I'm in the US. I have quite a few friends that go by
Katie (late 20s, early 30s). Some of them are
Katy or
Kati or some other variation of it as well. For most of them, it is short for
Katherine. I do have one friend whose legal fn is just
Katie. I think if I had to call my daughter
Katie, I'd name her
Katharina just because I think it is a bit more interesting than
Katherine.
This message was edited 8/20/2021, 4:31 AM