https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:44:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1/page/2#post-2027736 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:50:23 +0000 tororojo 2027736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you considered Karlene/Karleen? Flows well as a middle, easy to pronounce. I think Karline would get butchered a lot, but maybe not a huge deal for a middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1/page/2#post-2027398 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:52:37 +0000 psw27 2027398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend's daughter has a middle name of Karline (or maybe its spelled Carline, I don't remember) and its so pretty! I guess it depends on what the first name is but I think it is a good option! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1/page/2#post-2027382 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:46:26 +0000 Mommy Finger 2027382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's a middle name, I would just go with Karl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1/page/2#post-2027028 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:35:40 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2027028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My vote is for Karla - In my mind, it is the closest sound to Karl. With Karly/Karlie (I don't have a preference between the two spellings) the sound deviates from the original "Karl" sound more with the ee sound than with the a sound. </p> <p>I wouldn't worry too much about the first and middle name flowing together. Choose a first name you really love and use this middle name that is so meaningful. I would hate for you to compromise on one because of the other.</p> <p>PS. I know you said it wouldn't work because of your family, but I LOVE the idea of using just Karl. I love really unique, meaningful middle names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1/page/2#post-2027019 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:27:04 +0000 Bluebonnet 2027019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Karla is my favorite if you want a feminine version. I agree with other posters, you could easily do Karl for a middle name for a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2027013 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:22:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 2027013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>like Karlie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2027001 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:07:11 +0000 mediagirl 2027001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go Karley. I like the e in the middle of the l and y. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026966 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:47:24 +0000 Kimberlybee 2026966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Karla or Karly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026951 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:26:52 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2026951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like karly. But I also really like Karla! DH has a cousin named Karla :) it's a nice name I think! But if it's a middle you could probably just do Karl? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026895 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:56:41 +0000 autumnleaves 2026895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since it is a middle name, I like the suggestion of keeping it as Karl and having a feminine first name with at least 2 syllables if it is a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026878 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:26:41 +0000 Ree723 2026878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Karly is hard to pull off as a middle name but I love the pp's suggestion of Karline. I think it uses the name Karl beautifully and would flow well as a middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026869 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:42:41 +0000 autumnlove 2026869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Karly or Karla </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026854 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:11:09 +0000 808love 2026854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Karlie the best but my cousin spells it Karley and I like that too. I also like Karline and Karlin or Karlyn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026825 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:53:27 +0000 photojane 2026825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Karly! I think it's a lovely idea. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026819 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:46:38 +0000 sapphire 2026819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: agreed, I like it spelled with a C better... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026727 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:30:56 +0000 travellingbee 2026727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Karlie/Karly as a middle name tribute to your dad. I don't think it sounds harsh at all. It sounds lovely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026726 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:29:21 +0000 fairy 2026726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Karly :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026713 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:21:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2026713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: I would pronounce is Kar-leen, not like Caroline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026705 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:17:09 +0000 Ra 2026705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Karly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026570 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:07:25 +0000 ElbieKay 2026570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: Based on everything you have said, I think I would choose between Karlin (my preference) and Karla. They, along with Karly and its variations, are closest to Karl. But Karly sounds like a nickname to me, and I am personally a stickler for not using nicknames as a formal name. Also the head cheerleader at my high school was named Carly. She was nice but kinda dumb so I would not want my daughter to share her name!</p> <p>ETA: I also like Karline, and it's the closest-sounding to Karly. But I like Karlin better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026557 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:02:27 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2026557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: Yes a first name to go with Karly is hard I admit. It doesnt flow well as a middle I feel.</p> <p>I like Karline and Karolina is pretty. I cant stray too far from the sound of Karl though as my family will miss the tribute if it doesnt sound enough like Karl to them. English isnt their first language so it needs to sound similar to them to get it. If I move too far from the sound even if the spelling might be fine they wont get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026554 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:00:37 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2026554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: Yes the K is key you might say lol. The generational name of my father and his siblings generation all translates to the letter K so their middle names, which are their Chinese names, were all made K when they immigrated so I think they stuck with the K theme as a family to continue to be uniform and show their relation and solidarity to one another. </p> <p>I didnt know that thank you. I have no idea where my father and his siblings all got their names from so I have no clue what made my dad choose Karl. I never knew Charlotte came from that same line though. I like that name a lot but I cant see spelling it Kharlotte nor would my family I see get the connection to my dad. </p> <p>Karline is a new name for me, I need to mull that one over. I admit I find Karly a hard name as a middle name since it has such a harsh sound to it and doesnt flow well. I wonder if Karline would flow better as a middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026547 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:57:26 +0000 ElbieKay 2026547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other alternatives: Karlin, Karlyn, Karline, Karolina, Karlina, Karolyn.</p> <p>I think the choice will partly depend on the first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026546 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:56:44 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2026546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: @Mrs. Jacks: My mother, grandmother, and possibly my aunts and uncles would all not like this. They are all very old fashioned Asian and girls have girl names and boys have boy names. They wouldnt like the idea of using my fathers male name on a girl especially if there was a way to make a feminine. It might be different had my father had a name that didnt have any feminine varieties, like my Uncle actually whose name is Key, I could see getting away with it there but not with my dad's name. My family is very traditional in that sense, it wouldn't fly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026544 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:54:16 +0000 Skadi 2026544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: Oh, okay. K is important! I just wondered if you knew that Karl/Carl/Charles/Caroline/Charlotte/Carolyn/ Carol were all variations on the same name. </p> <p>I think Karline is my favorite. Google says Karline is the Scandinavian version of Caroline, and the pronunciation guides all put the emphasis on KARL-line. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026539 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:49:47 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2026539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: I agree. For a middle name, just keep the actual name :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026530 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:46:15 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2026530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: I see. It's really cool that you will be honoring so many family members! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026523 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:42:46 +0000 Little Misters Mom 2026523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chocolate: For a middle name what about just leaving it as Karl? My friend's daughter has her grandfather's name (Murray) as her middle name and I think it's so cute. It's common to use last names as middle names, and with a feminine first name I doubt there would be any confusion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026519 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:41:05 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2026519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I have never heard of Karline. Is it pronounced like Caroline but with Karl instead of Carol. I need to think on that, it does look very pretty and feminine. Im worried though people will just assume its an odd spelling of Caroline and say it that way when I want the emphasis to obviously be on the Karl part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-spelling-1#post-2026518 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:39:59 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2026518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: My father's family when they immigrated all chose names that started with K. All of his siblings and his mother, who adopted an english name too, choose K names so I have to use the K. All of dad's family have the first and middle initial of K so they are all K K Last Name </p>