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Girls
Kenzie
Kaiden
Katelynn

Boys
Caden
Bradley
Tyler

I love the name Kaiden / Caden and I'm thinking of picking that- not sure yet- still have 34 weeks to figure it out! :) haha, just overly excited.

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daydream11.livejournal.com

I'd advise against naming a girl Kaiden. IMO, it sounds fairly masculine, and I think a girl with that name would constantly be mistaken for a guy on paper. In any case, I'd go with the spelling Caden (http://www.behindthename.com/name/caden). It's the same name, but the spelling goes much farther than the tryndee Kaiden.

Kenzie sounds incomplete - why Kenzie and not McKenzie/MacKenzie? With McKenzie/MacKenzie you get the option of a cute nickname and a full name that works well in the professional world. She will be an adult for almost all of her life, and I think it is unfair to saddle a future doctor/lawyer/CEO/[insert serious-business professional here] with a childish name like Kenzie.

I simply do not like the way Katelynn is spelled. Caitlin (http://www.behindthename.com/name/caitlin) is the proper Anglicized form of the original and by far the one best suited for adult life IMO; in my eyes every other spelling is a headache.

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kceb-2011.livejournal.com

I do not like the name McKenzie or Mackenzie- I dont like that at all. No one will judge her if she is a professional with the name Kenzie. I'm a paralegal with a family law and have been for the past 4 years. I know a lot of attorney's in the Jacksonville area and it's based on preformance not your name. haha. Just saying.

As for Caitlin. I've always hated that spelling however, love the name.

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velkoria.livejournal.com

No one will judge her if she is a professional with the name Kenzie. I was in charge of handing resume's over to the hiring staff and trust me... it matters more than one cares to think.

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http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/

The statistics and study on names and their affects on your career say so as well.

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velkoria.livejournal.com

yeah... in fact when they were hiring for my position (assistant to the CEO of a company) I literally heard her say this: "she seems good but I'd never have my clients leave me a message with someone named that!" and then in a mocking voice she'd say how ridiculous it'd sound for her clients (which were mostly international) saying 'oh did give you my message?'

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manabanana.livejournal.com

This. Especially when said Kenzie has the email address of "midnight_passion_princess." True story @ my last job.

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summer-mommy.livejournal.com

ROFL!!

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becomingun.livejournal.com

I went to school with a girl who put her email on her resume as "Super_foxy_Kailah"

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daydream11.livejournal.com

I, for one, would never hire a lawyer with a cutesy/tryndee/childish name, no matter his or her performance. First impressions matter the most, especially in law, and if I can't get pass a cringe-worthy name on a business card, why should anybody else? There's Elle Woods, and then there's Kenzie Smith. If they had equal credentials and identical personalities, who would any self-preserving person go with?

Exactly.

I do not like the name McKenzie or Mackenzie

Then find another full name that would give you the option of using the nickname Kenzie. You want a K name, so how about...?

Kendra
Katherine
Kennedy
Karensa/Karenza/Kerensa
Kendall
Kezia/Keziah

All names are legitimate names (courtesy of BehindtheName.com, awesome site).

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miss-tee.livejournal.com

I love Kezia. There is an adorable little girl named Kezia who takes swimming lessons with my daughter.

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chadwah.livejournal.com

Why can't Kenzie Smith have her business cards printed up as K. Smith? I think it's an unfortunate truth that people are judged on their names, but there's no need to take part in it; it's not like they picked their name! And changing your name (for reasons other than marriage) is quite a headache.

My husband has an unusual (though hippie, not "tryndee") name, and is always really frustrated by the first-impressions dilemma -- though in his case, it's because too many people have conventional given names and choose to go by silly hippie names like Rain and Wolf.

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daydream11.livejournal.com

See, I don't mind hippie names. I definitely don't think they're in the same category as cutesy names like Kenzie. Rain/Wolf =/= Kenzie/Maddie

But people will be judged whether or not you yourself take part in it. I'm being realistic about the issue and I don't think that's a crime. It bears mentioning, and it's fair to weigh both sides of the issue.