If Not Candy

[tuky]

Following on from What gender is this name

Our first daughter is named Kitty, and my wife's family believe that all the kids names need to sound alike, or start with the same sound ie Don and Dum, or Nok and Nut etc. for good luck (they named on of theri 4 daughters with a different name and she died before she turned 1).

So I thought Kitty and Candy would be nice. My wife insists that Candy is a man's name and she is not too keen on using the name Candy.

So what names can you folks think of that would fit the criteria?

I can't seem to get passed Candy.

[Glauka]

Following on from What gender is this name

Our first daughter is named Kitty, and my wife's family believe that all the kids names need to sound alike, or start with the same sound ie Don and Dum, or Nok and Nut etc. for good luck (they named on of theri 4 daughters with a different name and she died before she turned 1).

So I thought Kitty and Candy would be nice. My wife insists that Candy is a man's name and she is not too keen on using the name Candy.

So what names can you folks think of that would fit the criteria?

I can't seem to get passed Candy.

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kristy?

[tuky]

Actually, even though we named our daughter Kitty, the Doc put her name down on the birth cert. as Christty, so we already have one of those

[Girlfrombar]

kristy?

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no good idea

we thais (esp. nasty ones) will slang it to clitoris!

[Girlfrombar]

Actually, even though we named our daughter Kitty, the Doc put her name down on the birth cert. as Christty, so we already have one of those

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Ops...............

/me too late

[britmaveric]

Kayla*, Kerry, Kelly, Kathleen, Katie, Kaitlin, Kay, Kira*, Kendra

Also Kat.... hehhehe Kitty Kat !!!!!

Edited December 19, 2005 by britmaveric

[chownah]

google "boys names K" and you'll get lots like:

Kieran Irish meaning little dark one

Kiernan/Kearnan Originally an Irish surname. Derived from the word ciar meaning black.

Kim Old English meaning royally bold. Also used as a girls name

Kingsley Old English meaning king's wood or king's meadow

Kirk Old Norse meaning church

Kish Hebrew meaning gift

Kristofer Danish meaning bearer of Christ

Kurniawan Indonesian meaning a gift from God

Kwame Ghana, West Africa meaning Born on Saturday

Kyle From the Gaelic caol meaning narrow. Often used in the study of an areas surface to denote a narrow strait or channel - particularly in Scotland.

of course you could do this for girl's names too....it isn't clear to me in your OP if you wanted girls names or boys names.

Edited December 19, 2005 by chownah

[kat]

Brit took the words right out of my mouth:

Katie, Kate, Kaitlin, Kata, Kasey, Krista.

edit: By the way, Candy sounds like a stripper's name. I was almost named Divina Joy by a temporarily insane mother.

Edited December 19, 2005 by kat

[kat]

Kayla*, Kerry, Kelly, Kathleen, Katie, Kaitlin, Kay, Kira*, Kendra

Also Kat.... hehhehe Kitty Kat !!!!! 

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Now you're following me That was my childhood nickname. For short it was Kit Kat.

Tuky, you could have daughters called Kit and Kat if you named one Kate

[britmaveric]

Ooo like Katia - Russian, but lovely name.

[kat]

Yeah, I meant to recommend that one (Katia). That's my email sign-in.

Just name all your kids after me, Tuky

[Boon Mee]

What about 'Susan'?

It's a pretty cool girls name and think

of the way it would sound in Thailand.

[kat]

Uh, as we were saying .....

man, you know how to destroy a beat, Boon Mee

[Boon Mee]

Uh, as we were saying ..... 

man, you know how to destroy a beat, Boon Mee 

Well, I was going to nominate 'Kat' 'till someone beat me to it!

(ever hear a Thai pronounce 'Squirrel'?)

[BambinA]

kristy?

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no good idea

we thais (esp. nasty ones) will slang it to clitoris!

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agree with GFB ...mai dee name

kyra kiara ...love it

chloe'(ko-eh) is cool (but if any kid call my baby =cloaca , i will slap them parents )

other ideas

http://123-baby-names.com/k_1.html

http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_names/...m?gender=female

Edited December 19, 2005 by BambinA

[cdnvic]

I agree, Kitty. and Kat would be cute. I'd follow Brit's advice and use Katia.

cv

[kat]

kristy?

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no good idea

we thais (esp. nasty ones) will slang it to clitoris!

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agree with GFB ...mai dee name

kyra kiara ...love it

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oooh, yeah - Kiara is cute!

[jing jing]

Kyla (female version of male Kyle)

[britmaveric]

Also Kylie - mind you might be a bit too aussie!!

[papaya9]

Candy sounds like a redneck stripper. Don't use that one.

[skylar]

Ooo like Katia - Russian, but lovely name.

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Hmm, I'd have to be pretty brave to give my kid a Russian name in Thailand

[cdnvic]

I think you scare too easily.

cv

[lovejoy]

kaiya,carey,casey,ciara(my fav),cody,connie

i like kitty and kat too

[lampard10]

I think Chrissie is a nice name, but then I'm called Martin.

[BKK90210]

Definitely not "Candy"! Please!

What about these....any one of these will go very well with Kitty....

Kira...Kissee...Kyla...Keri...Kari...Kassi...Catha...Kathy...Kati...Kate...Kaile

..Kala...kay...Kat...Kali...Cali

Edited December 19, 2005 by BKK90210

[Mighty Mouse]

I have only known girls with the name 'Candy.' I love that name too.

Maybe if you named her 'Kandy' rather than 'Candy' it would be more appealing to your wife.

If you name her Kitty Kat Kandy and she used her initials to sign documents, she may have trouble signing in to hotels in certain black areas in the USA.

[lovejoy]

I think Chrissie is a nice name, but then I'm called Martin.

im shocked you haven't suggested chelsea lamps!!

[cdnvic]

I think Chrissie is a nice name, but then I'm called Martin.

im shocked you haven't suggested chelsea lamps!!

No, better she be named after a proper team, but Liv doesn't sount close enough to Kitty, though Chelsea could be described as someting that does rhyme with Kitty

cv

[ThaiPauly]

Cindy is as close a name to Candy that you can choose, and much better IMHO

[Stephen Cleary]

My daughter's nick-name is Candy. Her real name is Catillia which is a kind of orchid (though diff spelling).

Sure, i had many a laugh with my Farang buddies before about the connotations with - stripper.

However, since she is being brought up in Thailand and not the west, the Thais have no idea about any novelist coin-phrasing the name in this regard.

'Candy' is also similar in meaning to 'Khanom', a Thai name which translates to 'a sweet, cake etc....' Khanom mainly a girl's name, not a boy's.

I also chose Candy cause the Thai names such as 'Cindy', Cherry etc... are already quite popular. I dont know of anyone else who has a daughter in Thailand called 'Candy'.

I have had a lot of positive feedback to the name 'Candy' from Thais. My Farang buddies like the juicy connotations of the name but agree at the end of the day its a cute Thai-style Farang name.

Best to stick to a maximum of two syllables when giving a nickname.