Before I go into details, I want to say that yes, I made the name up 4-5 years ago (although I have come across a couple of others on the internet in the past 2 years). I know almost all of you are set on classic names or names with meaning, so I fully expect some or most of you to say you don’t like it. That’s fine.
However, does it sound like a horrible name? “[name]Kay[/name]-dree”. My big thing with it is that it looks trendy, which is good so the child won’t completely stick out and be made fun of. It’s kind of like [name]Kaitlyn[/name]/[name]Kinley[/name]/[name]Kylie[/name]/etc. I just don’t want my child to have a popular name. I grew up with an odd name and loved it. I loved having to spell/pronounce my name if that meant I wouldn’t turn around in the hallway thinking someone was calling for me when they weren’t.
The reason I’m asking if this is bad is because I’ve been on 3 forums with almost 100% positive feedback, and positive feedback in person. BUT I did go on a certain forum known for their cattiness, and let’s just say everyone made fun of it saying it was “awful, trashy, disgusting, horrible” and said it was laughable.
I don’t like made up names like Jazzley, Whitnilyn, Jaronica, etc. I thought Kaidrey sounded semi-normal, but apparently it’s now trashy.
If you really don’t like it, please tell me why and if you have any suggestions, I’m down for it. I just hate seeing the same names over and over. [name]Even[/name] the parents who thought they had unique names, it’s the same 20 unique names unless they come up with something crazy, you know?
[name]Edit[/name]: I also want to add that I wouldn’t have made it up if I liked a few names, but I honestly don’t like anything, really. That’s why it’s so hard for me to pick one that’s not in the top 200 or so.
If you want to use a made up name like this you have to be prepared for a loooooot of people to say negative things. If you are asking all over the place and feeling like you need validation for it I don’t think you should use it.
If you are going to use it you really need to not care.
My honest opinion of the name - I wouldn’t choose it for my own child but I have heard ‘real’ names I dislike immensely more than this. I think it is unique and it is not crazy mental sounding.
I personally don’t like the ‘drey’ sound and prefer something like Kaidre pronounced like [name]KAY[/name]-DRA (I don’t know if this is real or whether I just made it up) but I think it is a more pleasant sound.
I don’t think it is that bad. It seems to fit in with the [name]Kinley[/name], [name]Kinsley[/name], [name]Kenzi[/name], [name]Kylee[/name], [name]Kayden[/name],[name]Kaylee[/name] crowd. While these names aren’t really my style(although I like [name]Kensington[/name] nickname Kensi but prob. wouldn’t use it) I don’t think they are awful names. On this forum, there are people who really do not like names like these.
Looking it at from an unbiased opinion, I do think some of the other names that are similar in style are more attractive than Kaidrey. It kind of sounds like [name]Kaydee/name with an ‘r’ in it. (I knew a little girl with the [name]Kaydee[/name] spelling, by the way) But if you really love it, then just use it. I’d much rather see this name than Ryan, Blake or other boy names on girls, personally.
Thanks to both of you! I actually didn’t go on any of the forums asking if they liked it, it was in my signature on each forum. I always got positive feedback except from them. They picked it out on a post about a boy name I liked ([name]Camden[/name], which they all also called trashy and horrible) and ripped me apart.
It’s definitely not set in stone, but after all of that, I really wanted to at least know honest opinions on it.
It’s not my favorite because of the made-up quality (those usually are nms), but I don’t think it’s the worst of the made-up names. I don’t really like [name]Kaitlyn[/name], [name]Kinley[/name], [name]Kylie[/name], etc. sorts of names so having a name that is similar isn’t a concern to me. It would certainly be unique-- and it sounds like that’s important to you and that you loved having that kind of name. Communicating those thoughts behind it could be important to pass along to a child. Plus your child could always go by [name]Kay[/name] or [name]Kai[/name] if she wanted something less unique.
The people you are speaking to sound like nasty, angry with people with serious issues! Sounds like they should be less concerned about your name choices are more so about their hideous personalities!
I think it sounds like it could be a real name. Like I wouldn’t be surprised if you had said it was Gaelic or something.
I think that if you love it you should use it with confidence. It is obviously made up and really nms, but I think with a name like this you need to let go of what others think. I don’t think it’s horrible or anything, just a bit little girlish, trendy sounding & made up sounding. If it is the only thing you love, why not? But I will suggest a few:
Yeah, I’m not a fan. When I first saw the topic line I thought this would be a boy’s name. Kaidrey (which I thought was [name]KI[/name]-dray) is too reminiscent of Keandré, Keunté, and the like. I wouldn’t call it trashy, but it does sound downmarket. Sorry.
