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46 replies

Tiryxm · 14/07/2018 21:53

Hi there,

My partner and I can't decide between 2 names for our baby girl. Can you please give us your opinion to help us make the decision.

We are also not sure about the spelling, which one do you prefer and why?

Kalina / Kalyna
Kalicia / Kalycia

Many thanks everybody :)

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TatianaLarina · 15/07/2018 13:58

Kalina is an E.European name.

If you’re going to be rude at least don’t betray your own ignorance.

Ericho · 15/07/2018 15:47

I wasn't calling Kalina yooniq/made-up, I was referring to Kalicia. Sorry if that was unclear.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 15/07/2018 17:01

Sorry I don't like any of them. Poor Kalina will be known as Kalina the Cleaner Confused

TatianaLarina · 15/07/2018 17:04

I’ve known a Kalina for 20 + and cleaner never occurred to me.

If you send her to a decent school she won’t get that kind of nonsense.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 15/07/2018 17:06

If you send her to a decent school she won’t get that kind of nonsense

How do you work that one out? Confused

TatianaLarina · 15/07/2018 17:08

Because I went to decent schools. There was no name bollocks of any kind.

LunaTrap · 15/07/2018 17:10

Well just so you know Kalicia isn't made up either. It's Indian.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 15/07/2018 17:13

Kids will be kids no matter what school they're at. You can't base no name calling at a good school on a single experience.

Cosmoa · 15/07/2018 17:37

Kalina and Kalicia spellings. I can't bare y's in place of i's! But that's just me.

I like both names equally Smile

MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2018 17:53

I can't bear people who can't distinguish between bear and bare.

Nuttyella7 · 15/07/2018 19:05

Kaleena and Kalisiya are also pretty alternative spellings.
I have known the name Alicia PRONOUNCED as Ali - siya & also as Ali - sha. So that one may be tricky.

BewareOfDragons · 15/07/2018 19:07

Kalena is a Hawaiian girl's name. Lovely.

I don't like Kalicia. Sounds made up

zozozoo · 15/07/2018 19:20

Kalina

butlerswharf · 15/07/2018 19:22

Kalina

Cosmoa · 15/07/2018 20:50

@MikeUniformMike

I can't bear people who can't distinguish between bear and bare.

Alright chill the fuck out will ya! 😂I did say "but that's just me". It's not like I was being nasty. Did it occur to you that some of us might be sleep deprived mothers?

You're just bitching for the sake of it.

MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2018 21:04

Not really. Bear is now a popular boy's name and I would dread to see it written as Bare.
I don't like Ys instead of Is either. Olyvya or Olyvyah? Shudder.
Apologies for being cheeky. Hope you get some sleep Flowers.

hopefulclam · 15/07/2018 21:06

Cliona? Clionadh? Irish name , it's pronounced Clee-nah around were I live :)

TatianaLarina · 15/07/2018 21:13

You can't base no name calling at a good school on a single experience.

Not a single experience - more than one school. And I don’t know anyone who had name issues at school at all.

SquidgyMcPidgy · 15/07/2018 21:13

Kalina is a very normal Bulgarian name and means ladybird.

Cosmoa · 15/07/2018 21:23

@MikeUniformMike

Haha thanks.. I probably got a bit too defensive then anyway. Going to bed in a minute! Smile

My aunties niece (on her husbands side) was recently named Alyvia.. Made me cringe so much!

MikeUniformMike · 16/07/2018 12:11

Ugh! That's awful. Take a beautiful name and make it ugly. Poor kid.

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