Kits real name? Is it really Kit?

[julliams]

I know I have the book but I just don't have time to read it now that I am back home and starting work again tomorrow. Is Kit short for anything? I am thinking Katherine but I could be wrong. Does the book ever go into that? I know Kitty was a popular name in that time period here in Australia so maybe Kit was also popular as a name in the US???

Juliette

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ May 01, 2006 07:01 AM: Message edited by: Juliette ]</font>

[ErinGoBraugh]

Say hello to Margaret Mildred Kittredge. [img]smile.gif[/img] Margeret for her mother, and Mildred for her dad's aunt Millie. "Kit" comes from Kittredge, and from a song her dad sang to her when she was little about "pack up your troubles in an old kit bag."

[julliams]

Aha - thanks a bunch!

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Juliette

[Melissa*Olivia]

I have always loved Kit's real name. Mildred was my grandmother's name (no words can describe how much I loved, cherished and idolized that woman), and Margaret was her mother's name (whom she adored). So those are my 2 favorite "old-fashioned" names. I also love Kit as a nickname -- it is adorable and suits her perfectly.

[ErinGoBraugh]

You're welcome. [img]smile.gif[/img] You don't know how excited I was to see a book-related question that I could actually answer off the top of my head! [img]tongue.gif[/img] When you get the chance to read Meet Kit, the part about her real name is in there, pretty close to the beginning, I think.