I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] the idea of naming my baby girl [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]. It sounds good in my head and is a family (last) name. I know it used to be a girl’s name about 500 years ago but only used for boys since. But then again, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Kim[/name_u], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] and many others used to be guys names and are now both or primarily used for girls. I need some feedback. Am I sentencing her to a lifetime of bullying or problems at future job interviews?
I don’t like [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] for either gender. It just sounds “dated”. Since it’s a family surname for you, I would put it in the middle spot to honor.
I like it better than some of the other boy names being used on girls right now!
Maybe name her [name_u]Kendall[/name_u] or [name_f]Kendra[/name_f] and use [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] as a NN?
I like it as a nickname for a girl.
First names for the nickname [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]:
My favorite is [name_f]Kenna[/name_f].
[name_f]Kiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mckenna[/name_f]/[name_f]Makenna[/name_f]
Maiken (MY-kin) or [name_f]Majken[/name_f] (same)
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristen[/name_f]
[name_m]Kellen[/name_m]
[name_m]Kylen[/name_m]
[name_u]Kaelen[/name_u]/[name_f]Kaylen[/name_f]
[name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m]
[name_f]Karen[/name_f]
Anniken
Sorry, I dislike it.
I met a girl once who went by Kenni and thought it was sort of cool. Her full name was [name_u]Kendall[/name_u].
Other options:
[name_u]MacKenzie[/name_u]
[name_f]McKenna[/name_f]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_f]Kenley[/name_f]
[name_f]Kendra[/name_f]
I agree it’s better for a nickname whether for a girl or boy.
I know a little girl named [name_f]McKenna[/name_f] who calls herself [name_f]Kenna[/name_f] or [name_m]Kenny[/name_m], that’s pretty adorable.
I agree with this! Or else, I could see it as a pretty intuitive nickname for [name_u]Kendall[/name_u] or [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], either of which I would think could be used to honour the surname [name_m]Kenny[/name_m].
I hate it. My name starts with [name_m]Ken[/name_m]- and people have always tried to call me [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]. Absolutely loathe it as both a name and a nickname.
I also agree with this. Definitely keep a family name in your combo, but it’s not the most appealing as a first name. My mom was given a man’s name as a first, and she has always hated it. She especially hates it business settings – constantly hearing people’s comments about how she’s a woman.
Sorry, but I agree with the masses. I personally am a huge fan of females having male nn’s. So, that is not an issue for me partially bc I am in HR and I know that the bias against names on resumes do exist so I would throw that out as a reason not to name her [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] as it is a good reason to name her it. However, I personally think that when you have a “nn” with the long e sound (people will assume [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] is a nn and no a given name), then it immediately sounds juvenile…which is fine and adorable when you are a kid. But, when are 30ish and you can’t drop the kid nn, it just immediately makes you…not taken seriously immediately. I agree that it would be a fine middle name or nn. I like all of the names thrown out as suggestions for [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] to be the nn. And, just since I said it above, [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] would not be assumed to be a juvenile nn, it would be assumed to be her name. So, that whole not taken seriously thing is thrown out the door. [name_m]Kendel[/name_m], [name_f]McKenna[/name_f], etc, all cute and could achieve your goal without pigeon holing your baby girl for the future.
Honestly, I’m getting really tired of all these “it will ruin his/her future!” comments. Okay, let’s think about 25 years into the future rather than right now. The whole world is becoming more open and accepting. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you actually think that a woman named [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] is going to be stumped for a job in 25 years? I don’t. 25 years into the future, we probably aren’t gonna care what someone’s name is. Personally, I think “boyish” names for girls, especially nn’s, are adorable. To me, it’s part of breaking down the gender boundary, although that isn’t how a lot of other people see it. My name is [name_m]Connor[/name_m], and most just ask me how I spell it.
[name_m]Kenny[/name_m] is precious, even more so because it has meaning.
It’s not my style but, I don’t think anything bad will happen if you name her [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]. For me though, I would assume it was a nickname. Mainly because I assume manes that end in the Ee sound are nicknames.
I prefer it as a nickname for
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_f]Kendra[/name_f]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_f]Makenna[/name_f]
I think it’s fine as a nickname, and like the longer name choices suggested above. When you give someone a nickname as their given name, there are relatively few ways to shorten or change it if they don’t love it. Also, as an adult and a professional, I like having a go to adult, serious name for my professional life.
I’m not a fan of [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] on a girl…
In 4th grade there was a girl in my class named Kennetha, pronounced [name_m]Ken[/name_m]-nee-tha. We didn’t call her [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] though.
I don’t even like it for a boy. It seems weak and insubstantial–I’m not a fan of diminutive names. And the Kardashians have ruined ‘K’ names for me. I just don’t see any good in it. Sorry. The closest I’d get to it is [name_f]Kendra[/name_f], though it’s rather dated.
I think it has a slightly dated feel, but agree as others have said it could be a great nickname (my pick would also be kennedy), or I would use it in the middle spot.
Please, not on the birth certificate. Let her have a softer, more “conventional” option if she prefers.
I am with those who don’t even find [name_m]Kenny[/name_m] all that attractive as a given name on a man, so I’d have to veto it as a first. However, I do agree that it would make a quirky and unexpected nickname for one of the longer forms mentioned.
I advise against it