Hubs and I like the name Kaelyn (or Cailyn, Kaylyn, Kaelynn, etc) for a girl, but aren't set on the spelling (or even the name really, haha).
How would you spell it? Or do you have another name suggestion that's similar but even better??
Hubs and I like the name Kaelyn (or Cailyn, Kaylyn, Kaelynn, etc) for a girl, but aren't set on the spelling (or even the name really, haha).
How would you spell it? Or do you have another name suggestion that's similar but even better??
pineapple / 12526 posts
I like Cailyn/Kailyn the best, Im definitely not a fan of the excessive use of "y"s.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
Hmm, I'm not sure. I read all of these as Caitlin variants though, so maybe that's something to keep in mind if it would bother you? Maybe Kaylen?
coconut / 8483 posts
My friends daughter is Kaelyn. I'm not a fan of extra letters (like a double n on the end).
pomegranate / 3045 posts
I would personally probably go with Kaylen. Or maybe even Cailyn. Just one "y" though! I'm not a fan of multiple "y"s in names
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@loveisstrange: I agree - I don't like the look of Kaylyn - too many y's!
@rattles: I actually would love to use the name Caitlyn, but my husband hates it! I have no idea why removing the t makes this name so much better for him, haha!
@Mrs. Champagne: Agree about the extra n at the end! I'm not a fan of that either!
@GrapeCrush: That's how it's spelt on Legend of the Seeker, which is why my husband likes the name to begin with!
pear / 1616 posts
i like kaelyn the best, and know a couple of people with that spelling. i do like the way kailyn looks, but i think people might pronounce it ky-lynn.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@kodybear: Oh, I didn't even think about how Kailyn might be mispronounced!
cherry / 186 posts
My niece is Kaylin which I really like! Definitely shouldn't be mispronounced either!
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
My students with the name mostly spell it Kailyn. It seems to be the most used spelling around here.
pear / 1998 posts
Kaylin is my favorite. It's the most straightforward in pronunciation in my opinion.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I like original spellings of names. Katelyn started out as Caitlin. This name reminds me of Caitlin so I'd go with Cailyn.
pear / 1616 posts
@Adira: it actually might just be because i'm chinese, and kai is a common chinese name pronounced ky. hehe everyone else might know its pronounced kae!
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
I knew a girl in high school with the same name, but spelled Kalen. I like that. I'm a fan of keeping it simple. I like Kaylin too. It's a pretty name!
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
No excessive use of Y's and N's!
Cailyn is my favorite. The K spelling is more popular. I'm a mold breaker though.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
One of my best friends in high school was Kailen (pronounced KAY-lynn). People would mistakenly call her Kaitlin all the time, which was annoying, but it's such a pretty name. I do think it would be annoying to have to spell it every time, and with all the spelling suggestions on here, you can tell she would have to.
I like K vs C, but that's probably because I am a K
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
You guys are making this hard, haha! I think I'm just going to have to hope for another boy so I don't have to worry about this!!
persimmon / 1223 posts
@Adira: I like Cailyn! But I may be biased since it's so similar to my name
pear / 1657 posts
Not to complicate things further but I've seen it spelled Cailin as well.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
I'm used to it being spelled Kailyn because of Teen Mom 2 so I like that spelling. I also like Kaylan.
pomelo / 5678 posts
@Foodnerd81: I am from Midwest and that name, or some version of it, where extremely popular and I never knew/ know if people are saying they are Kaylin or Kaitlyn... I had that problem with Kaylee/ Callie and I knew a Cali (pr. Collie). For some reason all the variations boggled my brain
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
I wish I could just name the kid Katelyn (assuming we have a girl) because that would probably eliminate a lot of confusion! But nooooooo, Hubs hates that name. Grrr...
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@Adira: I usually do the iPhone test with spellings where I say the name with voice command and see how it spells it. Every time I said Kailyn it came up Kaitlyn.
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