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I like it. Always have, probably always will. I wouldn't use it, but I think it's a happy and friendly name.
Yeah, it is made up, but it's very clearly Kay plus Lee (or Leigh) so it does have a meaning. Same as Annemarie and Marysue have meanings.
I prefer Kayleigh I think because in Europe this is the standard spelling, after the song. But Kaylee is perfectly fine.
In the UK I find it less problematic to use because Kayleigh is way more common than the other spellings whereas even though in the US Kaylee is the most common I feel parents went for all kinds of spellings a lot more.
It is dated. Very dated. But fine.
Edited: I know a few Kayleigh from the UK, all born between the late 80s and mid 90s. I know some Kaylee in the US as well as a Kaley and a Kaleigh.
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Yeah, it is made up, but it's very clearly Kay plus Lee (or Leigh) so it does have a meaning. Same as Annemarie and Marysue have meanings.
I prefer Kayleigh I think because in Europe this is the standard spelling, after the song. But Kaylee is perfectly fine.
In the UK I find it less problematic to use because Kayleigh is way more common than the other spellings whereas even though in the US Kaylee is the most common I feel parents went for all kinds of spellings a lot more.
It is dated. Very dated. But fine.
Edited: I know a few Kayleigh from the UK, all born between the late 80s and mid 90s. I know some Kaylee in the US as well as a Kaley and a Kaleigh.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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Most people these days don't think of Kay as being short for Katharine, just as a short name. I've met a lot of people named Kay and none of them were short for Katherine or a related name.
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The Kay plus Lee thing is pretty obvious and even if some people didn't think of it it's where the name comes from and that is its meaning. I think many people do not worry too much about meanings but it still has one.
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