Middle name for Kobe

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Still struggling
Anybody any ideas?
Our surname is short

Problem with Kobe is that people will say Ko-bee rather than Ko-bay in the UK.

Ashi Marew

People are so narrow-minded on MN.

How about

Kobe William
Kobe Lucas
Kobe Lawrence
Kobe Donovan
Kobe Andrew
Kobe Craig
Kobe Christian

I worked with someone whose DS was called Kobe. It isn't a name i love but it didn't raise my eyebrows and her family have no Asian heritage at all.

rainingcatsanddogs i don't know where you live but it would certainly be pronounced Ko-bay in Scotland.

I think it would work with traditional name like Matthew, Edward, James etc.

Kobe is pronounced Ko-bay in Japan. (The y isn't strong so it's more Ko-beh)

Ko-bee would be Kobi in Japanese

Kobe John
Kobe Dexter
Kobe Austin
Kobe Dean

I was going to say "wan Kenobi" too

I like
Kobe joules
Kobe Benjamin
Kobe Edward
Kobe Nicholas
Kobe Walter
Kobe chase

I was going to say "wan Kenobi" too

Can people please stop with the unfunny digs at names from another culture?

I think most dual nationalities avoid Ben as it means excrement in Japanese.

Out of the others, Edward with a Japanese accent would be too different to the English pronunciation for me. (Kind of "Edo-wah-doh") The others like Nicholas work well though

I love Kobe. Are there any other Japanese names in contention for the middle name, or are you definitely wanting to go British for that?

If your surname is one syllable how about Dominic?

Michael

Kobe John. Unfussy and it sounds nice.

Can people please stop with the unfunny digs at names from another culture?

Kobe isn’t a Japanese name though, it’s thoroughly American. It’s the equivalent of calling your child Paris or Brooklyn.

And her child is presumably going to hear jokes like that all his life.

And her child is presumably going to hear jokes like that all his life.

I guess that depends on whether he runs into a lot of ass-wipes that think they are superior because their DC are called George and Harry.

Kobe James for me

Kobe Nicholas works well

Kobe ray

Kobe Shay
Kobe Reed
Kobe Lee

Wax - don't be do unpleasant - kids tease over nama, whether it's unusual, old fashioned, the same as a TV or film character (all those girls with a Disney film character?), rhymes with something else... There's no such thing as a 'super name' for God's sake, what a daft comment.

I know this thread is old, but i thought i'd chip in.
It is Swahili for Tortoise or Turtle 😊
I am considering this name because my mother in law in Kenyan and I love Japan, I've been to Kobe. In Japanese it means God's Door.
I am still stuck on a middle name.

We have a Jacob, I heard someone say hello Jakey Cakey and shuddered in horror. Decided coby could be a shortened version. I think it’s quite sweet. If you used Coby as a spelling it’s slightly less bovine too

I liked the idea of Lawrence as a middle name (suggested before)
Or Oliver
Or James

TBH I would call him Jacob and use Kobe as an nn so he has options.

But otherwise I’d give him a more classic middle name - with 3 /4 syllables if your surname is - Nathaniel, Gabriel, Tobias etc

Kobe gets very negative feedback on MN, I have seen it mentioned on here a few times and absolutely ripped to shreds each time. I think it is because it LOOKS made up even if it isn't, and also a lot of people will just think of Kobe Bryant especially as he's been in the news recently since his tragic death last year. From what I read on the other threads Kobe isnt a name in Japan but the name of a city and a type of food? So people don't give it the same respect as they would a well-established name from another culture. I personally think it sounds nice but i'd be worried you'd have to deal with judgey snobs in the future if MN boards are anything to go by? Is there another name you like or are you set on Kobe? I mean I like it but it sounds like the mean comments have already given you a wobble?