Kadence for a boy?

TheNextD'Angelo · August 2009

My husband LOVES the name Kadence for a boy and we call him Kade. I thought it sounded like a cute boy name, but I see it as a girl name everywhere. What do you think? any middle name suggestions? We like Kadence Austin and Kadence Alexander. Tell me the truth.

GINBLOSSEM · August 2009

Like the name Kadence and love the nn Kade! Austin and Alexander are both great middle names as well and sound great with Kadence. I've never heard it as a girls' name, sounds more masculine to me. And that's my TRUE opinion! Wink

lilygirl · August 2009

It sounds too feminine, even if you call him Kade. I think Kade with a K is very feminine in and of itself. I would spell it Cade, though its NMS.

FutureMrs.Steen · August 2009

It doesn't sound feminine or masculine to me. I'm not fond of the name though.

AllThatGlitters101 · August 2009

I've only met girl Kadences. Why not just name him Kade/Cade if you like that? It's a cute name.

LoriFalce · August 2009

Being that a cadence is a military march, I think it's plenty masculine. In fact, I think it's a fairly ridiculous name for a girl. It looks like the parents couldn't spell Candace, or couldn't pronounce it.

I wouldn't use a K though.

carolinag · August 2009

kadence is totally a girls name. it sounds way feminine to me. could you just go with kade?

EXL311 · August 2009

I also think Kadence is very feminine. Kade I think is fine for a boy but I just imagine he would be given a hard time for having a girl's name.

FMIL&MOB · August 2009

Kadence for a girl, Kaden or Kaedan for a boy. Almost every baby name website thinks Kadence is female.

KateLouise · August 2009

There are lots of definitions for cadence not just the military march thing, it has a much broader musical meaning and also refers to other various things.

Either way, I find the name really feminine with or without a K and have only ever known girls with this name.

I agree why not just Kade if you like that or Cain if you like that kind of sound?

thatgirlang · August 2009

I associate Kadence with girls, especially with the K. (Because I know Cameron boys and Kameron girls, Cory boys and Kory girls, etc.)

I suggest Cade or Caden instead.

wheelenl · August 2009

KateLouise:
There are lots of definitions for cadence not just the military march thing, it has a much broader musical meaning and also refers to other various things.
Either way, I find the name really feminine with or without a K and have only ever known girls with this name.
I agree why not just Kade if you like that or Cain if you like that kind of sound?

This. Of course, I also think Caden has never sounded much like a boy's name, personally.

thatgirlang · August 2009

wheelenl:
I also think Caden has never sounded much like a boy's name, personally.

Sure... but sometimes associations and trends trump what a name "sounds like." And basically right now there are a LOT of girl Kadences and a LOT of boy Cadens. If I see each name on paper, I'm quickly picturing a girl for the former and a boy for the later. KWIM?

It's like how Madison sounds like a boy name to me (since it is/was one and ends in son) but regardless of that I know good and well that if I meet 100 Madisons they will always be girls.

Anyway- OP- I personally like Cade the most but Caden is really close to Kadence so....

GL!

kb2 · August 2009

Kaden Thomas was our top boy name, probably call him Kade. Both DH and I have the same initials, K_B, so we were going to give him the same as well, as long as it is a him.

But after a while of looking at names, looking at nursery pics and things like that the name seems to very common right now. There are tons of spellings with k or c.

We've since decided against the name b/c it does seem so common and that's important for us.

We still like the name and think it's fine either way, just b/c it's a k doesn't make it a girls name and I think Kade or Cade still sounds strongly like a boy. Do what makes you happy!

whackadoodle-O · August 2009

Nms. It sounds way too feminine.

MoFree · August 2009

I don't care for the name for a girl, even less for a boy, especially with the K.

Why not Austin or Alexander Kadence rather than vice versa?

twinmommy13 · August 2009

My cousin and his wife are naming their baby girl Cadence...so that is my only real experience w/ the name. Kade is okay...maybe short for Kaden?? Also...check babynamewizard.com- they will do charts for it's use as a boy and a girl.

Soon2BMrsN · August 2009

Kadence sounds like a girl name. The "K" makes it even more feminine to me.

PunkyBooster · August 2009

I only know of girls named Candence. It's not a nice name, boy or girl, IMO. I do like Cade for a boy though.

sunnyday016 · August 2009

Not a fan of it for a boy or girl, but I'd say it's a girl's name.

meganet22 · August 2009

Cadence is ranked 212 for girls so it's likely he will run into another Cadence who is female. That to me is way to strong of a femal association for a boy. I would just go with Kaden or Kade.

Worcbride · August 2009

I've never heard of a boy named Kadence. Why not just name him Kade?

Harms80 · August 2009

Can't stand Kadence for a boy- it's so girly. But, Cade is really cute. Cade Austin, Cade Michael, Cade Ledger, Cade Samuel.... IDK.

OctoberCAPA · August 2009

I would just name him Kade. Cade looks too much like Cad--which I don't think you want your son to be! (I also hate the "name" Cadence/Kadence anyway though; agree with pp that it looks like a girl's parents couldn't spell Candace.)

starsmaycollide · August 2009

I'm not a fan of this name because it is a misspelling of the musical term cadence-but it is typically used as a girl's name.

I would suggest Cade Alexander.

Ciconrad · August 2009

FMIL&MOB:
Kadence for a girl, Kaden or Kaedan for a boy. Almost every baby name website thinks Kadence is female.

Personally, I don't give two hoots what a website says. Ashley used to be a boy's name, now if you told people you were naming a boy Ashely, they would flip out. I actually don't mind the name Kadence for a boy!

mary lou benavides · August 2009

well its up to u and ur husbend really . but i have a daughter named cadence so if u like it for ur little bou go for it and alexander sounds better... good luck and as for me am having twin boys and i cant find names that we all like lols

07bride · August 2009

Kadence sounds very feminine to me- I like Cade

KT&John · August 2009

I am very late to this but I also have a daughter named Cadence so I thought I would chime in. We like the name for it's musical connotations and overall sound. When I looked up the name way back when it said it could be used for a boy or a girl.

It really seems to be growing in popularity for girls in fact my sister's SIL just named her baby girl Kadence. If you love it you should use it, but I think Kade makes a very nice name on its own.

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