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Ideas Needed Please on a Name
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marie from stoke | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:49 |
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Where would the first name Kitty come from, would it possibly be a nickname for Catherine Thankyou Marie: ) |
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marie from stoke | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:51 |
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Thankyou Lesley I thought as much but just needed to see if anyone else had heard of it. Thankyou Marie: ) |
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Anne in North London | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:51 |
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Hi Marie, I believe Kitty is a derivation of Catherine, Katherine or even Kathryn. Anne in North London (formerly of Keele) |
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marie from stoke | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:52 |
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Thankyou Anne Appreciated! Marie: ) |
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Georgina | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:54 |
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Marie, Kitty is a name in it's own right as well as being a nickname. Georgina. |
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Dizzy Lizzy 205090 | Report | 20 Apr 2006 19:59 |
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From www.thinkbabynames. com: Origin and Meaning of the Name Kitty The girl's name Kitty is pronounced KIH-tee. Pet name for Katherine (Greek) 'pure.' Also used as an independent name since before the 16th century. In the 17th century, it was used as a slang term for a woman of dubious morals. Author Kitty Kelley. Kitty has 4 variant forms: Kit, Kitlyn, Kittee and Kittey. |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 20 Apr 2006 20:52 |
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My grandmother, known as Kit, was Kathleen. |
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Samian590 | Report | 20 Apr 2006 21:09 |
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i have a couple of kittys in my tree, and that was their name, have found it spelt many different ways which is then confussing |
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