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We will be finding out what we are having in a week and half :smiliedance: but if it is a boy we are thinking of having the name Kye (Kye James) I always thought we would spell it 'Kye' but everywhere i look it is 'Kai'. Which would you go with???
Oh, and if it is a girl we will probably call her 'Alissa Jade' or 'Alyssa Jade'. Which one?? Too many decisions!!!!
I'd spell it Kye, especially if you keep seeing it spelt Kai alot, at least then he would know which things were his when he goes to school coz of the different spelling.
I would probably go with Alissa, I know a girl called Alyssa but she pronounces it Al-ee-sa :rolleyes: You could call bub Alissa Jayde...sorry, just an idea, but now you've got another spelling to decide on.
Good luck choosing :)
claireandbailey
29-04-2006, 21:19
My friends son is called khy the same as kai or kye.
aardvark
29-04-2006, 21:27
I'd go with Kye, as otherwise he risks being called Kay, which is lacking in masculinity......
MonkeyMum05
29-04-2006, 21:31
I would spell it KAI... and for the girly babe, Alyssa Jade sounds beautiful!
You have fantastic taste in names! All of those were in our 'top baby names' list! Bodhi's middle name was even James for a couple of hours!
Good luck with it all :thumbsup:
Jax Tellers Old Lady
29-04-2006, 22:28
hey there just wanted to say i love the name kai and have always liked it i couldnt use it for ds as my best friend has a son called kaia so it wouldve been to similar. The meaning for kai in maori is food so i would personally spell it kye so its a bit different. Great choice though:thumbsup:
I like it a different way.. Khye. but out of the two, I would say Kye.
Tan-mumof3
29-04-2006, 23:58
My ds middle name is KAI, which means Sea or Seawater in Hawaiian. We chose to spell it this way because my dd middle name is SKYE so we wanted it a bit different to her spelling.
I like the spelling Alyssa for a girl.
Goodluck deciding.
Cheeky Little Monkey
30-04-2006, 01:28
I used to work in a school and the variations in spellings of childrens names was incredible. IMO (and it is only my opinion) please spell the names as simply as possible.
Remember your child will have to spell it out for the rest of their life if it is too unusual. Being a simple girl at heart Kye would work for me as most people spell names as they sound.
Kayteigh
30-04-2006, 06:33
I love Kye and Alyssa.
Katie
Blessed Mum
30-04-2006, 07:56
I think Kye & Alyssa spelt those ways - beautiful names!
If you want an unusual spelling for your girls name, my name is spelled Elissa (as you can see from my username).
I've only ever come across 5 or so others with the same spelling. And it's easy to describe it to people - I just tell them it's Melissa without the M.
SamanthaJane
30-04-2006, 13:24
I think Kye and Alyssa :D
Good luck with the choosing:thumbsup:
Thoroughly dislike Kye or Kai.
In NZ, Kai is Maori for food. :thumbsdown:
Kyle would be nice.
Alyssa (this spelling) is pretty.
If my Kye is going to be anything like his sister, he is going to LOVE his food, so maybe it is the perfect name!!! I also found out that it is Hawiian for 'ocean' too......
Briannabear
05-05-2006, 19:13
I like Kai and Alyssa! Beautiful names! :yelclap:
Shazbutt
05-05-2006, 21:17
Kai & Alyssa here too! :thumbsup:
imogensmummy2005
06-05-2006, 08:40
I like Kai James and Alyssa Jayde
Kye and Alyssa.
Kai reminds me of food. But unless you're a kiwi or planning to live in NZ it probably doesn't really matter, so if you prefer that spelling then go for it.
Kye and Alyssa.
Kai reminds me of food. But unless you're a kiwi or planning to live in NZ it probably doesn't really matter, so if you prefer that spelling then go for it.
:no:
He'd better not visit NZ - he may get laughed out of the country.
Hey Food - yes you!
Being an aussie is enough to get him laughed at over there anyway so don't worry about it :laughing: :laughing:
I like Kye
My Nephew is Kye and i think it a lovely name spelt either way
(well said Shezi...)
Bubble*Crazy
08-05-2006, 00:25
I love both names & I like the spelling Kye & Alyssa (have this thing for the letter 'y'!)
You may also want to try writing the names down to see how 'they flow' IYKWIM....
Good luck :fingerscrossed:
pookiesossige
08-05-2006, 12:05
You SO have a knack for names! As for the spelling... I actually really like Kai. My EDD was yesterday and I'm still stuck!! Best of luck, you have two beautiful names, no matter how you choose to spell them! :thumbsup:
-Em
Ooooh our mozzies love their kai!...
In Maori it means food
in Hawaiin it means ocean
i think it might mean life
you could spell it KHAI..?
just an idea...
dont ya think you're being a bit harsh?? after all it is alis baby. she wasnt asking if you liked the name kye, just the spelling.
sh*ts me when people attempt to put you off a name without even realising what they are doing. i know i know its just your opinion but she didn't ask for it.
WTF :eek:
How is it harsh?
I used no inflammatory or bad language or made a personal attack.
I said it was Maori for food. As I am Maori (and ex-pat New Zealander) to me, Kai is rather an unfortunate and idiotic thing to name a child. This may have no bearing on name choice but I felt it deserved a mention. The child may have nothing to do, ever, with NZ. Fine and dandy. If I were to use a name that meant certain things in other cultures I would like to know as a point of interest. Incidentally, one of my good friends is named Tara. Means lovely things in other languages but here in NZ it is Maori for female genitalia. Her mother was unaware of this and that is a shame.
Kai means ocean in Hawaiian too. That is nice. :thumbsup:
No one has to get their knickers in a knot. I assumed this was a forum. We are talking baby names.
BTW I love my kai too. Kumara and puha.
there is nothing wrong with kai,
just know that there a fair few
maori arond that might want to
take a bite out of the boy!...
there is nothing wrong with kai,
just know that there a fair few
maori arond that might want to
take a bite out of the boy!...
:p
I could be one of them ;)
I thought you would..
my mozzies might too
Being an aussie is enough to get him laughed at over there anyway so don't worry about it :laughing: :laughing:
hubby a maori and born in nz was teased for having an aussie accent
when he went back there
Feijoa is a nice name :D
nOW..
what does it mean?!
Who cares? its only us dumb kiwis who know what it is!! :laughing:
Who cares? its only us dumb kiwis who know what it is!! :laughing:
do i have to ask my hubby?
What it is or what it means?
What it is or what it means?
both
will he get angry?
No, he won't get angry. He might get homesick though.
No, he won't get angry. He might get homesick though.
I think hubby is too much of an aussie now
He has been here for about 20 years
Wow, 20 years of no feijoas is a long time!
Hokey Pokey
15-05-2006, 17:08
All the Kai's i know are spelt Kai :thumbsup:
littlepickle
15-05-2006, 18:20
I like Kai - Another version that I have seen is Cae or Cai
wa mum of 4
20-05-2006, 21:03
I have a son who is half Maori his name is Kye, I am Irish and there it means narrow peice of land which I thought was fitting cause NZ is a narrow peice of land.
Just thought you might like to know.
Sarah:p
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