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Pick your favourite, Khylan or Finley?

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mummyjanine · 16/01/2014 21:30

Stuck between these two names! Baby is due in 4 weeks and can't decide!! Did love Finley but it's become socoon now, so thinking khylan.. My daughter is called Summer-Rose

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grizzabellia · 17/01/2014 15:00

Finlay

Khylan sounds made up. Surely Finlay is a perfectly acceptable spelling? - not sure why people seem to think Finley is more correct?

AgaPanthers · 17/01/2014 14:44

They make me think of horse meat lasagne.

newyearhere · 17/01/2014 14:39

Finley/ley/bar have suddenly become popular.

AvonCallingBarksdale · 17/01/2014 14:25

Finlay/ley is nice. I like Finn and Flynn. Khylan is too awful, sorry.

AgaPanthers · 17/01/2014 14:21

I too thought Chinese broccoli.

Nice stir-fried with garlic.

MadIsTheNewNormal · 17/01/2014 14:18

Agree that all names are made up, but some are so 'of the moment' that they will never stand the test of time, and will always conjure up images of a certain kind of person from a certain era and a certain background.

Khylan definitely falls into that category. It's a Jason/Dean/Wayne of the future. If you are ok with that then choose it.

tracypenisbeaker · 17/01/2014 14:11

Its funny, if the choices on the thread were something like 'Harry or Thomas' then i dont think anyone would mention the fact that other people are snobby and will judge because they are horrible people, but if you think Jaden/ Kyden or whatever will be picked on, doesnt that mean that you actually think the names are, erm, (for want of a better word) common?

tracypenisbeaker · 17/01/2014 14:04

Theonlyoneiknow unfortunately, name snobbery is rife in real life too and rightly or wrongly, your name does influence peoples opinion of you (before getting to know the real you, of course.) It is up to the OP whether this bothers her or not.

Theonlyoneiknow · 17/01/2014 13:27

boysiesback has made a very valid point. Choose the name YOU love. Name snobbery is rife on here

TheNumberfaker · 17/01/2014 13:00

Neither

newyearhere · 17/01/2014 12:59

Khylan.

I really dislike Finlay.

tracypenisbeaker · 17/01/2014 12:56

I really dislike both, but Finley is the lesser of two evils for me. Khylan is just naff.

BoysiesBack · 17/01/2014 12:50

Finlay is a fabulous name, although I may be rather biased on it Smile

I've never heard of Khylan and can't say I'm particularly keen, however, there's a lot of name snobbery on MN and I would name your child something YOU love, sod the opinions of others. Whatever you choose, there will wats be people who dislike it.

Dogonabeanbag · 17/01/2014 12:44

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florascotia · 17/01/2014 12:41

Ramsey is a village in England, near Peterborough.

Ramsay is Scottish surname.

People can spell their children's names any way they like, of course ...

NinjaPenguin · 17/01/2014 12:38

I know a Scottish Finley. His siblings have very traditional anglicised names Confused

Clarabumps · 17/01/2014 12:18

I like Finlay. Khylan sounds made up-Sorry! Plus I think it will date.
Not Finley.

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pygmy · 17/01/2014 08:22

Finlay is the correct spelling as it's the spelling that's been used for hundreds of years. Finlay is anglicised from Fionnlagh.
It's a Scottish name; the Finley spelling is unheard of up there, which says it all really.

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 17/01/2014 07:30

Flynn is a lovely suggestion.

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FanjolinaJolie · 17/01/2014 05:51

Finlay

lljkk · 17/01/2014 05:50

All names are completely made up (sigh).
How to say Khylan? I prefer trouble free spelling-to say names, which is neither, as thread shows. Jayden would be pretty straight-forward in comparison. Or Kyle.

EirikurNoromaour · 17/01/2014 05:45

What is khylan? I've never heard of it. Is it a foreign name?
Finlay is spelt with an A not an E. It's a very nice name.

MadIsTheNewNormal · 17/01/2014 05:43

Finley may be the more common spelling but isn't the right one!

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