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kai or kye?

My husband and I both like this name, but can't decide which way to spell it if we use it.  Kai is the original way I believe, and Kye seems more "American."  If you heard this name and hadn't seen it before, how would you spell it?

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  • Its hard for me to say how I'd spell it if I'd never seen it before since I have met a couple of Kai's before, both spelled Kai.


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  • I prefer Kai
  • I've only ever seen it spelled Kai.  I love this name. 

    Actually, that's not true, once I saw it spelled Kaj.  

    But I don't like Kye.  Looks weird to me.   

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  • I would probably have to go with Kai.

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  • I've only ever seen it spelt Kai, however I always have to chuckle because I live in NZ and 'kai' is Maori (our native language) for food. I just can't get past that. I highly doubt it will make a difference in the states, Kye just seems like it is missing and 'L' to me.

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  • Please spell it Kai.  Love the name it was on my short list for Boys.  
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  • Kai.

     I went to high school with a kid named that, and that's how his name was spelled also.

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  • thanks everyone! I should learn to just trust my instincts, which said to go with Kai from the beginning.  I just keep second guessing myself on everything...which is probably why we still don't have names nailed down yet :)

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  • Kai. Kye looks like dye or rye anyway!
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  • I definitely prefer Kai, though my cousin named her son Ky... Definitely not my preference, but I have gotten used to it.
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  • I've known 2 and both spell it Kai (one is a boy and one's a girl).
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  • I definitely like Kai better.
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  • I know one Kai. I prefer this spelling. Its straight forward.  If I saw 'Kye' I actually wouldn't know how to pronounce it.
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  • Go with Kai.

    I actually had no idea that Kye was pronounced the same way as Kai until I read your post. 

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