Spelling??

tashad18

My DH and I have settled on Camden for our son's name. Middle name will be Jay after my DH's middle name and his father and grandfather before him.

We are a little stuck on the spelling. He prefers Camden. I don't want the nn "CJ" because I know several CJ's.

The other option is Kamdyn but that might be too feminine. Or Kamden. Just not sure how I feel
about the "K" spelling either.

Thoughts??

WashingtonQueen

DO NOT misspell the name.

Elsa1984

If you don't want the nn CJ, just tell people not to call him that.

Use Camden. Kamden looks like a Kardashian and Kamdyn looks like a girl

JordyInIndy

Camden. Kamdyn is a girls name. If you don't want him called CJ then don't call him CJ.

CeCe8579

Elsa1984:

If you don't want the nn CJ, just tell people not to call him that.

Use Camden. Kamden looks like a Kardashian and Kamdyn looks like a girl

I agree.

MrsHeeney

A mom in my local Mom's Group named her son that but she spelled it Camdyn. Anyhow, I dislike the NN CJ as well but Camden Jay is a very cute name and the spelling Camden looks the best by far!

Just don't call him CJ. The end.  

Kyleedawn08

use Camden. if you don't want CJ make it known. but using initials as a nn is very 90s so i doubt anyone would try that anyway

mkhardy

My DS is Camden so I am biased to that spelling. I've never loved changing C names to K's on boys. It makes the name feminine in my opinion. DS middle name is Jacob, so I was worried about him being called CJ too, but we've never had a problem with that! It's such a cute name!

brookelynpaisley

JordyInIndy:

Camden. Kamdyn is a girls name. If you don't want him called CJ then don't call him CJ.

No Kamdyn is a feminized version of a MALE name.

 

OP, use Camden. If you don't like CJ, don't use it, and correct anyone who does: "we call him Camden."

WashingtonQueen

Joy2611:

I wouldn't even classify Kamdyn as a name...  just a vomit of letters.

Totally true.

t loves r

Something to keep in mind when not sticking with the orginal spelling of a name, your son will have to correct and or spell his name to everyone. My name is spelled "unique". I always have to correct people when they are writing my name down or in on the phone with insurance and they are searching for my info etc...it gets old real quick. But, that's my two cents.

CMSAV

not everyone will know that your sons MN is Jay, so I think its pretty unlikely ppl will call him CJ. Also, ditto what PPs said: just correct ppl if they call him that.

tashad18

Thank you all. We are going with Camden Jay. My husband goes by his initials TJ so he was the one who originally thought to call him CJ. But I made him swear he wouldn't!