🪸 key?

Boy Names
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i’ve discovered the name key (pro. KEE) for a boy – and i’m lowkey vibing with it! what are y’all’s thoughts on the name? any unfortunate associations that you’re aware of? be brutally honest. you won’t offend me! preferably, i’d like a more classic, sophisticated, or accepted first name, so do you all have any full name suggestions? i’ll leave a list below of my favorite boy names, so you get an understanding of my style.

augustus
bear
brave
edmund
finlay
florian
gideon
james
judah
leo
malachi
sage
theodore
willoughby

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I love it, although probably as a gp. [name_f]Clover[/name_f] means Key but I don’t love that, unfortunately.

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I mean, it does remind me of a key to unlock/lock a door. Also, Key & [name_m]Peele[/name_m], an American sketch comedy TV series (that I’ve never actually seen). The sound also reminds me of ‘quay’ (pronounced the same), giving it a oceanic feel. I think it would work best as a middle name or nickname, but I know plenty of people with surname-y word first names (Hall, [name_m]Price[/name_m], etc.) and it works on them!

For full names, my first thought was something like [name_u]Keegan[/name_u], [name_u]Keelan[/name_u], [name_u]Keaton[/name_u], etc., but those don’t seem quite your style.

Maybe:
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Kiefer[/name_m]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_m]Achilles[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]

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@Victory55 thanks for your input!

@VEL thank you! about quay, wouldn’t that be pronounced kay? i’m pronouncing key like a key to a door. you’re right that the first three names aren’t really my style, but i actually kind of like keaton! i like malachi, but that’s pronounced MAL-luh-kai, and i’m not sure i could get behind a KEE sound at the end. christopher is nice, but i think it’s unusable for me, and i don’t care for nicknames that aren’t very intuitive, unfortunately. nico is cute, but again, not very intuitive. but thank you for your response and suggestions!!

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I’ve always heard it pronounced like key (to a door), but I suppose there might be geographical variations in pronunciation!

And yes, I think it’s hard to find names for which Key is intuitive. Malachy (mal-uh-kee) is an Irish name that closely resembles Malachi, but that ending sound makes quite the difference.

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I mean, besides it being associated with literal keys, I think it’s kind of cool. I think [name_m]Quay[/name_m] would also be a cool name :slight_smile:

As a middle or a nickname it would be brilliant though!!

For full names:

[name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
Kingston/Kingsley
Zachary/Zakary

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I immediately thought of [name_m]Malachy[/name_m]. Its the irish version of [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] after an old [name_u]Irish[/name_u] [name_u]Saint[/name_u] [name_m]Malachy[/name_m], pronounced MAL-uh-key. So Key would totally work as a nickname!

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I just think of keys as in door keys, but I think it could work. I’d pronounce [name_m]Quay[/name_m] like Key. Maybe [name_u]Keats[/name_u]?

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[name_m]Malachy[/name_m] (perhaps [name_m]Mackey[/name_m] also?) seems totally perfect for you! Key doesn’t feel as name-y on its own since it’s quite a household object, but I personally think it lends itself very well to being a nickname.

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I would say its a surname name. There are also island [name_m]Keys[/name_m] like the [name_f]Florida[/name_f] [name_m]Keys[/name_m] etc. [name_f]Pretty[/name_f] cool :sunglasses:

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