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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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BeatriceBean · 07/07/2012 18:08

I like Jesse :-)

BeatriceBean · 07/07/2012 18:08

It's in with the Kayden Jayden names in my mind which I personally am not keen on but nothing wrong with it.

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PrettyInDecadence · 07/07/2012 18:05

This is a much better response than I was expecting! DS is Jesse, which often gets mixed reviews on here so I'm not overly bothered what people think, I just don't want a name that has a glaringly obvious connotation IYSWIM?

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smokeandglitter · 07/07/2012 14:22

My nephew's called Kai, I think my sister said it was 'Ocean' in Hawiian or something? I love the name, think it's really lovely. Screw the Rooneys, your DS will make the name his own. Grin

Think Kai in Germany is a shortening of Kaiser?

jellybeans · 07/07/2012 12:46

I like it.

maples · 07/07/2012 11:56

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SecondhandRose · 07/07/2012 11:55

To me it is a bit too near the carp but probably OK if you have a very long surname.

Vicky2011 · 07/07/2012 11:54

To me it says "England flag hanging out the window" BUT my boy has a name which according to these boards is a footballer name, and we love it, he loves it and it suits him so frankly who cares. Go for it... I like it more now I know what it means!

SneakyBiscuitEater · 07/07/2012 11:51

I know an adult Kai (early 30s) named after Sir Kai (sometimes written Sir Kay) in Arthurian legend. I don't know any others young or old. He did get a few sniggers in the far east where it sounds the same as the words for chicken and prostitute apparently!

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PrettyInDecadence · 07/07/2012 11:50

It's pronounced to rhyme with sky, Exit

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washngo · 07/07/2012 11:49

I know 3. I think the ones I know were quite possibly named after baby Rooney.

shelscrape · 07/07/2012 11:47

Oh scroobious..... I've got that children's song "kai moana" and Hiwi the Kiwi going round and round in my head now :)

ExitPursuedByABear · 07/07/2012 11:45

I never know how it is pronounced.

ScroobiousPip · 07/07/2012 11:43

It means 'food' in Maori (eg Kai moana - seafood) so might sound a bit odd to NZers as a name, but not outrageously so. And if you don't plan for your baby to live in NZ then you probably don't need to worry anyway!

usualsuspect · 07/07/2012 11:30

I know a few boys named Kai , I like it

spammertime · 07/07/2012 11:29

Sorry I'm afraid the first thing that springs to my mind is the Rooneys. It's not a name that I dislike but it has definitely been tarnished!