[Opinions] Nickname for Scarlett?
Can Cat be a nick name for Scarlett? Wdyt?
If you dislike please give examples of names you like Kat being a nickname for but bear in mind I am looking for trendy/ unusual names rather then classics.
My mothers name is Kathy and if I had a little girl (future) I would like to use Kat in her honor. Kathy is her full name and Gay is her middle name. My sons are Killian and Lucan so I think Scarlett fits. Thanks for your opinions.
If you dislike please give examples of names you like Kat being a nickname for but bear in mind I am looking for trendy/ unusual names rather then classics.
My mothers name is Kathy and if I had a little girl (future) I would like to use Kat in her honor. Kathy is her full name and Gay is her middle name. My sons are Killian and Lucan so I think Scarlett fits. Thanks for your opinions.
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I don't think you could actually derive Cat or Kat from Scarlett, but nor do I think it matters. Cats are beautiful, elegant and pleasant animals and Cat is perfectly acceptable as a nn for a person. It doesn't have to be a nn formed from that person's name.
The easiest would be to use Scarlett Kathy!
The easiest would be to use Scarlett Kathy!
Carly/Carlie
Cat might work for Scarlett. But Carly would work better. (I also like Scarlet a little better than Scarlett).
Names that could have the nickname Kat: Katherine, Katrina, Katinka, Katya, Katara, Katalin, Katalina, Katalyn, Katline, Katryna, Katia, Katka, Katniss, Katlia, Katira, Katina, Katryn, Katell, Kateri, Katica, Kathleen, Katka, Katja?
A lot of those might be too classic though.
Names that could have the nickname Kat: Katherine, Katrina, Katinka, Katya, Katara, Katalin, Katalina, Katalyn, Katline, Katryna, Katia, Katka, Katniss, Katlia, Katira, Katina, Katryn, Katell, Kateri, Katica, Kathleen, Katka, Katja?
A lot of those might be too classic though.
I suppose a nn could be anything even if it's not related to the name in any way whatsoever. Still, Cat as a nn for Scarlett seems like a huge stretch to me. I don't think many would understand it or be able to connect the dots at first.
The only nns for Scarlett I can think of are Scar (shudder!), Arlie and Lettie.
Re: nns for Kat, most of the full forms are versions of Katherine which I know isn't trendy or unusual, but if you look hard enough, you may find a version of the name that isn't used very often:
Katerina
Katrina
Katrin
Katia / Katya (even though that's a diminutive for Ekaterina / Yekaterina)
Kateri
Hope this helps.
The only nns for Scarlett I can think of are Scar (shudder!), Arlie and Lettie.
Re: nns for Kat, most of the full forms are versions of Katherine which I know isn't trendy or unusual, but if you look hard enough, you may find a version of the name that isn't used very often:
Katerina
Katrina
Katrin
Katia / Katya (even though that's a diminutive for Ekaterina / Yekaterina)
Kateri
Hope this helps.
This message was edited 7/10/2013, 10:06 AM
Scarlett nn Cat is a big stretch, but really anything goes as a nn. I know a Robert who always goes by Buddy and a Gene who always goes by Trey, and the only trouble is that they have to explain to everyone how they got their nn's.
I personally like Kat much more than Cat. I would use it as a nn for Katherine or Katarina, but there's also Katrina, Caitlin, Catelina, etc. Maybe Scarlett Kathy or Sarlett Mother's-Maiden-Name to honor instead?
I personally like Kat much more than Cat. I would use it as a nn for Katherine or Katarina, but there's also Katrina, Caitlin, Catelina, etc. Maybe Scarlett Kathy or Sarlett Mother's-Maiden-Name to honor instead?
I don't really see Cat coming out of Scarlett, but it could work.
Hmm, I think so. Scarlett-Scat-Kat and you wouldnt want to stay on Scat long because it means poop. Works well in sibset!
I think Cat as a nn for Scarlett is a stretch and fairly contrived as well. I mean, if she just kind of fell into being called Cat because say, she liked cats, or acted like a cat, or was a climber like a cat is, that'd be one thing. But to predetermine that you want to give her a name that really has no connection with Cat, which you then plan to use to honor a Kathy? No, it just doesn't work that well.
Katrina, Katherine, Kathleen, Caitlin, Catalina, Katarina, Catriona (which I hate for its over-the-top Irishness and the unnecessary O but which would definitely fit in with your sons' names) are the only names I can think of that lend themselves easily to Cat as a nn. I do know a Kristen who is called Kitty by her family.
Katrina, Katherine, Kathleen, Caitlin, Catalina, Katarina, Catriona (which I hate for its over-the-top Irishness and the unnecessary O but which would definitely fit in with your sons' names) are the only names I can think of that lend themselves easily to Cat as a nn. I do know a Kristen who is called Kitty by her family.