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Old May 18th 2011, 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by Madam Medusa
don't think that's correct, it seems it is used worldwide and has different meanings...and was used back as far as ancient egypt...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_(name)

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My dad's side of the family ahve some funny Middle names- for example my Dads middle name is Sherrif. His brothers all have funny one as as well.

If I ever had kids I would liked to have named them after my grandad and granny- Basil and Polly. Just as well I havent reproduced then lol.
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Old May 18th 2011, 7:15 am
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Originally Posted by kittycat1
My dad's side of the family ahve some funny Middle names- for example my Dads middle name is Sherrif. His brothers all have funny one as as well.

If I ever had kids I would liked to have named them after my grandad and granny- Basil and Polly. Just as well I havent reproduced then lol.
MY Dad hates his middle name, Hector.

Found out when he retired overseas that he was baptised by the hospital priest after being born 13 weeks premature. They all didn't think he'd survive and my grandparents hadn't picked a name so they named him after the priest.

Can't believe he went 52 years without knowing and had just never looked at the back of his birth cert where all this was written. Mental.
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My dad had an unusual middle name - Babut - which was his gran's maiden name. He hated the name and never told anyone he had a middle name. I like it and I like the tradition around it, so would be tempted to use it if I ever have a child.

My first name - Samantha - was chosen as my parents thought it couldnt be shortened. I have spent most of my life being known as Sam and it was only moving to the Middle East which got people using the full version as they thought Sam was a blokes name only.

My family name (which is my husbands family name) is only 4 letters long but in the UK it caused chaos and got so many interpretations, or people just refusing to try to say it...and it really isnt that difficult. Say what you see and you would get it right.

My rather daft friend named her daughter X'van - pronounced seven. Poor child. She has taken a lot of stick.
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Originally Posted by Tillybean
My rather daft friend named her daughter X'van - pronounced seven. Poor child. She has taken a lot of stick.
That's a Nissan, isn't it?
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Old May 18th 2011, 8:32 am
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Originally Posted by Tillybean
My rather daft friend named her daughter X'van - pronounced seven. Poor child. She has taken a lot of stick.

That's not a name. It's a high score in Scrabble.
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Old May 18th 2011, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by Tillybean
My dad had an unusual middle name - Babut - which was his gran's maiden name. He hated the name and never told anyone he had a middle name. I like it and I like the tradition around it, so would be tempted to use it if I ever have a child.

My first name - Samantha - was chosen as my parents thought it couldnt be shortened. I have spent most of my life being known as Sam and it was only moving to the Middle East which got people using the full version as they thought Sam was a blokes name only.

My family name (which is my husbands family name) is only 4 letters long but in the UK it caused chaos and got so many interpretations, or people just refusing to try to say it...and it really isnt that difficult. Say what you see and you would get it right.

My rather daft friend named her daughter X'van - pronounced seven. Poor child. She has taken a lot of stick.
How is that pronounced 'seven'???

My real name is spelt P-E-T-E-R but it's pronounced Arthur...........
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Originally Posted by Meow
I am not even convinced that Kai is an actual name.
may it isn't an actual name but we know a guy called Kai, he is German
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Old May 18th 2011, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by The Dean
How is that pronounced 'seven'???

My real name is spelt P-E-T-E-R but it's pronounced Arthur...........
Then you must be Irish.
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Originally Posted by kittycat1
My dad's side of the family ahve some funny Middle names- for example my Dads middle name is Sherrif. His brothers all have funny one as as well.

If I ever had kids I would liked to have named them after my grandad and granny- Basil and Polly. Just as well I havent reproduced then lol.
Mine too, but my paternal family top the charts in ridiculous middle names. My dad's for example is Augustus...

On the plus side few people forget our names

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Old May 20th 2011, 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
My elder son's given name has only 3 letters. Its English. He was the only kid at school with the name. He seems to like it. And it can't be abbreviated.
Well, my name is 3 letters and has been abbreviated to just E! Having said that, the only person that doesn't piss me off calling me that happens to be called Ian too!
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Old May 20th 2011, 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
may it isn't an actual name but we know a guy called Kai, he is German
I know a german boy called Kai too but his parents believe that it's welsh..
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A family that i know gave all four of their children middle names of London train stations. Paddington, Euston and i can't remember the girls'. Since first names were in the Felicity and Clover and they lived in a huge country pile, i think upper orders' eccentricity came into play.
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Originally Posted by al dente
A family that i know gave all four of their children middle names of London train stations. Paddington, Euston and i can't remember the girls'.
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