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[Opinions] Kailyn
Does anyone have anything nice to say about Kailyn?I don't particularly like the name, I'm just wondering if it has any fans. Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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It’s the name of my aunt. I always thought it was really pretty, and it suits her perfectly. :-)
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The look of it is dated to the 80s and 90s, but if I listen to the sound of it objectively, I kind of like it. I picture a female knight, breaking down barriers like a feminine Sir Kai. It isn’t a name that I would use, but I like it a little more than some of the other names from the K period.I have met a Kalyne, which is pronounced differently but has a similar feel. She was an energetic and creative person with a take charge attitude.

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I don't particularly care for it. It sounds incomplete and very infantile. A trendy and modern name that won't stand the test of time. It has been decreasing in popularity over the last few years and by next May, I think it could very well drop from the charts. Oh well, wouldn't be a loss :P
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It's sort of cute. It's better than Kaitlyn. I've met a lot of people with variations on this name (Cailin, Kaylin, etc.)
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Not only does it fit in with the now-dated insubstantial K-l- names (Kylie/Keely/Kaylee/etc.), but it also fits with the becoming-dated -lyn names (Brooklyn/Irelyn//Braelyn/etc.)Not my style.
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I don't like it. Caley is OK, but Kailyn sounds too trendy.
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Nope; sorry. It's just flimsy.
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I've actually liked Kailyn for a few years. Not enough to actually use it, but still. I like Kailey more though.
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I think if I didn't already have so many negative associations with it... culturally? and I didn't already associate combinations of syllables like these with flimsiness and/or contrivance, I'd think the sound alone was somewhat attractive. I admit to preferring Caitlin, though.
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Unfortunately I’m not a fan. It looks like a typo for Kaitlyn.
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