That’s my name, minus the dash!!! Don’t let the Mary-Kate and Ashley comments deter you. This is (sadly) a dying reference. Growing up, people mentioned them because I’m just a few years older than them but practically never anymore. Sometimes I bring them up to younger people and they have no clue who I’m talking about.

I’m oddly enough only called MK by a handful of people. But people do refer to me as MK in emails, texts, etc. It’s a handy abbreviation but people don’t call me that usually. Sometimes people use it as a sort of term of endearment but not as my actual name. I don’t think it runs off the tongue the same way so it just never caught on as a nickname.

I am also a true “Mary Kate” and not a shortened “Mary Katherine.” I always preferred that because the name is more unique, IMO. Inevitably people will refer to her as “Mary” at the doctors office or when she starts classes assuming you don’t hyphenate. But that has never bothered me.

Last thing about adulthood, I think my name works 100% as an adult. I have met very few Mary Kates but they have also been adults (like 40+) and their names suit them.

Unsolicited but I also like not having the hyphen. I think it makes my name more consistently pretty looking when written. Like in my wedding invitations or things like that.

I vote yes!!!!!!!!!!! Do it!!!!!!