Do you like Kai or Kaj?
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Do you like Kai or Kaj?
| Tue, 09-12-2006 - 12:46pm |
A family first name in my husband's family is Kaj, it is his father's and brother's middle name. I like the name, but I know that people will mispronouce it. It is pronounced like Kai (rhymes with bye and rye). What do y'all think about this name? I would hate to change the spelling since it is a family name. I am considering it for either first or middle name.
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Well, I usually dislike unconventional spellings, because of what you said...he'll always be correcting people. But since it's a family name, I'd leave the spelling alone. Changing the spelling changes the name, IMO. Others may disagree.
Our next door neighbor (8 years old) is named Kai, but that's the only child I've ever heard with the name. I like it for a first name, but if you don't want to change the spelling and are worried about it, it would make a great mn too (and the family spelling won't be much of an issue). Good luck deciding!
Kaj is common here in Sweden and I wouldn't change the spelling and how the
I know a few guys named Kai (this spelling). The area where I live has a lot of Scandinavian heritage and the name has been passed down for generations.
Since it's a family name, I'd keep the original spelling. Some people will mispronounce it either way (the mispronunciation I hear most often rhymes with hay).
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My step father's name is Kaj, he's from Denmark.
I'm used to it being a male name...though people who don't know him tend to mispronounce it like the "Kash" part of "cashmere" as in sweater if you know what I mean.
Anyway - if you are ok with that (which it certainly wouldn't be the first name I know that people mispronounce!) then I say go with it - very cool and unique IMO.
Suzanne
DS 12-14-04
EDD#2 1-19-07
I don't care for it -either spelling, sorry
middle name maybe
If you use it as a middle name, I would keep the spelling Kaj.
If you use it as a first name, I would use the spelling Kai.
I know that Kai is a Swedish name and also Native American name (there is a restaurant here on the Gila River reservation named Kai).
Would you use it for a boy or a girl?
I would be using this as a boy's name.
In this case, DH's father's family is Danish. There are some other interesting names. My DH middle name is Leif (pronounced "life"). I like that one too, although he would be called "leaf" all the time...
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