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Baby girl name Kendall?

83 replies

DisneyBaby · 02/01/2022 12:42

If I name my baby girl Kendall, do you think everyone is just going to think I love the Kardashian's?

I honestly have never seen the show but really like the name Kendall. My Grandads name was Kenneth shortened to Ken, and I think it was be a subtle tribute to him to have a name that is also shorted to Kenny or Ken.

Our first daughters name is Dakota which has an American feel to it, so I think Kendall could go quite nicely with Dakota too.

What do you think?

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Skeumorph · 02/01/2022 21:19

Not a fan sorry. It’s really harsh. Ken is a TERRIBLE shortening for a girl sorry! Dakota is a lot nicer.

Better than Cockermouth mind you

Ellmau · 02/01/2022 19:12

Another option might be Kentigerna.

ashorterday · 02/01/2022 16:48

Yes they are.

orinocosfavoritecake · 02/01/2022 16:36

Kendall Roy in Succession is not someone you want to share a name with.

succession.fandom.com/wiki/Kendall_Roy

Thissucksmonkeynuts · 02/01/2022 16:33

Conceived in the Booths car park? I only think of the town, the museum has a good taxidermy department.

Scirocco · 02/01/2022 16:28

It does make me think of KUWTK, sorry. But the Kardashian/Jenner fame won't last forever, and tbh of all of them Kendall seems the least "trash TV" so even with the association it's not the worst thing in the world.

If you're open to other names with 'Ken' in them, what about Mackenzie, McKenna, Kennedy? Kendall does go well with Dakota though...

Ellmau · 02/01/2022 16:09

WHat abOut Kendra? Also quite American but without the Kardashian connotations.

generalh · 02/01/2022 16:08

I taught a girl once with that name. She would be about 29 now.

RockinHorseShit · 02/01/2022 16:07

I love it & thought of the place, not the Kardashian's... though that sort of crap doesn't interest me at all. I'm pretty sure by the time the DD is of an age to worry about it, they'll be resigned to tacky TV/media history anyway

thetinsoldier · 02/01/2022 16:04

I liked it! It's very American to me, so goes well with Dakota.

RickyZooom · 02/01/2022 15:55

I actually really like Kendall and think it goes well with Dakota.
Yes there’s the Kardashian connection but unless you’re a big fan nobody would assume you’re naming her after one of them.

mum2jakie · 02/01/2022 15:48

I know of adults called Kendal, Kenzie and Kendra, so there are plenty of nice ways to honour your relative.

ColdShouldersWarmTummy · 02/01/2022 15:48

Kendra as suggested by pp is lovely. Also Kelda.

VirginSparklewell · 02/01/2022 15:47

Makes me think of Kenneth Kendall, the newsreader. I’m no help.

DeclareThePenniesOnYourEyes · 02/01/2022 15:46

It’s my not my style at all but even so I don’t think it sounds very feminine. It’s also one of the names of a main (male) character on Succession, so I think that a-lot of people will immediately think of that now.

That said a relation of mine has just used it for a baby girl with a hyphen. The second name is more classically feminine (think “Lily” or “Jane”… I don’t want to say exactly what as it’s pretty outing!) and maybe that saves it to a certain extent.

lottiegarbanzo · 02/01/2022 15:42

Looks wrong because the Lake District town is Kendal.

WorstXmasEver · 02/01/2022 15:41

Yes either you're obsessed with Kardashians or Kendal mintcake.

Aquamarine1029 · 02/01/2022 15:40

If you love it, you should use it. Who cares what anyone thinks? It's a lovely name.

ChickenGotLegs · 02/01/2022 15:38

I knew one about 35 years ago, not a name I've heard in a long time.
By the time your daughter is an adult nobody will remember the Kardashians anyway 😆

IVflytrap · 02/01/2022 15:36

*quite

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/01/2022 15:36

Probably.

It’s OK, it does sound more like a boys name to me, but have heard worse.

IVflytrap · 02/01/2022 15:36

Whenever I hear Kendall Jenner's name, it does male me think "Ken doll", as in Barbie's boyfriend. But that's probably just me making odd associations.

Ultimately if you love Kendall. go for it. It does go with your eldest's name (not that sibling names necessarily need to go). I would probably assume you are a Kardashians fan, but only in passing, it wouldn't be something I'd judge you for.

If you do want some other suggestions, a previous poster mentioned Kenzie, which made me think of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname that's often used as a first name for girls in the US. I think it's got wiite a nice sound to it, and has the Ken connection.

Yebbie · 02/01/2022 15:34

I love the Kardashians (Blush) well not the people as much but the show is just trash tv gold. I really dislike the name Kendall though, it's got hugely associated with the Kardashian/Jenner clan and all I can ever hear is Ken doll 😂

timoteigirl · 02/01/2022 15:32

I don't know of Kardashians, so reading the topic title my immediate thought was why a double L? Because I thought it was a location name like Chelsea, Devon, Harlow.... so I thought Kendal mint cake, and the location in Lake District.

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 02/01/2022 15:05

I have a (female) relative named Kendal (with one "l") who was named after the town in the lake district. I would never has thought of the Kardashians!