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[Opinions] Re: Help me choose an English name!

by oaktree_137

3/15/2022, 7:48 PM

Thanks a lot!! I already know a Kai though, and I'd feel weird saying that name to the mirror and thinking of him each time haha.

Also, around what time period would you say that the -lyn ending was/is most popular? I know a few Carolyns and Caitlins my age (I'm 20 this year, and have been told I look younger), so that's why I thought the -lyn endings on these names wouldn't be toooo generationally out-of-place.

Thanks again :)

This message was edited 3/15/2022, 7:54 PM

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- Theophania (blaaarg) +2

3/15/2022, 7:54 PM

I would say it's most popular now. And while there were a ton of single names like that before like Carolyn and Caitlyn, the modern style is to have a made-up name, which Kellyn and Kylin fit mroe in the style of. But to be fair, I do know one Kellan and one Kylen around my age (born 1990).

- oaktree_137 +1

3/15/2022, 8:05 PM

Thanks! I was actually thinking 'Kylen' instead of 'Kylin' – see the edited post. And I agree. One concern with both names is that they sound made-up. I will have to think about it more...

- Kerilyntaryn21

3/16/2022, 2:42 PM

I like the Kylin spelling better Lin, more feminine than Len. The lin ending quite suitable for your age and ancestry

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