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Kai

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PrettyInDecadence · 07/07/2012 11:25

Is it a bit too Rooney-esque? I love it but have had bad reactions from others towards it. FWIW I've never met a little Kai, so have no preconceptions about the name, I just think it sounds nice!

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Lannie33 · 09/07/2012 20:23

Kai is becoming very popular in N. America, I know about 3 or 4 under the age of 2. But I like it.
In Estonian it's a girls' name...i know 3 American girls (with Estonian background) named Kai, one is 34, one is 23 and one is 14.

Booette · 08/07/2012 22:02

I had it on my list for DS2 (who ended up with Kyle instead) but it's quite popular. DS2 goes to school with a Kai. And my friend has a Malachi nn Kai. Malachi is a lovely name!

Jayden is also a lovely name. Wink

TheEnthusiasticTroll · 08/07/2012 21:59

we is much posher round my parts of hampshire then Grin

SilkStalkings · 08/07/2012 21:51

Enthusiastic Troll it is def Koi in Southampton!

SLVC · 08/07/2012 21:27

(not that I think matching matters particularly, just Kai has ch** vibes that I wouldn't say Jesse has..)

SLVC · 08/07/2012 21:14

I actually quite like the name, but it does have a number of connotations associated with it.. Forget Rooney, Daniella Westbrooke ruined the. Ame years before.. Jesse is lovely, not sure Kai is a lovely enough match..

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PrettyInDecadence · 08/07/2012 16:46

Okay, so Kai is definitely proceeding to the long short list :)

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AdventuresWithVoles · 08/07/2012 15:44

Yes Cai is confusing spelling, just go with Kai if you like it. I know loads age 10+. We live in a rural part of England where tractors outnumber people, no council flats in sight.

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PrettyInDecadence · 08/07/2012 15:39

Cai is a good idea, but do you think people would always be spelling it wrongly?

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JemimaMuddledUp · 08/07/2012 15:23

Spelt Cai it is quite popular in Wales and doesn't seem to have any WAG connotations. I have a nephew called Cai.

HmmThinkingAboutIt · 08/07/2012 15:17

Kai has a lot of different meanings throughout the world. Its a name that 'travels'.

Unfortunately its tarred in the UK by Rooney. I love it but wouldn't use it now due to that connection which is a real shame. They've ruined a great name.

stclair · 08/07/2012 15:13

Sorry, just means food to me.

TheEnthusiasticTroll · 08/07/2012 01:50

"Depends where you live. In Hampshire Kai is pronounced like the more expensive type of goldfish. Tyler sounds like Toilet."

not where i live in hampshire, i know both a tyler and a kai and neither are pronounced as you describe.

gnushoes · 08/07/2012 01:45

He's got to go through life with his name, and it's got to work for him whether he becomes a brain surgeon or a plumber. Up to you what you choose but it's useful to look at the reactions to names you're thinking about -- because he'll have to live with the reactions in person.

Devora · 08/07/2012 01:05

I'm loving the 'council flat name' backlash Grin

You're right, how very dare anybody give their child a name that is rumoured to be popular with the [gasp] working classes?

I like Jayden. But then I was raised in a council flat.

spammertime · 07/07/2012 23:40

Omg the thought you could give your child the same name as one that only has the bloody nerve to live in a COUNCIL FLAT

As I say I associate it with the Rooneys but if that doesn't bother you then who cares

Devora · 07/07/2012 23:11

I know an adult Kai and a 5 year old one. It wouldn't be my choice of name (unlike, say, Malachi, which is fab) but I don't dislike it at all.

SecondhandRose · 07/07/2012 23:08

I too love Malachi or Malachy.

ExitPursuedByABear · 07/07/2012 22:47

Malachi - now there's a name I have always loved.

SilkStalkings · 07/07/2012 22:29

Depends where you live. In Hampshire Kai is pronounced like the more expensive type of goldfish. Tyler sounds like Toilet.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 07/07/2012 22:08

Don't like it personally - too common and for me has Jeremy Kyle family connotations. Grin
I've also never come across a well behaved Kai... Grin

usualsuspect · 07/07/2012 21:56

Whats wrong with living in a council flat?

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PrettyInDecadence · 07/07/2012 21:55

We actually considered using it as a nickname for Malachi, Thatsnotmypenguin, but not sure it's worth the faff to be honest. I think I'm contributing the the explosion of the baby names topic here, considering putting a nickname on the birth certificate :o

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Pochemuchka · 07/07/2012 21:26

It's funny, SPsfanjo - I knew how to pronounce your son's name as soon as I read it, but I bet people say 'kye -lum' all the time.
I get Kay -Ron and care-Ron as mispronunciations so the Rooneys have obviously passed those people by!

Annie421 · 07/07/2012 21:19

I know a little Kai ... his parents are covered in tattoos and live in a council flat ... don't do it!!! .... his twin brother is Kayden.