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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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purpleduck · 15/04/2010 23:53

Love Kyle (nephews name)
Keelan (means "small" )
Kieran?
Kaedan?

lotster · 15/04/2010 23:06

Wukter&s suggestion of Killian is a better version. Only seen it Cillian myself however. (Cillian Murphy the actor)

I know a Kenton as another K suggestion?

APassionateWoman · 15/04/2010 22:57

I know a Turkish boy called Kaylan (pronounced Kylan).

Kian and Killian are bastardisations of Cian and Cillian.

K names are a bit odd, imo.

AbFabT · 15/04/2010 22:53

Another one not a fan of the matching initials. Which child opens the mail when a personal letter arrives for K.Surname?

EricNorthmansmistress · 15/04/2010 22:10

There is no problem having children in the same class with the same name. Honestly, there were 4 of my name in my class at school, it was fine. Far better to give the child a normal name and risk someone else having it than something off the wall and made up sounding.

Scottish/Irish names for non-scottish/irish people is so over anyway.

LynetteScavo · 15/04/2010 21:47

Hmm ...Kian is popular with a certain type of parent, IME...

I'm not keen on Kylan, but I've never heard it before. A bit much with Kelvin, I think, but if you like it.........

GladioliBuckets · 15/04/2010 21:43

Kian is quite popular since that Boyzone/Westlife chappy.

kiwichika · 15/04/2010 20:08

Some K names ive heard on boys (mostly from NZ) Korbin, Kane, Keefe, Keegan, Kester(nn Kes)and Kaio (usualy Caio is a variant of Caius meening 'happy rejoice'.there are some nice K names
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happymum2010 · 15/04/2010 17:57

casper and casimir i don't like them, we have a casper cartoon and a casimir cartoon (very popular) that probably why i really don't like it
but thanks anyway we still love kylan and we will look again on baby name books and websites during this last 3 months

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ozmetric · 15/04/2010 17:40

Prefer Kyle.

ozmetric · 15/04/2010 17:40

Prefer Kyle.

mathanxiety · 15/04/2010 16:59

Kyle is probably Scottish, but don't go around claiming it's Irish because there's no K in Irish. (Killian is spelled with a C in Irish). Kylan still seems made up and based on Kyle and Dylan rolled together. Just because a name is called a variant doesn't mean it means the same or has the same antecedents.

Are you interested in unusual names?
Kahlil
Kaspar
Kasimir

or Casper
Casimir
which have the same sound but start with C.

scurryfunge · 15/04/2010 16:58

I think it's a great name.

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happymum2010 · 15/04/2010 16:27

thanks scurryfunge i just read that to ;)

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happymum2010 · 15/04/2010 16:26

we don't like kai it is to short
i don't think it is really confused to have 2 boys name starting with the same letter and for sure less than all the people name who end by the same
exemple : daisy, maisy, caissy...
also i think it is nice to find something unusual just because everydays at playgroup nursery , libruary ...i heard the same name i just think how does this work if they are 2 or more in the same classroom with the same name that for me much more confused than to have 2 children's with the same first letter

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scurryfunge · 15/04/2010 16:18

The boy's name Kylan \k(y)-lan\ is a variant of Kyle (Gaelic), and the meaning of Kylan is "narrow, straight".
Found that

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happymum2010 · 15/04/2010 16:15

hi thanks all for being honest
we are not Scottish but French in France killian is a very popular name since 2007 and we have thinking about it for our son kelvin 3 yrs ago but as it is now to popular we don't really like it anymore

i haven't made up the name i ve heard it for the first time by a friend who name her son like this and also on the internet search
i've also find it as a gaelic name

the prononciation isn't the same as killian it is more like ky-len

thansk for the 2 website i'm gona take a look at them

and about christopher and christian they are really to commun for us i like unusual name and also don't really like the calendar name

thanks

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joster · 15/04/2010 15:59

Kai? Still not great, but better than Kylan!

Why do names have to start with the same initial. I know someone and all four children (of the same sex too!) all have the same initial.. Ugh. The only plus point I can see is that you simply need lots of clothes/name labels with the same initial plus surname in them... otherwise?? Confusion all the way, surely?

pedrothellama · 15/04/2010 15:57

I actually know a chap called Kalyn - he hates it and wishes he was called John or Bill- his parents picked it whether he turned out to be a boy or a girl. Enough said.

EndangeredSpecies · 15/04/2010 15:50

It's not made up, it's a Gaelic name. If you're Scottish and you both like it then why on earth not?!

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Kylan

GladioliBuckets · 15/04/2010 15:49

Or how about Christopher/Christian with Kit for short?

Granny23 · 15/04/2010 15:45

Well as Kelvin is the small river at Glasgow, what about Clyde which is the other one? 'K' sound but actually a 'C' initial.Personally, I like Kelvin very much but would advise against 2 sons with same initial will cause confusion with 2 Mr K Happy in the house.

GladioliBuckets · 15/04/2010 15:40

Don't like Kylan, sounds naff. My DS is Kurt so I'm not anti all K names.

Suzie42 · 15/04/2010 15:40

Sorry that should read www.nameframesuk.co.uk I`m not so good on the old web!

wukter · 15/04/2010 15:38

How about Killian? (kill-ee-an)