Cai

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casey101 · 28/04/2015 17:19

Hi guys what do you think of the name Cai- pronounced Kye. I wanted to spell it with the C as it's the Welsh spelling and he'll be born in Wales, then moving to England. It means happy/ rejoice in welsh...

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sweetpeame · 28/04/2015 19:26

Never met a Cai/Kai in person but it's popular in Germany (spelt Kai). DH (German) suggested it for DS but I wasn't keen. Don't mind it as a name, just not my taste.

Montsti · 28/04/2015 18:16

I'm not a big fan of the name and I know lots of Kais. I do like Malachi though ??.

BuriedSardine · 28/04/2015 18:10

Whai?

I think it's awful sorry.

florascotia · 28/04/2015 18:10

Can Welsh Mumsnetters help here with the meaning of the name? Most experts say it comes either from the Welsh 'cad' = battle or (via old stories of King Arthur - Sir Kay was his foster-brother) from the Roman name Caius. But is there another more recent Welsh meaning, perhaps .....?

Snowflake15 · 28/04/2015 18:08

I like we're choosing Malachi nickname Cai

Madbengalmum · 28/04/2015 18:06

Sorry, i dont like it

temporarilyjerry · 28/04/2015 18:05

Bizarrely I like it spelled Cai, but not Kai chav.

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