HELP with spelling!

ktjruss03 · January 2010

DH & I love the name Kenley for a girl but are having a hard time figuring out the best spelling. I have seen it a few different ways and would love some help!

Kenley

Kinley

Kynlee

any other suggestions are greatly appreciated!

3littleladies · January 2010

Kenley.

LVila · January 2010

Kenley and Kinley are said two different ways, IMO.

Kenley like a Ken Barbie doll. Kinley like 'they are my kin." It depends on how you want the name pronounced.

naan · January 2010

I am assuming the name will be pronounced Ken-Lee?

If so, I would DEFINITELY go with Kenley. I think the other spellings are going to make it difficult for people to pronounce the name correctly.

Jessicamz · January 2010

3littleladies:
Kenley.

This.

ktjruss03 · January 2010

thanks everyone! I guess with my accent it doesn't sound different when I say Kenley or Kinley! We definitely pronounce it "Ken-lee". I just saw this name a long time ago and have loved it ever since! We don't know the sex yet (4 more weeks) but pretty sure it will either be:

Ethan Dale (Dale is a family name for DH)

Kenley Grace

j&lo82907 · January 2010

I would say Kenley..

shanwalk2 · January 2010

I would say Kinley.

lynsey851 · January 2010

Kenley Grace!! so cute!

HRMJPC · January 2010

I like Kenley.

I had the oddly-playced "Y" and I hate the "ee"'s names. Too cutesy

moonfaerie · January 2010

Of your spellings I vote Kenley, but I also like Kenlea.

barnwife · January 2010

LVila:

Kenley and Kinley are said two different ways, IMO.

Kenley like a Ken Barbie doll. Kinley like 'they are my kin." It depends on how you want the name pronounced.

This exactly. Either way, though, it's nms.

sandradee1812 · January 2010

3littleladies:
Kenley.

This

brooksidebride · January 2010

I don't like the spelling Kynlee at all. If you want it pronounced "Kin-lee" then Kinley. If you want it pronounced "Ken-lee" then Kenley. I think they are both pretty names!

hilwithonelary · January 2010

LVila:

Kenley and Kinley are said two different ways, IMO.

Kenley like a Ken Barbie doll. Kinley like 'they are my kin." It depends on how you want the name pronounced.

I'm confused because I say Ken and kin exactly the same way. I'm trying to think of how they could be pronounced differently, but I can't figure it out.

I prefer the spelling Kenley.

funnibaby · January 2010

Kenley or Kinley

Heather

HBaylies · January 2010

I would pronounce Kenley like ken-lee, but I would say Kinley as kin-lee, so I guess it would depend on what you want it to sound like. I don't like the last spelling.

BoosMum · January 2010

Kenley is how I would spell it. It was on my list until DH said "If she's fat they'll call her Mt McKinley" Where he comes up with this stuff I don't know!

elk571 · January 2010

I've heard this and thought it was cute too! I think you could also change the ending to -leigh with any of the beginnings. As someone else put, the difference between Ken and Kin/Kyn (where the e says EH and the i/y says like in ick) won't be enough for anyone to notice since a lot of people don't differentiate between the sounds nowadays anyway... However, of your 3 choices, I dislike Kenley, but like the other two equally

LVila · January 2010

elk571:
won't be enough for anyone to notice since a lot of people don't differentiate between the sounds nowadays anyway...

What?! E and I don't say the same sound. They are two different letters. And what does it being "nowadays" have to do with anything? Perhaps in some areas of the country, accents make them sound the same but that is certainly not the case in everywhere.

E like Emily. Eh, Eh, Eh. Ken rhymes with Ben, ten, zen, den, hen.

I like Igloo. Ih, Ih, Ih. Kin rhymes with pin, fin, tin, sin, bin.

I still vote Kenley.

tonesq · January 2010

LVila:

Kenley and Kinley are said two different ways, IMO.

Kenley like a Ken Barbie doll. Kinley like 'they are my kin." It depends on how you want the name pronounced.

This. I like the sound of Kenley better.

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