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how to spell this name

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rdk · 04/01/2008 19:49

anyone got an ideas how else you could spell this name my mother in law was sitting there and was saying names then she made this one up but not sure how to spell it really and its not in any baby name books but here goes kailon
k a i - l o n

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controlfreakyhohohohohohoho · 04/01/2008 20:27

yup, bluestocking, i do indeed

SpawnChorus · 04/01/2008 20:46

Gosh - good for you controlfreaky. I'm sure all those children out there with names that are not to your taste really deserve your scorn

armyofme · 04/01/2008 20:51

rdk - i really like the name kai btw

hunkermunker · 04/01/2008 20:56

Sorry, Tipex.

And rdk, call your child what you like. But do bear in mind that I won't be the only person who thinks that this is what his name sounds like if you go for it - it's a kindness, really, however much of a bitch you think I am.

CoteDAzur · 04/01/2008 21:03

Kai is a breed of dog.

LynetteScavo · 04/01/2008 21:05

Kelan, similar, but already in use.

Also, not too similar to colon.

mummylittle · 04/01/2008 21:07

My friend has just called her baby boy Kylan pronounced (Kai - lan)I think its a lovely name and more unusual than just being called Kai!

Choosing a name is so hard, im going through exactly the same situation - every name I mention I like, somebpdy comes out with some kind of nasty comment!!

At the end of the day its ur decision - everybody else can name their own!!

Good Luck xx

CoteDAzur · 04/01/2008 21:10

'kailon' sounds like the gay version of 'teflon'.

Endless possibilities of ridicule building on the themes of being slippery, non-stick, and gay at the same time.

By the way, LOL at asking people how to spell a made-up name.

Sobernow · 04/01/2008 21:12

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berolina · 04/01/2008 21:14

hunker, you ok?

MrsBadger · 04/01/2008 21:18

hunker tis a good a name as any other

spackcat · 04/01/2008 21:22

He's a bit of alright mrsbadger! Would chop off his hair though and grub up his teeth a bit, looks a tad too squeaky clean for my taste atm!

hunkermunker · 04/01/2008 21:23

MrsB, that smile makes me want to shit through the eye of a needle.

Bero, yes, I'm fine, thank you - email me and I'll explain further. Are you OK?

spackcat · 04/01/2008 21:24

'young man!' as Harry Enfield would say!

LynetteScavo · 04/01/2008 21:29

DH said exactly the same as CoteDAzure.

berolina · 04/01/2008 21:32

hunker - Yes, bit wobbly for a couple of reasons but fine really.

will email you later, when I can typee with two hands.

berolina · 04/01/2008 21:33

'typee'? what's that, a tepee with a laptop in?

gingerninja · 04/01/2008 21:42

I knew a Kahlan once (pronounced Kay-lun or Kay-lin) he was Chinese/American (so maybe more common in the US) and must now be about 40 so it's not a made up name or a new name.

Hulababy · 04/01/2008 21:45

I have cousins called Keelan and Caelan (think that is how last one is spelt). The second of the two is similar in sound to the OP I think.

cat64 · 04/01/2008 23:04

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controlfreakyhohohohohohoho · 04/01/2008 23:07

oh spawn, just seen your post. am obviously humbled and motified by your views.

armyofme · 05/01/2008 00:02

cat64 - i do see your point. but i really think that being called kai/lon/lin/la/whatever would not really cause a huge issue 'later' in life. possibly, at worst, some of the children at school may have a laugh about it. but maybe the child would stand up for him/herself and find a timely retort. kids constantly rip into each other about one thing or another. i myself have an unusual surname which rythmes with some pretty unfortunate words, but i am really not scarred for life as a consequence. tbh i used to think it a bit pathetic if other kids ever tried to insult me in that way. very lazy piss-taking. not sure where you teach, but do you really think that babies should not be given names that aren't known to the general public? how about originality/diversity?

and although i acknowledge, the op asked for opinion on the name, the tone of some of the posts on this thread are incredibly sarcastic and as i said earlier, pretty unnecessary imo. she was just asking for ideas on interesting spellings after all....

jamila169 · 05/01/2008 00:17

It's Kailen - There's one in DS1's class and another in reception with DS2- it must be in a baby book somewhere, the odds on having 2 in such a small school must be miniscule

3andnomore · 05/01/2008 00:17

hm...I know a Kaden - maybe it should then be Kalen...saying that, then it looks a it like Kale, I suppose....

must admit Kai isn't one of my favourite names to start with, sorry and Kailon...hm....not sure about that at all...but tis your child your decision, you decide to make a name up, then your decision on how to spell and even pronounce it....people don't know half the time how things are pronounced anyway, even with regular names...

amytheearwaxbanisher · 05/01/2008 00:20

hunker you not a happy camper today

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