Due in 3 months and a little weary of looking at little girl names. Our son is named [name]Tobin[/name] [name]Kai[/name]. Husband loves the name [name]Kaia[/name]. I really like it too, and it seems like “the one” for us. All the other names on our short list feel a little uncomfortable for one reason or another. My only reservation is that our son’s middle name is [name]Kai[/name]. At the time, we hadn’t considered having a girl at some point, nor was [name]Kaia[/name] on our girl list. Now I feel a little awkward about recycling this name again, in the feminine form, for DDs first name. My husband thinks its fine, and kind of a cool connection between the two. We don’t really ever use our son’s middle name anyway. What are your thoughts? [name]Kaia[/name]'s middle name might be [name]Sun[/name] (family name). Thanks your opinion.
I think it would be a really cool connection :). [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Sun[/name] is gorgeous!
While I think its cute to have a connection between your son and your daughters names.
But I do think [name]Kai[/name] and [name]Kaia[/name] are a little too close for me. [name]Even[/name] if you rarely/never use your son’s name.
However, if it is your absolutely favorite name I would throw all those concerns out the window and use it.
I don’t think I would do it, just because I feel they are way to similar. [name]Gaia[/name] is a variant of [name]Kaia[/name] which could be a great choice for you. You could also add a letter to it to make it similar. Akaia and Nikaia are derivatives.
The only real concern I have is if you were to have more children. Can you imagine having two siblings who essentially share a name, while the other one doesn’t? If this is absolutely, positively your last child (like if sterilization surgery is to follow after the birth) then I see no problem with it. People rarely know a child’s middle name and it would be a sweet connection between the siblings. But if the possibility of a third child is there, I would encourage you to reconsider.
This seems fine with me, and [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Sun[/name] is a stunning name. I just feel like someone’s middle name is so rarely used that I can’t imagine it will be a big deal. I mean, how many times have you used your son’s middle name so far in his life? [name]How[/name] many people that you know even know/remember his middle name? I’m guessing not many. My son is 18 months old and I know for sure almost all of my friends have already forgotten his middle name, and my family probably only remembers it because it’s a family name. If [name]Kaia[/name] is the name you love, use it. It’s gorgeous.
I actually love it! [name]Tobin[/name] and [name]Kaia[/name] are adorable together, and technically, I think it could work (especially since I’ve seen [name]Kai[/name] as a Hawaiian name meaning “ocean” while [name]Kaia[/name] is a Scandinavian form of [name]Catherine[/name] meaning “pure”). I think it’s great, personally. 
Good luck!
Thanks for the confidence boost, all! I’m feeling better and better about [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Sun[/name]. I’ve wanted to name a baby girl ever since I was a little girl, and now that it’s a reality, I’m having so much trouble deciding! But we are getting closer, and I really appreciate everyone’s input.
If your son’s fn was [name]Kai[/name] I’d say no. But it’s his mn and is rarely used, so I don’t think it’s a huge deal. And I really like [name]Kaia[/name] [name]Sun[/name]. Beautiful name! ([name]LOVE[/name] [name]Tobin[/name], too!)