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Kaelen - suitable for both boys and girls?

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KellyCZ · 13/06/2011 20:10

Hello :-)

I'm 15 + 3 so don't know baby's sex yet. I love this name for a boy (wanted something gaelic). I can't find anything I like as much as this for a girl. It seems quite unisex to me...could I use it either way?

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KellyCZ · 13/06/2011 21:03

And thank you for the link ritamorgan :)

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KellyCZ · 13/06/2011 21:00

Ok so it's a boy's name only. Very grateful for that feedback as really wasn't sure, never having met/heard of anyone of that name. Mmm yes i was concerned about the spelling issue. Very valid point. I'm also having difficulty because one side of baby's family will be Spanish and Brazilian and other side English. Finding something that won't confuse and get pronounced differently by each side is hard!

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SoupDragon · 13/06/2011 20:56

Lol@garlic :o

pepperrabbit · 13/06/2011 20:55

Fair point soupdragon, though the little boy I know was introduced to my dad, who misheard the explanation that it was gaelic, and has called the poor child Garlic ever since....

mollymole · 13/06/2011 20:52

spell it with a C and it's lovely - spell it with a K and it will look as if you can't spell or made it up or have no idea about where the name originates from

SoupDragon · 13/06/2011 20:51

no one is ever sure how to spell Jane/Jayne, assorted Catherines, Sarah/Sara....

RitaMorgan · 13/06/2011 20:51

If you want an Irish name this is a good site www.babynamesofireland.com/ - it also has audio of the pronounciations.

pepperrabbit · 13/06/2011 20:49

I do know a boy called Keelan, so I personally would assume a boy.
Also it's the kind of name no-one would ever ever be quite sure how to spell, as someone with a perfectly simple complicated name, i can tell you how annoying I find it!

SoupDragon · 13/06/2011 20:44

either way, don't spell it with a K

Hulababy · 13/06/2011 20:43

I have a younger (boy) cousin called Caelan and a teenage (boy) cousin called Keelan. I would. therefore, assume it is boy's name.

RitaMorgan · 13/06/2011 20:41

Caoilinn is a girl's name (pronounced Keelin). I haven't heard Caelen/Kaelen.

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KellyCZ · 13/06/2011 20:37

:( I found it on some baby name websites, I didn't make it up.

I wouldn't want people to see the name and assume the child was a boy if it were a girl.

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bufforpingtonchick · 13/06/2011 20:31

I like the original spelling for a boy, it's lovely. The adding of a K is a bit random, I'm not a fan of made-up sounding names.

Jezabelle · 13/06/2011 20:30

Yes, well Caelan is a real name anyway. It's the gaelic form of Nicolas. I love it, but a boys' name, definitely.

RitaMorgan · 13/06/2011 20:10

Is it a real name?

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