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boy names with k your opinion please

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happymum2010 · 15/04/2010 14:52

hi
what you all think about the boy name Kylan?
we know have only 3 mths left to decide
our first son name is kelvin
we finally agree with the name kylan (very difficult to find a name with my husband ..lol)
i just wondered to know what this name sound to you , would love your opinion and if someone know the meaning and origin we'd love be very appreciated as on the internet seach i can't really find anything about it

thanks and please be honest

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CoteDAzur · 17/04/2010 08:33

'Kevin' is still quite inexplicably popular in France. There are a few in DD's maternelle (preschool).

TheLadyEvenstar · 16/04/2010 22:37

Ohhhh this was me 2 1.2 yrs ago when I wanted a K name for DS2 to go with DS1's name.
I was mind set on calling him Konnor, it is not a made up name and I put it to the MN jury. They made me see the difficulties it would bring in later life for them. DS2 ended up with a Z name in the end.

GladioliBuckets · 16/04/2010 22:36

Oh I like Kiran, I know a Kiran and he is a top bloke.

dinkystinky · 16/04/2010 22:17

DS1's middle name is Kiran - hindu name. I love it - as does my sister - but everyone english thinks its keiron...

Jamieandhismagictorch · 16/04/2010 22:12

Karl

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happymum2010 · 16/04/2010 16:37

yes it was what she mean but it isn't the name we actually ask the opinion for ...

and it's sound great to me (i didn't know about the boyzone/westlife ) i'm not into celebrity name at all but not either on flowers, colour, pearl, spice or brand name which i heard everydays (daisy, ruby, red, violet, rose, sun, skye, france, arielle, kenzo, calvin...)
i definetly prefer kian even if it's a boyzone name which i don't care as i didn't know until now

but as i say before the daddy don't like it so i just wanted an opinion for the name kylan which we both like

i'm happy that some people like it even if more don't but we are still unsure and gona see if we find somethink better during this 3 last months

kelvin name have the same prononciation in both country and it is quiet easy to prononce, write ... and it is still unusual maybe because it s a bit old name, also we both like the meaning and the sound
i don't mind if few people don't like it we can't have all the same taste
but i have no problems at all with his name, people usually compliment it

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GladioliBuckets · 16/04/2010 16:19

Susie I think she means women who are Boyzone/Westlife fans. Says it all, non?

jemart · 16/04/2010 16:14

What about Keith?

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happymum2010 · 16/04/2010 16:11

lol
yes kevin name was popular but long time ago as you say about 15 - 20 yrs ago now there are really into killian ...

conor oh no please !!!! that sound a sweard word in french i heard this name everyday at playgroup, parks, libruary and it is for us very unbelivelible to give that name , it's sound really bad in french

callum i love it but once again nor my husband

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sungirltan · 16/04/2010 16:02

i like kylan actually, more than kelvin but thats being unhelpful!

i want a boys name to start with the same letter as dd's - i think its nice, like the dcs are a set.

stilletoe · 16/04/2010 15:55

What about Kassian or Cassian?

Amapoleon · 16/04/2010 15:49

I don't like kylan either, it does look made up even if it isn't. But it doesn't matter what I think if you like it. In the UK people would probably shorten it to ky [kai]

SusieCarmichael · 16/04/2010 15:37

kian (keyanne) is an african name.. what certain type of parent lynette? i really hate stereotyping of names its awful

i like kylan op and its definitely obvious how to pronounce it imo

mathanxiety · 16/04/2010 15:30

Or nylon.

ozmetric · 16/04/2010 15:27

It's too similar to pylon.

mathanxiety · 16/04/2010 15:10

How about Callum, Cole or Colman (pr KUL-mawn)?

There's also
Cairbre (Kor-i-breh)
Caoilte (KEEL-cha)
Caomh (Keev)
Cathal (KOH-hal) (KOH as in collie)
Cathan (KOH-hann)
Cormac (KOR-mac)
Conal (Kun-ell)
Conan
Conleth
Conor

Is Kevin popular in France? I know a French 16 yo with this name.

CuppaTeaJanice · 16/04/2010 11:56

Could you spell it Cylan?

Or Mylan, Rylan, Aylan?

jumpyjan · 16/04/2010 11:42

Its short for Christopher by the way.

jumpyjan · 16/04/2010 11:42

Haven't read the rest of the thread but my favourite ever boys name begining with K is ... Kit (love it).

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happymum2010 · 16/04/2010 11:30

Ineedsomesleep it is a bit of problem because it change completly the sound of the name

i'm not into a K letter my partner has a 10 yrs old daughter she's name coralie and also i have look at every single letter on baby names books and like others name such as
Timeo
Cenzo (prononcation is chenzo)
nael ...
but my husband don't like any name ended with o or el
I have a lidt with about 30 name on

and he agree with me only for the name kylan

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CakeandRoses · 16/04/2010 11:03

Sorry, another vote against Kylan here. It's okish on its own but I'm afraid it sounds a bit gimmicky with Kelvin.

Do you have to stick with K? If so, check out this list: www.lilimay.com/names/boy_baby_names.php/name/k

Ineedsomesleep · 16/04/2010 10:55

I think French names are lovely. Is it really such a problem if we pronouce it differently? I know lots of people who are known by one name at home and another by other people.

George works in both languages imo. I may be slightly biased though as that is my DS' name.

Agree also with the other comments on not using the letter K again. My Father and me have the same initials, he used to open all my post when I lived at home so nothing was private. He just didn't bother to read the envelopes properly.

CoteDAzur · 16/04/2010 10:51

"Kaylan" is not a Turkish name. (No, don't protest, it really isn't)

Kayhan is.

CoteDAzur · 16/04/2010 10:49

What "boy name Kylan"?

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happymum2010 · 16/04/2010 10:48

kiwichika thanks for your list i ve read them all and like few of them

i like kian, keelan and kieran but my partner is still into kylan and a bit of kieran (the only think is kieran in french sound a bit like a brick)

EN we are not specially looking into scottish/irish name it's just we both like this 2 names without knowing they was scottish or irish name

we have look into french name as we are french but as we live in England, people doesn't prononce the name as we do that's a problem with the french name as lot have a bad meaning here (fanny, lou...) or people just prononce completly differently and doesn't sound the same name at all

it quiet difficult to find a nice name for our children's specially when you are from abroad ... but never mind i'm sure we gona find something nice and unusual !! lol

AFT i've never received a letter without my first name writte on it properly...

i have many friends and familly who's first letter name are the same and i really don't see any problem with that !

i was also in the classroom with other people who had the same first name as mine and it really confused me as when the teacher called my name but it wasn't me i was always disturb thinking she called me ! or even in the street, shop...

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