Kai

[PrettyInDecadence]

Is it a bit too Rooney-esque? I love it but have had bad reactions from others towards it. FWIW I've never met a little Kai, so have no preconceptions about the name, I just think it sounds nice!

Omg the thought you could give your child the same name as one that only has the bloody nerve to live in a COUNCIL FLAT

As I say I associate it with the Rooneys but if that doesn't bother you then who cares

I'm loving the 'council flat name' backlash

You're right, how very dare anybody give their child a name that is rumoured to be popular with the [gasp] working classes?

I like Jayden. But then I was raised in a council flat.

He's got to go through life with his name, and it's got to work for him whether he becomes a brain surgeon or a plumber. Up to you what you choose but it's useful to look at the reactions to names you're thinking about -- because he'll have to live with the reactions in person.

"Depends where you live. In Hampshire Kai is pronounced like the more expensive type of goldfish. Tyler sounds like Toilet."

not where i live in hampshire, i know both a tyler and a kai and neither are pronounced as you describe.

Sorry, just means food to me.

Kai has a lot of different meanings throughout the world. Its a name that 'travels'.

Unfortunately its tarred in the UK by Rooney. I love it but wouldn't use it now due to that connection which is a real shame. They've ruined a great name.

Spelt Cai it is quite popular in Wales and doesn't seem to have any WAG connotations. I have a nephew called Cai.

Cai is a good idea, but do you think people would always be spelling it wrongly?

Yes Cai is confusing spelling, just go with Kai if you like it. I know loads age 10+. We live in a rural part of England where tractors outnumber people, no council flats in sight.

Okay, so Kai is definitely proceeding to the long short list :)

I actually quite like the name, but it does have a number of connotations associated with it.. Forget Rooney, Daniella Westbrooke ruined the. Ame years before.. Jesse is lovely, not sure Kai is a lovely enough match..

(not that I think matching matters particularly, just Kai has ch** vibes that I wouldn't say Jesse has..)

Enthusiastic Troll it is def Koi in Southampton!

we is much posher round my parts of hampshire then

I had it on my list for DS2 (who ended up with Kyle instead) but it's quite popular. DS2 goes to school with a Kai. And my friend has a Malachi nn Kai. Malachi is a lovely name!

Jayden is also a lovely name.

Kai is becoming very popular in N. America, I know about 3 or 4 under the age of 2. But I like it.
In Estonian it's a girls' name...i know 3 American girls (with Estonian background) named Kai, one is 34, one is 23 and one is 14.