My husband has a relative named Kadri (pronounced like the a in cat, not [name]Kay[/name]-dree) and I’ve always liked the name. I never thought of it as “made-up.” Kaidrey would have the same feeling to me, although I might prefer a different spelling.
I don’t hate it. I think I would like it better spelled with a “C”. Like Cadry or Caidree. I think it sounds kind of western-y, like a cowgirl- which for me, isn’t a bad thing.
Its a mix between [name]Kaylee[/name] and [name]Audrey[/name]. I’m guessing you will get alot of positive comments in real life. It has a pleasant sound. I like it. If I put away my naming rules, I really like it
I agree that I think I’d like it more with a ‘c’, but it is cute. I also agree with wrenmaple that you’ll probably get lots of positive comments in real life. Another poster also said that if you use it, you should use it with confidence. I think this applies with any name you choose and it’s great advice. If you find that you truly love this name (no matter if it’s made up or not), use it, use it, use it!
I think I’m predisposed to be on your side on this one, as I, like you, grew up with a first name that was unusual. I loved spelling it and re-pronouncing it and always knowing someone was looking for/talking to me and not the fourteen other Jessicas in the room. I’ve wondered what it must be like to have a name that other people have, because for 29 years it’s been a foreign concept to me.
I’ve been shy around here, in some cases, though, seeing how so many people react to made-up names. My parents made up my name, and I love it, and I’ve always gotten positive responses from others on first meeting them. Which brings me to my point…
Out there in the great wide world of the internet, people are going to be mean and pick fights and hate on things. Distance and relative anonymity make that easier. But most people, if they’ve never met a girl named Kaidrey, and then they meet one…they’ll get used to the name. They don’t have to love it. They don’t have to think it’s a great name. But they’ll have to respect it and use it, and they will. I have a dance teacher named [name]Oscar[/name]. I never seriously considered that as a name for a person, having grown up with [name]Sesame[/name] [name]Street[/name] in the 80s. But I don’t think it’s strange anymore, because now I know this guy named [name]Oscar[/name]. I don’t love it, I’d never use it, but it doesn’t. matter. at. all.
If you love it, if it “speaks” to you, if you’ve had it rattling around in your head all this time and it feels right, trust yourself.
And, for what it’s worth, I like it a lot. It seems very wearable to me. Plus, you can’t help but smile when you say it – can’t beat that.
Kaidrey is actually kind of cute! I much prefer it over [name]Kinley[/name], [name]Kelsey[/name], etc. [name]Even[/name] if it is made up i think it has an intuitive spelling. It’s like a mash-up of [name]Kate[/name] & [name]Audrey[/name] and i think it has a pleasant sound.
I know a really cool chick with a really strange made up name (way odder than this) and she loves it!
It’s not really my thing, sorry. It seems like a smoosh of [name]Kaiden[/name]/[name]Caden[/name] (which I just can’t see the appeal of at all. [name]Jadon[/name], [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Braden[/name], etc. have history and are great names, despite the popularity, but [name]Caden[/name] I just don’t get at all) and [name]Audrey[/name] (which I love). The fact alone that it reminds me of [name]Kaiden[/name] puts me off, but I do like that it sort of reminds me of [name]Katie[/name]/[name]Cadia[/name]/[name]Acadia[/name]/[name]Audrey[/name]…
I agree with what mermaiden6 said. People are on the internet forums for the point of dwelling on this stuff. People meeting a person aren’t. Kaidrey isn’t my style, but I agree it’s hard to imagine it really causing her too many problems. I would find the trouble with spelling/pronouncing annoying, but it seems like you haven’t (nor mermaiden6), and honestly that doesn’t really surprise me. It’s always hard to imagine others’ experiences. As a [name]Jessica[/name] I’ve appreciated the relative familiarity of my name (I also was always the only one in my class growing up - maybe that was regional? Who knows!).
If you are still looking, I like pp’s suggestion of Kaydra. It made me think of [name]Phaedra[/name], which is a name with history. Also [name]Haidee[/name].
I like the way it sounds and looks, and this one reminds me a lot of some made-up names I’ve seen in fantasy novels (Keladry, Claidi). But as a rule i do more or less fall into the “just use a real name” camp, so i’m pretty ambivalent on the end. This won’t make your kid stand out all that much, i’d be more irritated by a more masculine name on a girl, and i’ve seen made-up names that were a LOT more discordant or otherwise stupid to me, so… i won’t tell you not to use it. it wouldn’t really bother me in real life, KWIM?
