Katy-Jane

[alzora]

Would Katy-Jane end up getting called just Katy/Kate all the time? Or do you think people would naturally call her the whole name, Katy-Jane? You never hear people refer to Mary-Kate Olsen as just Mary, but then, things are different for celebrities, and of course we don't know what Mary-Kate's friends and family call her. I love Katy-Jane, but would be sad to see the name cut in half all the time, and "Kate" to me is plain.

[nat108]

I wouldn't know if it was pronounced "catty" or "katie"

The hyphen is important. If I don't see a hyphen then I assume the names are separate, and both don't have to be said.I knew a little Sarah-Camille. Before I saw her name written I called her Sarah, assuming Camille was her middle name. When I learned that there was a hyphen I started calling her Sarah-Camille

[lineska]

I think it's all in the cues, if you only call her Katy-Jane, that coupled with the hyphen would make things pretty clear. I'd call her Katy-Jane unless I heard mom or dad saying Katy.

[namelover77]

I think Katy-Jane would always be known as Katy-Jane, or maybe as a fresh take on Mary-Jane's MJ: KJ? Don't hear that often. I like Katy-Jane a lot.

[teacherma]

Based on my experiences teaching, it seems given the popularity of Katy Perry, this spelling has risen for young Katherines, Katrina, etc to use as their nickname as opposed to "Katie". I think most of a future daughter's peers would be familiar with Katy = Katie.

Also, I've taught several double barrel named children that haven't had trouble using both names, but I'm someone who calls the person what they tell me that they prefer to be called.

[saraallison]

I like it. If people try to shorten it, just politely correct them. Someone I know says, "We think her full name is so pretty, we don't shorten it."

[namestory]

I think if you introduce her at Katy-Jane, then that's what she'll be called. I like double-barreled first names, and this one is very sweet!