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[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

I met a boy today named Kai. He said it wasn't short for anything.

WDYT?

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[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

The only way Kai is okay is if it is short for Malakai

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I know several.
I think it's a bit trendy and bland to be honest.

I know one who spells it Kia, no idea how they came to the conclusion that pronounced kai..

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I agree with this.

[dearxannbellina.livejournal.com]

I like it, but thats probably because I teach a little boy who goes by Kai. It's a nickname of his middle name, Makai.

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

ew.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I know one boy, three years old, named Kai. His father is Hawaiian. I also used to know someone with a son named Kai who lived in Norway. They wanted a name that was easily pronounced in English and Norwegian.

I think it's a good name. It has a nice meaning and sound and isn't too common. The female version, Kaia, used to be my favorite name for a long time.

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

Kaia is so pretty, but it'll always be a dog's name to me, since my best friend's dog is called Kaia. Don't you hate when pretty names get ruined by pets? Haha.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

My sister-in-law's dog is named Kaia. I don't let pet's ruin names for me. My cat's names are Lucy, Zinnia, and Isaac and I still think they would be a great names for a child (though probably not mine).

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

Love it. I know a boy with the same name too. Its not short for anything either.

[celebrate.livejournal.com]

One of my friends recently named her daughter Ava Kai, so I think of it as a girls' name. I don't care for it on boys or girls -- it's just okay. Not great, not horrible.

[scribblescrawl.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a girl named Kai. I was always under the impression that it might have been a Jewish name (they were fairly devout), but I don't know that for sure.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Well Chai is Hebrew for life. Perhaps her Hebrew name was Chaya and Kai was the anglosized version.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Chaya is one of my favorite names, I think its sooo pretty. Shame we don't have the Hebrew "ch" sound in English.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

My best friend's brother legally changed his name to Kai (he's in his 30s). His birth name was Kaizusp.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I know a boy named Kye, is Kai pronounced the same as that?

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

Yeah it's pronounced the same.

[norwegianeyes.livejournal.com]

i love the name kai.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

My co-worker's little boy's name is Kai. I like it.

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

Trendy but I kind of like it.

[lovebird.livejournal.com]

I think it means beautiful doesn't it? My hubby's ex girlfriend's name was Kailani and it meant beautiful water or something.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i have heard it many times before (primarily thanks to kai ryssdal of npr's 'marketplace') and i love it!!

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Kai means "ocean" or "sea" in Hawaiian.

[chocklit-frog.livejournal.com]

I know three boys around my age (18) named Kai, two are Caucasian and one is Japanese. None of them are short for anything. So yeah, bit of a trend I guess.

[cathblue7.livejournal.com]

Love it...no uncommon here but not trendy either...def. not short for anything...

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

It's Welsh.
I really like it.

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

It was my OH's top name for our son. Personally I hate it.
The only way I could justify it was if it was short for something and all I could come up with was Coyote....so yea...

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i've always loved it.

[onzeminutos.livejournal.com]

It's a very popular name in Finland :>) Which is kind of funny 'cos it also means "I suppose" in Finnish.

[ollivander.livejournal.com]

I know a three year old named Kai. Apparently it means ocean. BLAH.