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Kaiser....?

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Thurlow · 11/06/2014 10:23

Stumbled across this at work (don't ask). Someone from that MTV show Teen Mom has announced her new child will be called Kaiser.

Is it me or... no. Just - no.

Not meaning to be snobby, but Kaiser just isn't a name, is it?

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OscarWinningActress · 12/06/2014 22:16

Noooooo.....

Kaiser roll or Kaiser chiefs. Just DON'T.

AuntieStella · 12/06/2014 22:14

This year sees the century of the outbreak of the First World War.

I think it is a spectacularly bad time to choose this as a name if you are Caucasian and live in Europe.

It is on a par with Adolf.

alemci · 12/06/2014 22:08

Kaiser Wilhelm was part of the cause of ww1 with making Germany strong and a leading power in Europe. not direct associations but that Aryan nation train of thought and anti semitism.

rachel234 · 12/06/2014 21:56

What does Hitler have to do with Kaiser Confused

fledermaus · 12/06/2014 21:24

Why Hitler?

whotheduckisalice · 12/06/2014 19:54

I thought Hitler. So a no from me!

rachel234 · 12/06/2014 13:15

der Kaiser - the emperor

a bit like calling your child King!

PeterParkerSays · 12/06/2014 12:41

It sounds like the name you'd give to a German Shepherd. Sorry, it's awful.

coffeeinbed · 12/06/2014 12:20

It's a derivative of the same name, but while Cesar is acceptable and widely used Kaiser is very much Hmm.

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Thurlow · 12/06/2014 12:18

It's the spelling, isn't it, not the sound of the name?

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SelectASweetBreadTwist · 11/06/2014 23:08

Maybe he'll grow up to marry Katie Price's daughter Princess and they can stage a takeover bid.

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 11/06/2014 23:00

Yes Caesar basically.

Maybe when he grows up he'll change his name to Mr. Dog

Alita7 · 11/06/2014 22:55

I like the sound of it but no due to the implications.

coffeeinbed · 11/06/2014 22:52

Having said all that Cesar is a widely used name, so ...

alemci · 11/06/2014 22:24

I have come across Khizzer and Qasir.

Not keen on Kaiser and remember doing Franco Prussian history as part of A level history.

florascotia · 11/06/2014 20:30

The origin of the both the German and Arabic names is the Latin title Caesar = emperor (approx). Russian Tsar/Czar has the same origins.

Caesar (the Romans said: Kai-sahr) was originally a Roman family name. It probably meant 'hairy'.

MsVenus · 11/06/2014 19:27

It seems to be a cross cultural name with origins in the German & Arabic languages. In Arabic the name Qaiser, is pronounced as Qoyser with an emphasis on the s sound rather than the z of Kaiser.

florascotia · 11/06/2014 18:21

Kaiser is a title (as earlier poster have said). Bit like calling a baby King or (direct translation) Caesar. However, I have just come across this link which shows they also had some pretty way-out names in the past. I love the idea of calling a baby 'Photo' in the 1860s, presumably in homage to the very latest new technology:
www.britishbabynames.com/blog/uncommon-and-unusual/

The site is a blog so entries change; I'm referring to a list called 'Finds from 1866', posted 3/6/2014. As well as 'Photo', there is also a baby Goliath, an Obedience and a Leviathan.

coffeeinbed · 11/06/2014 17:24

Just when you think you've heard it all...

Nereida · 11/06/2014 13:20

I know someone who has a two year old Kaiser who goes by the nickname Kai.

SmashleyHop · 11/06/2014 12:42

Kaiser is a name of a hospital and insurance company in the states. I hated working with Kaiser- the name just puts me on edge.

napoleonsnose · 11/06/2014 12:39

I know someone who had a German Shepherd called Kaiser.

barnet · 11/06/2014 12:26

My swedish boss has a girl Caisa (pronounced Kaiser), it is not considered odd here (norway)

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Thurlow · 11/06/2014 12:22

Jace & Kaiser sounds like some sort of alt-rock band.

Jace is ok though actually.

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squoosh · 11/06/2014 12:16

Her first son is called Jace. For ages I thought it was short for Jason but apparently it's just Jace.