Really liking the name [name_m]Kyden[/name_m] pronounced ‘[name_u]Kai[/name_u]-din’ but not sure if I have the pronunciation correct (I have an American accent) and how others would say the name.
So what about you guys? Would you say [name_u]Kai[/name_u]-din (like ‘eye’ with a ‘k’ at the beginning or [name_u]Kay[/name_u]-din (as in ‘okay’ minus the ‘o’)?
I would pronounce it the same as you. Not sure how someone would get the -ay- sound from that unless they misread it.
Thanks! I’m sooo over thinking this name thing. I’m making myself crazy 
I’d definitely pronounce it the same as you! I’m guessing people would generally pronounce it the way you’re going for. I could see occasional issues with spelling–I wouldn’t be confident that I knew how to spell it if I just heard it spoken–but the pronunciation side of things seems straightforward!
Would definitely pronounce [name_m]Kyden[/name_m] as kai-din. [name_u]Kayden[/name_u] would be kay-din 
Kai-den because it’s spelled [name_m]Ky[/name_m] like [name_m]Cy[/name_m] (Sigh). [name_u]Kay[/name_u]-din is spelled [name_m]Kaden[/name_m], [name_u]Kayden[/name_u], or [name_m]Kaiden[/name_m], never [name_m]Kyden[/name_m].
Agree with the others that the pronunciation on this one is pretty intuitive. (It reminds me of [name_u]Tyler[/name_u] vs [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] - the lack of the ‘ay’ makes it a fairly clear pronunciation)
I’d pronouce it the same as you
I’d say it like you do. [name_u]Kayden[/name_u] would be kay-din but [name_m]Ky[/name_m] beginning always sounds like kai. [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t see how it can get mispronounced
This would be [name_m]Ky[/name_m]-den but it will for ever be confused and miss heard as [name_u]Kayden[/name_u]. Poor kid will forever be correcting people
What about [name_u]Kyler[/name_u], [name_m]Kaiser[/name_m], [name_m]Kaius[/name_m], or just [name_u]Kai[/name_u]. Less trendy feeling and would stand alone without causing confusion, could still call him [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
First guess was [name_u]Kai[/name_u]-din.
Second guess would be kid-in.
I wouldn’t guess [name_u]Kay[/name_u]-din.
I might try to say it [name_u]Kay[/name_u]-din just because it sounds better to me. Lol. I’m no pronunciation genius though 
i’m not american but my instinct was kai-din!
Kyden = long i sound as in [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_u]Kayden[/name_u] = long a as in [name_u]Ray[/name_u]
The only thing that is controversial is the name [name_m]Kaiden[/name_m]. Americans might say “[name_u]Kay[/name_u]-den” but it’s a Japanese name and actually should be “[name_u]Kai[/name_u]-den”. Either way, the parents get to say the pronunciation of a name regardless of spelling so you would just need to be persistant. I think if you want “[name_m]Ky[/name_m]-den” with a long i sound, it’s a good spelling. [name_m]Ky[/name_m] looks like [name_m]Ty[/name_m] so it should be easy to understand!