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Double name needed for Kate

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Double name needed for Kate

Love the name Kate/Katharine. May use it as a first name. Will definitely use it at least as a middle name.
I have always liked double names.
Please help me think of a double name using Kate. It has to be short enough that people won't automatically drop the Kate.

I like:
Ava Kate
Anna Kate

Or how about

Zoe Kate
Maya Kate

Is it too cutesy or trendy sounding?

Any other good suggestions to go with Kate?

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I understand your dilemma, I also love double names and I am starting to think that there is a phenetic ryming that must take place and the fewer syllables in the name the more difficult it is for it to sound good. If this makes any sense I think most of your choices are too short. Try atleast a 2-3 syllable first name with Kate as the sencond or try Kate with a 2-3 syllable second name.

Example: Kate Marie

With that said of your choices I like Ava Kate the best.

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Love Ava Kate combo
How about
Mary Kate
Millie Kate
Louisa Kate
Janey Kate
Lucia Kate
Isabella Kate
Phoebe Kate
Greta Kate
Lila Kate
Bianca Kate

Re: Double name needed for Kate

Because Ava and Kate both have the same long A sound, and because Ava is so trendy these days, I'm voting for Anna Kate.

Audrey Kate
Lila Kate
Lily Kate (Lily is very popular, though)
Ruby Kate
Willa Kate


Good luck! :-)

Re: Double name needed for Kate

Love Kate and double names!

Sophia Kate* my fav
Lily Kate
Ruby Kate
Olivia Kate
Diana Kate
Audrey Kate
Ella Kate
Isla Kate
Kate Marie
Kate Renee
Kate Elise


A combo begining with Kate seems more difficult to come up with because it is hard to make it flow, but I'm sure it can be done!

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I spent time on someone else's thread talking about my adoration for the double name Anna Kate. It is so gorgeous and classic and that would definitely be my choice!

Re: Double name needed for Kate

Thanks for all the suggestions!
I love Anna Kate, Ava Kate, and Lily Kate the best.
I still feel it has to be a short enough combo to get people to use the Kate and not drop it. I have even thought about hyphenating it so the Kate won't be dropped.

Anna-Kate
Ava-Kate
Lily-Kate

They are all popular names but my hope is that doubling them up would make them stand out amongst the many Ava's, Kate's and Lily's.

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My favorite is Anna Kate with no hyphen.

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I would be hesitant to use Ava-Kate, or when pairing names with Kate. When Kate is added to the end of a name sometimes it starts sounding nounish (- cate). For example, Ava Kate sounds kind of similar to advocate. I do have a friend that named her daughter Emma Kate and another Anna Kate and an acquaintence Sophie Kate (but again, to me sounds a little like suffocate). Good luck

Re: Double name needed for Kate

What about Anna Katherine or Ava Katherine, nicknamed Anna Kate and Ava Kate?
 
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