Nickname for Patrick

If we have a boy, he will be called Patrick this has been agreed since we first spoke about children.
Both my partners grandads had the first name Patrick, one nicknamed “Pat” the other “Paddy” I HATE the thought of Pat for my baby! I don’t mind Paddy but I was googling and I saw that some people have used “Kit” do you think it’s to far different or could it work? I kind of love it.

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Personally I would use Kit as an entirely separate name. I’m not seeing the link between the two but perhaps if it was broken down/explained to me I would x

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I think it’s just every other letter from the end backwards? If that makes any sense I think it was people looking for an alternative nickname! 😂 PaTrIcK 🤷‍♀️ x

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I knew a Patrick who went by PJ, as his middle name started with a J. Not sure if that could be a consideration.

I've also heard Patch.

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Do you plan to mostly call him Kit? Is Patrick just for his birth certificate? I like Kit and you can use any name as a nickname but I don’t think it’s anything like Patrick! I call my daughter loads of nicknames though, only a couple that are anything to do with her actual name! I think nicknames just happen naturally most of the time. I’ve known a few Patrick’s and they been Pat/Paddy/Patty.

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oh I think Patch is cute!
I could only think of Rick/Ricky!

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i knew someone named Patrick whose nickname was Patch, which i always liked!

Paddy or Pads is cute, and i also like Trick/Tricks/Trix as a nickname.

and i do think Kit works as a nickname too - a little less of an obvious choice but there is still a clear link to the name Patrick!


other ideas:

Pax
Ike
Atty
Ricco

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What about Rick? I don’t dislike Pat though

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I’ve named my son Patrick for the exact same reason (after husband’s grandad) and I also hate pat and paddy. His middle name is James so I’ve thought about PJ but my brother keeps saying I can’t call him after pyjamas 🙈 I like pads, I think that’s cute, or Pax. Kit definitely works, I don’t think it needs to have a connection though. I call my little man Beetle most of the time 😂

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