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Leah

Kaia, though Leah is nice, too

Leah

Leah.

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Leah is simple and pretty, and Kaia sounds like made-up crap.

Kaia

Kaia

Hmmm ... where I live, or in some parts of it, Kaya in various spellings means a house. This was extended in earlier times to mean an outhouse, in other words a hole-in-the-ground toilet in a tiny building of its own, well away from the main house to avoid the smells and flies.

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So, although I don't like it much, I'll choose Leah.

Kaia.

Kaia

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xo

Kaia. Can't stand the name Leah.

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:)

Leah.

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Though only by a hair. I'd rather be Kaia, but it sounds more trendy and fleeting overall. Leah is more solid so it gets my vote though I find it dull.

Leah

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Leah - it's just so darn clear and pretty. I love it. Kinda boring though so I'd use it as a mn.

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Kaia is nice, too. Kaia makes me think of sunny days and sandy beaches...it has more personality to me.

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Strangely enough, if I had to choose btwn the two IRL for a real kid, I'd go with Kaia even though I prefer the sound of Leah.

Well I know Kaia is trendy now and Leah is not, and I like Leah as much on other people. But I would both rather be a Kaia, and I'd rather name a daughter it. If it were Lia v Kaia I'd hesitate more but probably still settle on Kaia because it's more memorable and seems to have a breezy quality I like that Leah / Lia lacks. I don't care that much about names getting dated, I only care about them seeming dated when the bearer is still quite young.

This message was edited 7/13/2016, 4:54 PM