Keiko vs. Kate

Berries,

My daughter’s name is [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. When she was born we were going to have her middle name be [name_f]Kate[/name_f] (after my grandmother whose name was [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] ([name_u]Kay[/name_u]-co)). [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] is a Japanese name. We thought it would be a great way of remembering my grandmother and it would be very unique! Although, we fell in love with the middle name [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and decided to go with [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], rather then [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] (we didn’t like the way [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] sounded anyways).

For our next daughter I would love to either use my grandmothers name [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] as a first or middle name. My grandmother went by [name_f]Katie[/name_f] when she came to the US because people always pronounced her name incorrectly. So we were thinking about using [name_f]Kate[/name_f] ONLY AS A MIDDLE NAME (I like this better than [name_f]Katie[/name_f]). I also want the name to go with my daugter [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f].

What do you think? [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Kate[/name_f]? What would you pair the names with?

Thanks :wink:

I actually like [name_f]Keiko[/name_f]. I do think that [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] fits better in style with [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] than [name_f]Kate[/name_f] even though they are all really far away in style.

What would you make the middle name be [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] ____? Or _____ [name_f]Kate[/name_f]?

I am open to anything… I tend to like names like: Brynnlie, [name_f]Charlee[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Brooklynn[/name_f], etc.

[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] is adorable and I like it with [name_f]Kylie[/name_f]!

With [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] as a first name, going off of the other names you like:

[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]

With [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a middle name, based on big sis [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]:
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_m]Pate[/name_m]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

I would use [name_f]Keiko[/name_f]. I love using honor names, and it is so cute! [name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Keiko[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]