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Kimi - thoughts please!

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Cantseemytoesanymore · 22/07/2017 12:30

My other half is a HUGE formula 1 fan and his favourite driver of all time is kimi raikkonen hence his suggestion for the name for our wee one due in November! When I say it out loud I actually really like it but I'm not sure we would be condemning our wee boy to lots of teasing!? Help!

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stackedcups · 22/07/2017 20:45

I'd assume they weren't British (not in a bad way, just like "where are you from?" might be one of my first questions out of interest) and if I saw it written, I wouldn't know if it was a male or female name. It's not bad as such, but it would make more sense for someone who could actually say "oh, my mum is Finnish" or something.

bridgetreilly · 22/07/2017 20:33

Maybe as a middle name?

Or try suggesting other F1 names? Lewis?

Mumzypopz · 22/07/2017 19:45

Sorry, it sounds like a brand of female sanitary pads to me.

Flossy1978 · 22/07/2017 18:16

Jesus... KIM-mi. Emphasis is always on the first syllable in Finnish. Yeah. It would be a bit weird/girly sounding in a non-Finnish country.

Flossy1978 · 22/07/2017 18:14

Sorry. I mean "Kim-mi" if it is two M's. It's 3am here where I am. Tired brain.

Flossy1978 · 22/07/2017 17:56

It is not pronounced as either Keemi or Kimmi. In Finnish you pronounce every letter exactly as it is. It is Ki-mi. Simple as that.

WaitrosePigeon · 22/07/2017 17:56

Ah yes I see that's how it's pronounced. I quite like it, it's cute.

WaitrosePigeon · 22/07/2017 17:55

Pronounced keemee?

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Cantseemytoesanymore · 22/07/2017 17:55

Thanks for all of your replies - I can see that it divides opinion! I can see that the pronunciation issue could be a tricky one but then I've always had that issue with my own name and lived to tell the tale! Definitely not written off the list yet :)

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WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 22/07/2017 17:53

I'd think girl and pronounce it like Kim with a y on the end.

TheHiphopopotamus · 22/07/2017 17:53

I like Kim for a boy, not sure about Kimi though.

My mate had a cat called Kimmy and it reminds me too much of that, I think.

lazycrazyhazy · 22/07/2017 17:50

I always think of Kim as a boy's name I suppose because of Kipling. I always assumed it had become Kimberley and become used for girls in the USA and that had gradually taken over. I therefore wouldn't be surprised to find a Kimi of either gender.

grasspigeons · 22/07/2017 17:49

I like F1 - I don't hate the name, there are just so many other F1 inspired names I love more.

lljkk · 22/07/2017 17:43

I think you can make it your own but that would be a lot easier in a multicultural type place (think London rather than Whitehaven).
Could anglicise the spelling to get pronunciation right, too, so make it Keemi.

Kimberley was originally a boy name.

Sophronia · 22/07/2017 17:42

I think it's fine. I know a male Kim and he doesn't have any problems with his name.

MaidenMotherCrone · 22/07/2017 17:20

Kath and Kim springs to mind.

BertrandRussell · 22/07/2017 17:09

"I like it. Yes I would need to be told how to pronounce it on meeting but it's a simple name to get used to."

Every single time he gives his name for his whole life.

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IHateUncleJamie · 22/07/2017 17:02

Are either of you Finnish? If so, it's ok. If not, I wouldn't - and I'm a huge F1 fan.

17caterpillars1mouse · 22/07/2017 17:00

I like it. Yes I would need to be told how to pronounce it on meeting but it's a simple name to get used to. Never heard it before but I actually like it alot

MumBod · 22/07/2017 13:35

Schmidt

DownUdderer · 22/07/2017 12:59

For a boy? Nope

peonie83 · 22/07/2017 12:53

I know a Kimi she's adorable as a baby

Thewolfsjustapuppy · 22/07/2017 12:52

I really like it, but I would probably assume Kimmy until corrected then I'd get it right. I do like boys with gender neutral names though I have a Jude and he is obviously a boy!

Loyly · 22/07/2017 12:49

I know it as a regular Finnish name and I like it but you might get bored of people pronouncing it Kimmy. Räikkönen's name is almost always mispronounced on TV in the UK, for instance.