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Original poster

kwame, kaynard, keandre or kadema?

65 replies

user1472837754 · 02/09/2016 18:41

which is your favourite? thank you

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SirChenjin · 03/09/2016 15:10

Agree Her

Kwame is my favourite - love the actor. The others sound made up and very Rooneyish are unfamiliar to my British ears.

Heratnumber7 · 03/09/2016 15:06

I think people who ask if other people like names should declare their heritage in their post.

Kwame is a perfectly acceptable Nigerian/Ghanian/... name, but a bit daft for a middle class white family living in Wiltshire.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 03/09/2016 15:01

Absolutely love Kwame! Ever since that actor Kwame from Holby City / Casualty did Celebrity Fame Academy (or similar) and was an amazing singer. Kwame all the way! Ace name.

MrsGsnow18 · 03/09/2016 14:55

I've never seen any of these names before and I'm not sure how to pronounce any of them!

I'd maybe choose kaynard as it looks the less complicated to pronounce( I'm just guessing?)
Off for a Google now to get some pronouncation help!

EnquiringMingeWantsToKnow · 03/09/2016 14:06

To be fair, if you take three seconds to google Kaynard you get pages of stuff like this
www.thefreedictionary.com/Kaynard saying it's an obsolete name for a rascal, and if you google "Kaynard boys name" then Google assumes you probably meant to type Maynard. It is genuinely obscure.

MoosLikeJagger · 03/09/2016 13:51

If people think a name 'sounds made up', they might want to take all of three seconds to Google it.

I'm not a huge fan of Kaynard, but like the other three.

Laniakea · 03/09/2016 13:44

Kwame is lovely, Kadema is nice too :)

RiverTam · 03/09/2016 13:41

isit can I suggest you stick to your pretentious names thread? You're bringing nothing to other baby names thread apart from that snobbishness (second comment of yours like this I've read on baby names threads today).

FrancisCrawford · 03/09/2016 13:35

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isitseptemberyet · 03/09/2016 13:28

they are all utterly horrendous !!

ToffeeForEveryone · 03/09/2016 01:43

Kwame :) Lovely name.

The only one I don't like is Keandre.

CheerfulYank · 03/09/2016 01:36

A friend of mine is Ghanaian and is Kofi because he was born on Friday. :)

I know a Kwante who is fantastic. He's ten and the nicest kid.

Buntysoven · 03/09/2016 01:32

Love how ignorant and pompous these pps are who, because they havent heard of a name, declare it made up! 😂

CancellyMcChequeface · 02/09/2016 21:56

I like Kwame.

Haven't heard of the others. Kaynard and Keandre sound made-up and I'd assume Kadema was a girl.

SpidersFromMars · 02/09/2016 20:07

Kwame, and Keandre, I like.

The others seem challenging to me.

EnquiringMingeWantsToKnow · 02/09/2016 20:04

I like Kwame, Kwasi, Kwabena and Kofi for boys born on the relevant days. The other three (Kwaku, Kwadwo and Yaw) aren't so great to English ears so if you had a baby on those days maybe look elsewhere for ideas Grin

ayeokthen · 02/09/2016 20:02

I like Kadema.

eyebrowsonfleek · 02/09/2016 20:00

I've only heard of Kwame and really like it based on how it sounds and the people that I've met with the name.

Footle · 02/09/2016 19:55

Yes, Kwame is a Ghanaian / Ivorian day name for a boy born on Saturday.

pinkmagic1 · 02/09/2016 19:45

I like Kadema and Keandre best.

Longislandicetee · 02/09/2016 19:43

In some countries in Africa, Kwame is the name given to a boy born on Saturday.

The others are weird.

Grin
sonlypuppyfat · 02/09/2016 19:41

Are these boy or girl names

Willow33 · 02/09/2016 19:39

How about Kadian? It means 'cheerful and charming'.

RiverTam · 02/09/2016 19:38

Everyone will say Kwame as its the only one they'll have heard of. I have no idea if the others are 'made-up' or not. Are they all for a boy, because to my ears Kadema sounds like a female name.

I'm not actually all that keen on any of them.

MargotLovedTom · 02/09/2016 19:38

How is Kwame pronounced? Is it Kwam-ay or Kwaym?