Kal?

[forevergreek]

What are your opinions on Kal?

Surname is vv long, greek, 6 syllables (impossible basially for others to pronounce) and starts with a L (15 letters)

Any other options of short Boys names?
(as a nanny many are out as have many charges)

Def not - Luke, Max, Leo, Jack, Jake, Ari due to above

greek connection maybe but mainly English as has the worlds longest greek surname!

As an inveterate snob, I would steer clear of the maligned 'K' names.

I have never heard of Kal. Is it made up?

two rather than one syllable, but I like Arlo.

There may be an assumption it is Cal - short for Callum? Nothing wrong with Callum btw !

I like it.

Kal is unusual. I like it tho sounds a nn for Callum. Like Kai.
This anti k nonsense is rubbish and doesnt occur in real life like on mn! Hasn't done Kate middleton any harm anyway!!

Sol/Saul
John
James
Alex
Will(iam)
Rory
Joe
Ben
Mark

I feel your pain!

Plus its supermans kryptonite name - Kal El - what boy wouldn't think that was cool

I dont understand the whole k bashing either? funnily enough im not keen on many k/c names but wondering if kal would work.

full name will probably be:

firstname James Thaddeus L------

Hugh?
Not keen on Kal personally. It doesn't sound like a proper name to me.

my DP likes this,
I knew a girl who little brother was called Cal, and it stood for cherished and loved.

I can't decide to be honest. I do like Kal el as in superman maybe just a little bit.

Everyone will misread it as Kai.

its not anti-K in general, usually its more anti sticking K's on names that should be a C.

I don't get the K thing on MN.

Dan

I'd go with James as the first name...

Ben, Mark, Tom, James, John, Adam.
I don't like Kal.

I know 3 Cal's all of which are shortened from Callum.

How about:
Evan
Kian
Gregory

I like it, especially with the unusual surname.

How about Hal?

Middle name El, of course

I was kidding...

What if there is another Kal in the class, and the other is Kal D and he's Kal L?

James is a family name so don't want to use as first as too many james on my side

Thaddeus is family name on dh side, so same reason

middle names pretty much fixed due this

I also like Arlo, Aden, Alec, Orion, Raul

(name also has to be pronounceable in german!) - yes we like the easy way!!

Kal El is Superman's "real" name, btw.

Makes me think of superman I'm afraid.
Um short boys names, Ben, Tim, Toby, Sean

ps. dh would like any name from guild of wars or game of thrones!