Kaylee or Kaley

cowboysnc · October 2012

We kind of like the name Kaylee but are unsure of how to spell it. How would you spell it?

Zimger · October 2012

I think Kaylee makes more sense...

shadypines · October 2012

Kaylee

swimiz500 · October 2012

Kaylee

jallascalla · October 2012

I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.

strawberrytree · October 2012

I think the 'ee' ending looks really young and cutesy. I prefer Kailey or Kayley.

joyfullyfound · October 2012

I like Kehly actually, I've known a few people with it spelled that way. Kaylee is my second choice.

salt78 · October 2012

MelRC117:
joyfullyfound:
I like Kehly actually, I've known a few people with it spelled that way. Kaylee is my second choice.
I would pronounce Kehly as Kelly, not Kaylee but maybe I need a better brush up on my phonics.

So would I. Keh doesn't say "Kay" to me.

Taylor11 · October 2012

jallascalla:
I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.

Taylor11 · October 2012

jallascalla:
I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.

This. Sounds juvenille. And the extra ee's are atrocious, sorry just MHO. I do know a 11 yr old named Kaleigh, and that is decent as the 'leigh' makes it a bit more feminine and not made up. Just not a huge fan in general I guess...

NapJunkie · October 2012

I prefer it spelled Kaylee, and I don't think it's a name that won't grow with her like some others have suggested. The first "person" I heard with the name was the character from Firefly/Serenity, and she was a strong feminine woman. I guess because of that I associate the name with adults. I think most people nowadays associate it with babies/toddlers because it is becoming more popular, so there are more babies/toddlers now with that name. In 20 years no one will think twice about it.

provwife · October 2012

Kaylee. Kaley makes me pronounce it like Cali.

I know a few Kaylee's all spelled differently. Here is how they spell it...
Kaylee
Kaylei
Kailee
And then there is one more and i think she spells it Kailey

capulet · October 2012

I think the best spelling is Kayley, but I agree with PPs that it doesn't age well, and the only Kayley I know is a dog.

guilletskichuk · October 2012

strawberrytree:
I think the 'ee' ending looks really young and cutesy. I prefer Kailey or Kayley.

This.

kdjudd · October 2012

I like Kaylee more.

BlueRidge8 · October 2012

I pretty much hate all names that end with "ee" so Kaley by default.

jallascalla · October 2012

CARunner:
jallascalla:
I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.
This is always such a funny argument to me. I have a sister named Kaylie. She is 30 years old and has a very grown up job at a successful law firm. I don't think she ever didn't get a job she applied for growing up. So no name discrimination came into play.

I'm not saying name discrimination will come into play above, I think most people are hired for their experience/intelligence, not their names. What I am saying is that it still doesn't sound like an adult name, it sounds cute-sy and more like a nickname.

TofuMama7 · October 2012

Kaylee. I think that Kaley would be mispronounced as "Cal-ee" a lot.

cowboysnc · October 2012

jallascalla:
CARunner:

jallascalla:
I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.

This is always such a funny argument to me. I have a sister named Kaylie. She is 30 years old and has a very grown up job at a successful law firm. I don't think she ever didn't get a job she applied for growing up. So no name discrimination came into play.

I'm not saying name discrimination will come into play above, I think most people are hired for their experience/intelligence, not their names. What I am saying is that it still doesn't sound like an adult name, it sounds cute-sy and more like a nickname.

So when you hear Haley does that give you the same type of "cute-sy" sense??

MarSamWhitney · October 2012

I would go Kaylee too!

kaylynne · October 2012

I like Kaylee as a nn for Michaela.

It does remind me of Firefly, but even though I love the character and I love Jewel Staite... it does seem childish to me.

CayleighDawn · October 2012

CARunner:
jallascalla:
I have a Kaylee in one of my classes right now, and I have to say it doesn't age well. She is a college student/young woman and it seems like a cute toddler/baby name.
This is always such a funny argument to me. I have a sister named Kaylie. She is 30 years old and has a very grown up job at a successful law firm. I don't think she ever didn't get a job she applied for growing up. So no name discrimination came into play.

My name is Cayleigh, and it has aged just fine, believe it or not. I'm 25 and successful, and I don't think I've ever been thought of as "baby-ish" or "cutesy"because of my name.

That being said, I am not a fan of the -ee ending, and I find the K too harsh. I may be biased, but I like it spelled Cayleigh.