It's a boy! We have a name! Pronunciation?

lovinglife13 · February 2011

So we found out on Valentine's Day that we are having a baby boy. We are so thrilled!

We are set on the name Kylan Patrick, but are worried about how hard it might be for some to pronounce Kylan. When we googled this name last night DH came across a website where people that have this name gave feedback on it- several of them said it is too hard for others to pronounce and it gets frustrating for them. It seems pretty self explanatory to me, but am wondering how others interpret it.

QUESTION- how would you pronounce Kylan?

Epiphany27 · February 2011

Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

jj4ever04 · February 2011

as its spelled

kai-lan- Kylan

I don't think its hard

lolliM · February 2011

Kie-lann ?

CactusGirl · February 2011

Congrats on being team blue!!

Here is how I would pronounce it:

Kye (rhymes with sky)- Lynn

outlandartist · February 2011

Congrats on your boy. I agree with PP on the pronunciation (Kai, like sky, lynn)

momtojake · February 2011

ky (ryhmes with sky) lyn

KRISLIEL · February 2011

Epiphany27:
Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

This.

anakalia10 · February 2011

Kai- lan

But if I look twice at it, I almost want to pronounce it like you would Dylan- so "Kill-lan", but that sounds wrong.

TristaD81 · February 2011

Epiphany27:
Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

I would pronounce it this way.

soon2beMrs.H · February 2011

Ky (like sky) lan (like pan).

BTW, what was the name of the website you were looking at. I found a baby name website like that and I can't find it again!

pinkforme · February 2011

CactusGirl:
Congrats on being team blue!!

Here is how I would pronounce it:

Kye (rhymes with sky)- Lynn

Ditto on all of the above!

duhdaisy86 · February 2011

Epiphany27:
Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

this! I really like it

FyshWyfe · February 2011

Hmmm, I guess I'm the only one who read it Kai (rhymes with sky) luhn (rhymes with nun). But I've never seen this name before so I had no preconceptions.

lolliM · February 2011

I can see where the pronunciation would be confusing though--- my first thought is Kie (rhymes with sky) lan (like land without the d) but I noticed a lot of girls think that last part is lynn? Now I want to know how y'all are planning on pronouncing it!

hillbug1 · February 2011

Kylan is my brother in laws name. He has more people mistake it for Kai-land, then Kai-lynn after he introduces himself. I really like the name, he also goes by Kai, and Kyle. (:

p.s. congrats on team blue!

SPerry0376 · February 2011

Epiphany27:
Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

this

lovinglife13 · February 2011

Ok so I am not crazy! Yes it is pronounced Ky (like sky)-Lynn. I guess a lot of people say Kay-Lynn. I think with names getting more and more unique, people are learning to catch on a little more to different names.

Our last name is Minzel- pronounced Minzelle- I get Min-zul all the time, but I can see why people pronounce it that way. When my DH's family migrated to the US they changed the way it was originally spelt (Minzelle) to look more American. So I was worried that baby Kylan Patrick Minzel would later hate us for a complicated name.

AsOctoberFalls · February 2011

KY-lun

The "lun" could also be a "lin" sound, but the emphasis is on the first syllable, so I just kind of gloss over the second one really quickly.

I could also see it being pronounced "KILL-in" because it's one letter different from Dylan.

damabo80 · February 2011

Kie (like Tie) - lan (like plan)

Kylan sounds (to me) like Thailand.

Mrs.Leah.Maria · February 2011

Congratulations! Kai-lynn

MuseumMaven · February 2011

Keye-lyn

Rhymes with sky-lyn

PrincessDi80 · February 2011

Ky- lynn

Gabs71109 · February 2011

fogleer:
Kye rhyming with eye, lan almost like lynn but softer.

This. I also really like the way it sounds with your last name.

GracieLou Freebush · February 2011

kai (rhymes with eye) -lan (rhymes with plan)

Oct08b2bee · February 2011

Kye (rhymes with sky) lin (rhymes with chin)

lovinglife13 · February 2011

Gabs71109:

fogleer:
Kye rhyming with eye, lan almost like lynn but softer.

This. I also really like the way it sounds with your last name.

Thanks!!!

downtown80 · February 2011

annekelia10:

Kai- lan

But if I look twice at it, I almost want to pronounce it like you would Dylan- so "Kill-lan", but that sounds wrong.

My thoughts exactly!

waterlily2k2 · February 2011

annekelia10:
Kai- lan
But if I look twice at it, I almost want to pronounce it like you would Dylan- so "Kill-lan", but that sounds wrong.

This.

ellelepa · February 2011

lovinglife13:
Ok so I am not crazy! Yes it is pronounced Ky (like sky)-Lynn. I guess a lot of people say Kay-Lynn. I think with names getting more and more unique, people are learning to catch on a little more to different names.
Our last name is Minzel- pronounced Minzelle- I get Min-zul all the time, but I can see why people pronounce it that way. When my DH's family migrated to the US they changed the way it was originally spelt (Minzelle) to look more American. So I was worried that baby Kylan Patrick Minzel would later hate us for a complicated name.

I think it might be difficult to pronounce.

Kierasmommy09 · February 2011

Epiphany27:
Kai (rhymes with sky) lynn.

this

Yellow_Daisy · February 2011

annekelia10:

I almost want to pronounce it like you would Dylan- so "Kill-lan", but that sounds wrong.

This is how I would pronounce it.

Hopeful11 · February 2011

soon2beMrs.H:

Ky (like sky) lan (like pan).

This

ShannonMacHappy · February 2011

FyshWyfe:
Hmmm, I guess I'm the only one who read it Kai (rhymes with sky) luhn (rhymes with nun). But I've never seen this name before so I had no preconceptions.

This is how I would read it.

Congrats on your boy

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