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Mum says they are common..
Hey,
Me and dh have chosen bubbys name, we don't know the sex yet but if it's a girl she will be Caitlyn Elisabeth and if its a boy he will be Kai William originally we chose Jake William but our friend called their son Jake so we lost that one.
I decided to tell my mum the names we have chosen and she says they sound "harsh and common" not entirely sure in which context she means, but do the names really sound that bad? I picked Caitlyn and my dh picked Kai.
Let me know what you think ?
Caz
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Me and dh have chosen bubbys name, we don't know the sex yet but if it's a girl she will be Caitlyn Elisabeth and if its a boy he will be Kai William originally we chose Jake William but our friend called their son Jake so we lost that one.
I decided to tell my mum the names we have chosen and she says they sound "harsh and common" not entirely sure in which context she means, but do the names really sound that bad? I picked Caitlyn and my dh picked Kai.
Let me know what you think ?
Caz
xx 17+1
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Tammi
I thought maybe we were just really bad at picking names. My mum is quite a conservative woman and thinks that Caitlyn is a name you would have if you were the stereotypical "council estate" mum :S she said she can imagine her in big gold earings with her hair tied back to tightly, although this did make me laugh. My dad hasn't even asked what we are calling bubby so I'm not to worried about his opinion.
I love the name Kai and I'm almost hoping bubby is a boy just so I get the chance to use the name lol, even though I think Kai can be used for a girl too but dh didn't seem to keen on the idea. Obviously I don't really mind what sex bubby is as long as he/she is healthy
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Boy, I'm feeling firey today! Must be these hormones!!
Denise xxx
I think they're lovely names and Caitlyn is definately not a typical council estate name, it's a lovely pretty girly name. Think am not gonna tel ne1 our choices cos i don't want them ruined!
Lizzy xxx
It invariably is entirely up to you two, dont be disuaded from names you like by anyone, your Mum sounds alot like mine, her comments prob mean they are personnaly not what she would choose. Parents mean no harm but just abit opinionated maybe?
I used to have a horse called Kai so I have to get used to the fact that this time it will be our child not my pet lol.
I imagine Caitlyn will be shortened to "katy" (at least that is what mum would shorten it too lol most probably to save her embarrasment)
C
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I was going to be called Rory if I was a boy, and I think that is an awful name so I will make sure I mock my mum and dad for that more often lol
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The only dodgy thing about Caitlyn is it has so many different spellings (Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Caitlin...etc!)...but other than that I love it, and it was on our list too.
I am having a boy, but if it was a girl, I wanted to call her Jennifer, which is my mum's name, so she didn't mind that But I liked Rhianna as well which I was told was 'common'.
We are decided on Gabriel for our boy, and it's leaked out somehow among the family. None of them like it, they kind of turned their noses up a bit, and they especially dislike that we call him 'Gabe' for short! Ah well...he will be our baby, not theirs, you have to go with what u like in the end
Cxx
one of my close friends is named Caitlin. While I appreciate no two people are the same sometimes there is some similar traits shared by people with the same name. The Caitlin I know is an incredible person who is wonderful to know. She is a barrister and runs in multile marathons each year. She is definately the life of a party and very kind. Not at all common.
I have not met a Kai, but I do think it's an adorable name.
best wishes xxx
Faith.xxx
Thing is I am "council estate" born and bred! What is the problem with that? I think its the person/people you are that counts not where you are from! I dont know anybody who is classed as a certain sort of person by what their name is!
I was in the same situation and got fed up with peoples opinions and comments so stopped talking about it. Best bet is to use whatever name you like coz when the baby's here and named people generally aren't rude enough to comment then.
That's how mine ended up a Barnaby!
My daughter is called Poppy, we love it and decided on her name from day 1 but the older people in our families thought it was awful!! Well, their crap opinions just made me more determined to call her it!!!
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