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Help[Opinions] Re: Maple and Kate
in reply to a message by Lily
I think Maple will get confused with Mabel. They just sound so much alike. It's a rather strange name, but then again, there are many unusual word names out there (Delight, Marvelous, Precious, Morrocan). The sky's the limit, apparently.
As the mom of a Katherine / Kate, let me tell you, this name is super common. When my dd was born, we called her Katie. She always had plenty of Katies in her classes. When she began middle school, there were eight Katies in her grade alone and one Kate. She decided then that she'd rather be one of two Kates and has been called that ever since. Yes, the overall names where one can derive Kate are becoming less common individually, however, when you factor in how many of them are being called Kate and Katie, then it really doesn't matter what fn she had. She'd still end up with a really common nn. BTW, most of the Kates and Katies at my dds' schools are formally named Caitlin (or some spelling variant), but as I said, it doesn't matter since they all end up being called the same thing (even if it's spelled Cate or Cait). It's possible the name will become more common thanks to Catherine / Kate Middleton, but it's pretty common to begin with so my guess is it wouldn't be by much. Now, if you want my opinion, I can actually picture the name of Kate's sister, Philippa / Pippa, really taking off in popularity because it actually IS a fresh name.
As the mom of a Katherine / Kate, let me tell you, this name is super common. When my dd was born, we called her Katie. She always had plenty of Katies in her classes. When she began middle school, there were eight Katies in her grade alone and one Kate. She decided then that she'd rather be one of two Kates and has been called that ever since. Yes, the overall names where one can derive Kate are becoming less common individually, however, when you factor in how many of them are being called Kate and Katie, then it really doesn't matter what fn she had. She'd still end up with a really common nn. BTW, most of the Kates and Katies at my dds' schools are formally named Caitlin (or some spelling variant), but as I said, it doesn't matter since they all end up being called the same thing (even if it's spelled Cate or Cait). It's possible the name will become more common thanks to Catherine / Kate Middleton, but it's pretty common to begin with so my guess is it wouldn't be by much. Now, if you want my opinion, I can actually picture the name of Kate's sister, Philippa / Pippa, really taking off in popularity because it actually IS a fresh name.
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