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HelpRe: Baby boy born but name not feeling natural
in reply to a message by vanessayermian
August Perrin is a lovely name. :)
I also really like Kai, for the record (so long as it's pronounced like 'Ky').
I am not, however, not at all a fan of matching initials for siblings. My husband's family did that - last name K and all the siblings (and cousins!!) names start with K: Kevin, Kurt, Katrina, Keith, Karen, Kathy, Kristi, and Karyl. In my family, it was (thank God) just my youngest brother and myself, though honestly that was bad enough: Charlotte and Charles. We would sometimes get mail addressed to 'C [Lastname]' and have to open it to figure out who it was for.
I honestly don't think it's that big of a deal if you call your child a different nn than what most people call them? My youngest brother goes by Charles to everyone outside the family, but we all call him Charlie. Another of my brothers goes by Matti to mostly everyone, but we still call him Matthew. My nieces are Dani, Leesie, and Kenna to their immediate family but Danaka, Alise, and Mckenna to everyone else. My husband's mom still calls him Keithie sometimes. My cousin Reginald was always Reggie when we were growing up but goes by Reg now.
I suppose my concern for Kai is that, especially depending on how you pronounce both names, people might assume Kai is in fact a nn for Kaden and assume you're talking about your older son. If I were in your situation, I'd probably call the baby Perry if I felt the need for a nn, but then I've never liked the sound of Auggie, personally. But he's your baby, so you should call him what you like. :)
I also really like Kai, for the record (so long as it's pronounced like 'Ky').
I am not, however, not at all a fan of matching initials for siblings. My husband's family did that - last name K and all the siblings (and cousins!!) names start with K: Kevin, Kurt, Katrina, Keith, Karen, Kathy, Kristi, and Karyl. In my family, it was (thank God) just my youngest brother and myself, though honestly that was bad enough: Charlotte and Charles. We would sometimes get mail addressed to 'C [Lastname]' and have to open it to figure out who it was for.
I honestly don't think it's that big of a deal if you call your child a different nn than what most people call them? My youngest brother goes by Charles to everyone outside the family, but we all call him Charlie. Another of my brothers goes by Matti to mostly everyone, but we still call him Matthew. My nieces are Dani, Leesie, and Kenna to their immediate family but Danaka, Alise, and Mckenna to everyone else. My husband's mom still calls him Keithie sometimes. My cousin Reginald was always Reggie when we were growing up but goes by Reg now.
I suppose my concern for Kai is that, especially depending on how you pronounce both names, people might assume Kai is in fact a nn for Kaden and assume you're talking about your older son. If I were in your situation, I'd probably call the baby Perry if I felt the need for a nn, but then I've never liked the sound of Auggie, personally. But he's your baby, so you should call him what you like. :)
This message was edited 8/31/2015, 1:22 PM
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