"Kay' or 'Kae" as a Middle Name?
I have NEVER liked either for a middle name just because it's basically like saying " K". My bf is aware of this, but is very content in having it as the middle name in memory of his grandmother. I feel horrible because it is in honor of his gma, but then again...
Sienna OR Aubriana "K" Steiner, just sounds odd to me. No matter what name I pick the "K" just ruins it for me. Opinions please?
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I understand why you dislike the name Kay - I have similar reservations about it myself. However, I think it's lovely that you and your boyfriend want to honour a much loved grandmother. We have a similar tradition in my family and I've always thought it's so much more meaningful to honour a family member with the middle name rather than just fill the gap with Marie or Renee or whatever the trend is for that particular year.
I actually think Sienna Kae/Kay Steiner flows really nicely. I'm not so keen on Aubriana Kae/Kay, but at the end of the day, it's your choice!
Perhaps you could incorporate the name Kae/Kay into another name that you like more?
- Kayla
- Kaylee
- Kaycie
- Kaytie
If you don't like that idea, I would just suck it up and use the name. It's so rare that people even use their middle names, and it will mean so much to your boyfriend, I just don't think it's worth worrying about. As long as you love the first name, that's the main thing!
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Both are fine. I'd say Sienna Kay/Kae actually flows nicely. And she could go by just Sienna most of the time, anyway. Although I'm not the best person to answer it, because as English is not my primary language, I don't even hear Kay/Kae as "K". I pronounce the letter "K" as "kah" (Brazilian Portuguese speaker). Cheers!
No one even uses their middle name often. Aside from birth announcements, graduation, marriage, when? I mean I found out my husbands middle name over a year into dating, when does it come up!? Kay or Kae is fine for a middle name.
I have a friend who's middle name is spelled Kae, to me that just looks better. Maybe because Kay would leave your child being referred to a jewelry store but that's just my opinion.
I would go with Kay instead of Kae. Kae looks misspelled and weird
I'm not a huge fan of Kay myself no matter what the spelling... If you really don't like the name I think you should definitely tell your boyfriend he has no right to force you to use it as a middle name as when you are choosing your child's name it's supposed to be a JOINT decision. Naming your child is meant to make you feel happy, not upset. Tell him just because you don't like the name Kay it doesn't mean you're disrespecting his memory of his grandmother in any way so he has no right to make you feel guilty. He shouldn't be offended as it's only the name you don't like, not her; also you're entitled to your own opinion of her name just like he is entitled to his opinion of other names as surely there are names he can't stand and wouldn't want to use on his daughter and he wouldn't like it if you forced a name he dislikes on him. Tell him the fact he is going to be a father to a beautiful daughter will be enough to make his grandmother proud, not solely throwing her name as a middle name. Tell him that you will be honouring his grandmother by telling your daughter lots of things about her when she is older.
Sienna is a gorgeous name btw and Aubriana is unique and pretty.
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I think just Kay is best but you can add an e to the end Kaye Mine is just Kay after my aunt Katherine I really like Sienna Kaye it is balanced and sounds nice
Maybe use another K name or use his grandmother's middle name.
Sienna Katherine Steiner for example