Hi Martin I have always known it as short for Katherine i.e.Kitty Kat? Had a school friend of this abbreviation Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tinbra1@aol.com> To: <ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:01 PM Subject: [IoW] What is Kitty short for(OT) > Hi Lister, > I wondered if you could help I have a name called Kitty but what is Kitty > short for > TIA > Regards > Martin Brace > Owner of Chivington Surname mailing list @Rootsweb.com > tinbra1@aol.com > tinbra@msn.com >