Boy name - long post (sorry)

Kal is a cute name

it’s such a lovely name! Glad to hear you have a list 😅 no other name feel right for us! What others names do you have? (If you don’t mind me asking)

It took us a while to pick a name after we found out we were having a son.... Found out it would be a boy in early January..... Hubby had a name as a shower thought in mid March.... We talked about it a few days later, looked up the meaning.... And really liked it ; the name, the meaning, the spelling we chose for it..... Honestly, middle name was harder for us to pick..... Literally the day after he was born we were picking between middle names as they were coming with the paperwork for his birth certificate 😂😂😂😂

I really like the name Kal, you should go for the name you like. You will never make everyone happy xx

We named him Ayden ( Irish for little fire, usually spelled Aiden or Aidan ; occasionally Aodhan, accent on the second a for a more Irish spelling) .... And a middle name of Pearce ( though we had considered ark or pierce ( traditional spelling) as other middle name options.....) we wanted him to have a short simple middle name .... Once he's a teenager and young adult, he'll thank us for that 😂😂😂 (hubby has a long middle name .... And wishes his was shorter for the few times government paperwork asks for first middle and last name)

My husband wants to name our son Kaladin after his favorite book character- Kal for short

exactly! You definitely will never make everyone happy.

I’m due tomorrow and have been set on the same name for most of my pregnancy. People have said I should consider other names in case he doesn’t look like the name I’m set on… my thinking is that if I have no other options then he has to be called that name anyway 😂 x

If you’re set on Kal you’re good to go! The rest of us just have to consider a million names because for a variety of reasons we can’t use our top favourite name, or we just like too many names and can’t decide. If you know Kal is the one and your partner agrees I don’t see any reason why you would regret it

this!!😅 he has to suit it if there no other option aha x

He’s your baby so choose the name you want. You can’t please everyone.

Kal can work as a name for when he’s older too.

And I'm all for names that aren't just cute baby but also handsome/ gorgeous/smart/strong sounding adult names too 😁🤓😎

Because you're not just naming a baby.... You're naming a future young professional 🤓😎..... Whether that be an entrepreneur, CEO, tradesman, or whatever else he chooses to be

We’ve had a girls names since before we started trying to, we are going to keep it as our girls name if we have a girl , I think Kal is a great name and if it’s something you both agree on don’t be bothered by what other say, it’s your choice at the end of the day

Love Kal, you may like Joel, Flynn, Callum

amen to this! Family have said it’s not exactly a cute baby name and all I can respond is well he’s not going to be a baby forever 😅

Our sons name is Robbie. Named after my great grandad Robert ( Robbie was his nickname) died in WW2. I do like the name kal :) 😀

Kal is a lovely name. We have decided not to tell people in family for this reason. Once he is here then they won't voice their opinion

We decided his name in March...... And shared his name at the baby showers in June ( he was due July 9 but he came on June 21 23 🥰).. . I had showers June 17th ( friends) and 18th ( family) ....

We did mention the initial before the family shower took place

My hubby had names picked before I even came home from the hospital (was very unwell and went to hospital only to find out my kidney infection was also a baby). My family didn’t necessarily like his name. But tbh it’s your baby, you’re raising him, you’ll be around him the most. If you’re happy with his name then sorry but fck everyone else. We didn’t change his name, some people still can’t say it (it’s not even a hard name) but it’s who he is. The name suits him so well and now I couldn’t possibly think of any other name for him 😂

I absolutely love the name Kal! 🤍🤍🤍 and it was on my list for boy names. If you and hubby want this, make this your son’s name. It’s your child. Nobody else’s opinion matters.

I think baby Kal is so cute! But also works lovely for an adult. Your baby, your choice. I have decided not to tell family / friends our name choice for this reason

Your baby your choice! My partners parents hated the middle name but we were set on it and it is his middle name.
Tbh I don’t see it as your naming a baby, your naming a fully grown man/woman and some of these cutesy names people are naming their children are pretty questionable.
If you’re set on a name use it, screw what everyone else thinks it’s your child, you’re going to be the parents not everyone else that thinks it’s acceptable to have an input x

All that matters is if you and your spouse like the name!

Don't share names with people if you plan on having more kids. Family especially think their opinions matter and make unnecessary comments at times.

My family hated all the names my ex suggested, just cause there were Japanese names. I did give my daughter a Japanese middle name regardless cuz i liked how it sounded with her first name. Family (both sides) also hated i picked Lucifer as a middle name for my son at first. They got over both once he was here. 😅 My son is my husband's first so of course he was gonna share the names. Think you always do with the first, almost always end up keeping future names to yourself and your spouse, if family was too opinionated/rude.

agreed! This is my first and I’ve certainly learnt my lesson about keeping it to myself. Family can be so opinionated but your right in saying that me and my partners opinion is all that matter 🩵

Thanks everyone! Feel much better about sticking to what I think! I’m such a people pleaser that I’ve been actively trying to like names but non have stuck with us! Happy to report we are sticking to Kal 🩵

I think that is a completely normal feeling and in my personal opinion you and your partner should go with the name you feel is best. Our family wasn’t a fan of our daughters name “Lottie” before she was born and have totally warmed up to it after she was born.
If they can’t get past their own opinions that’s their own issue.

Kal is a great name and I think it also sounds wonderful as a baby name 🤍

I have only ever had one girls name in mind and as soon as I found out I was carrying a girl I knew that would be her name. There is nothing wrong with only having one name in mind for baby, and as long as you love it pay no heed to what others think.

Baby has to live with their name as they get older cute as a baby doesn't always translate into a great adult name

As soon as I was pregnant I knew if it was a boy I knew the name I wanted but we discussed other boy names as well. Then when he was a born, I was the same as you-worried I was ruling other nice names out because I was so fixated on that name but then I thought if I didn’t use it, would I regret it? Which I knew I would. So maybe consider it that way?
I like Kal, it’s a lovely name and if you have it in your head already it’s clearly important to you ☺️