like Kyle or Kevin.
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Since I like Kip as a nickname for Christopher (I know a Christopher "Kip"--he's a really nice guy), I'd have to say no. They're the same name to me.Also, they sound a bit too much alike.Array
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I prefer Kipling with Kip as a nickname.
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I actually like Kip as a nickname for Christopher. (Or maybe Kristopher, which I reluctantly admit to liking better.)Kit doesn't appeal to me at all. It reminds of "gym kit" lol.Kip could also be a nickname for ...Crispin / Crispian
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Both sound "artificial" to me, maybe because I'm French? I wouldn't use any of them.
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I really dislike them both, even if they are just nns. I've seen Kip a few times as a first name and I just hate it.
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Kit reminds me of kitten or kit kat or just a nick name for katrina or something... and kip reminds me of napoleon dynamite. :-( Kiplings sounds like something you'd put in soup or like some type of baby animal. Sorry for being harsh, but thats only my opinion.
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I can't really think of any names besides Kipling either... PP had a good idea with the initials though.I think they are really cute NN's and that they don't neccesarily have to stand for anything. I mean, really, what does bubba or buddy stand for? We call my brother Bubba as NN for Jordan. I think they are just cute and fun.I also think Kit could be cute for a little girl. It reminds me of A League of Their Own.
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Both seem to cutesy to be grown up names to be but Kit as a nn for Christopher might work since he could go by his full name when he grew up. I knew a guy named Kip once and it was short for Kipling, which I don't like either. Maybe if the initials were KIP (ie Kevin Ian P.) It's a stretch but I'm having a hard time thinking of any other names... ----Betsy-----
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