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HelpRe: Kayla....WDYT?
in reply to a message by amyleigh
Congratulations!
Hmmm. I don't think you'll be as enamored of Kayla in ten years time.
If you're new to naming, you may not know that Kayla and other "kay" names like Makayla (from Michaela), Kaylee / Caley / Cayleigh etc., are extremely popular. In fact, they are getting to be a cliche for the decade the way Aidan, Braden, Kaden, Hayden, etc. are for boys. All "kay" names for girls are tired sounding to me.
But I realize you're not alone and you are trying to find something both you and your dh can agree on. I should have read the other comments before trying this, but here's a list of other names you both might like that will stand the test of time a little better (I think):
Jada
Mattea ("mah-TAY-uh," feminine form of Matteo / Matthew)(Do you have any Matthews hanging around the family tree that need to be honored?)
Carys
Cara (= beloved in Italian, friend in Irish)
Adele / Adela (nn Addie? Del?)
Leila ("LAY-luh")
Lila
Linnea ("li-NAY-uh")
Mara
Kaia ("KIE-uh")
Livia
Elena ("eh-LAY-nuh")
Sadie (as a nn for Sarah or even Mercedes)
Ella
Maeve ("mayv")
Ava (mega-popular, but I still think it will wear better than Kayla)
Good luck! Keep those happy thoughts going. Happy thoughts make happy babies. :-)
Hmmm. I don't think you'll be as enamored of Kayla in ten years time.
If you're new to naming, you may not know that Kayla and other "kay" names like Makayla (from Michaela), Kaylee / Caley / Cayleigh etc., are extremely popular. In fact, they are getting to be a cliche for the decade the way Aidan, Braden, Kaden, Hayden, etc. are for boys. All "kay" names for girls are tired sounding to me.
But I realize you're not alone and you are trying to find something both you and your dh can agree on. I should have read the other comments before trying this, but here's a list of other names you both might like that will stand the test of time a little better (I think):
Jada
Mattea ("mah-TAY-uh," feminine form of Matteo / Matthew)(Do you have any Matthews hanging around the family tree that need to be honored?)
Carys
Cara (= beloved in Italian, friend in Irish)
Adele / Adela (nn Addie? Del?)
Leila ("LAY-luh")
Lila
Linnea ("li-NAY-uh")
Mara
Kaia ("KIE-uh")
Livia
Elena ("eh-LAY-nuh")
Sadie (as a nn for Sarah or even Mercedes)
Ella
Maeve ("mayv")
Ava (mega-popular, but I still think it will wear better than Kayla)
Good luck! Keep those happy thoughts going. Happy thoughts make happy babies. :-)
This message was edited 6/20/2010, 2:22 PM
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