Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:43     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Everyone I know who named their kid this are the type of people who went to Hawaii once and try too hard to be cool.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:42     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
It's a nickname for the Kai I know.

Malikai is his full name.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:39     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Anonymous wrote:I really like it.


It's meh to me. So many better names out there!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:29     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
There’s a KPop group member named Kai
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:25     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Great name
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:23     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know it as a Hawaiian name. I think it’s a terrible name for someone not connected to Hawaii. I envision the opposite of a stereotypical “Harvard grad.”


Agree


+1 feels like cultural appropriation


My Danish grandfather was named Kai and he was born in the early 1900s. It is a common name in Denmark and pretty sure it has nothing to do with Hawaii and definitely wasn't cultural appropriation.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:18     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Love love love it. It’s always felt Asian to me. I went to school with one in the 90s and know a couple teens with the name after a decade of teaching.

Easy to pronounce, identifiable as male, unlikely to have two in class.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:17     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know it as a Hawaiian name. I think it’s a terrible name for someone not connected to Hawaii. I envision the opposite of a stereotypical “Harvard grad.”


Agree


+1 feels like cultural appropriation
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:12     Subject: Re:Boy's name Kai.
I love it ... but I think it is going to get very, very hot. (Mostly due to Cobra Kai.) I love that it crosses many cultures.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 09:31     Subject: Re:Boy's name Kai.
My son's middle name is Kai (I'm Chinese/White and my husband is White) - so I guess this tracks with the poster above.

That being said, I chose it with the help of my Chinese relatives and love it.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 21:08     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
All of the Kais I know are part asian.

The name is just kind of weasely/meh to me. I'd pass.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 21:00     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
I've always liked this name, both in its Nordic & Hawai'ian iterations.

Where I live, there are quite a few little Orions and Kais, because of the ocean, but even though it's popular, it's far better than Kaden/Jaden/Brayden.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 20:50     Subject: Boy's name Kai.
I knew many white guy/Japanese woman couples that named their son Kai in the late 90's/early 2000s. It was almost like it was a rule or something.

Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 20:36     Subject: Re:Boy's name Kai.
I absolutely cant stand this name. I think its horrible. I hear it all the time. It comes off as trying too hard to me. Like the other poster said, trying to be edgy or different. But it isnt different at all, because it is so common. And I def think the opposite of a harvard grad.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 20:26     Subject: Re:Boy's name Kai.
Anonymous wrote:It is an old European name but it is in that category as
Neo
Theo


Kai is nothing like Theo, short for Theodore, the name of a top-10 US President. Neo, I guess.

I don't know, Kai sounds like half a name to me. Where's the gravitas? It feels fluffy and new age. The only good thing about it is Kai Ryssdal from NPR, who seems like a serious dude.