The name Kaia - what comes to mind?

SummerMama12 · December 2011

What are your first thoughts about the person/family when you hear this name? I really like it, but I'm trying to get a feel for whether it matches our style.

BLT20051 · December 2011

How is it pronounced? I think of the boys name, Kai with an -ah. Sounds odd to me.

sept9107bride · December 2011

first thought - kind of alieny

second thought - could be very nice! just had to get used to it.

SummerMama12 · December 2011

It's pronounced Ky-a, so yes, like the boy's name Kai with an "a".

temporalrobe · December 2011

kaia = ka ka = poo

you asked.

BLT20051 · December 2011

SummerMama12:
It's pronounced Ky-a, so yes, like the boy's name Kai with an "a".

Ok, then it reminds me of a Hawaiin family and "sea"

CiderWench · December 2011

I think American Girl doll first (they spell it Kaya though). Super cute name for the doll, but I haven't decided if I like it IRL. I can definitely see it's appeal though. I guess it's just NMS.

annerz22 · December 2011

It reminds me of my parent's Blue Russian cat who is a total btch!

It's NMS, I think a bit too cutsey.

Eilis123 · December 2011

I knew a Kaia whose parents were artists from Israel, so I think "international" and "artsy".

I live in the NYC area, so I pretty much always assume a cultural legitimacy for unusual but plausible names.

LoCarb · December 2011

I think Hawaiian and like it. I know an 8 yo girl w/ the name and she's a well behaved girl. I also think of my cousin named Kyla due to the similarity in sound.

Heartcease · December 2011

I've seen it used in movies and books, usually fantasy. I actually really like it for a girl's name.

jlsimon56 · December 2011

I also think of the American Girl doll and Hawaii. I like the name. Not sure if it has lasting potential though (if an adult could own it).

palmtreemandy · December 2011

a really raunchy hip hop song from a few years back. "my neck....my back.....lick my..... and my......"

ames71 · December 2011

Surfer girl.

526SadieSadie · December 2011

I think of the cast member from Real World Hawaii (the first cast)

melissa721 · December 2011

526SadieSadie:
I think of the cast member from Real World Hawaii (the first cast)

Me too. And now I feel old.

ctsportsfan23 · December 2011

Like it a lot. What comes to mind depends on the spelling, I have seen Kaia, Kaya, Kya, Kyah....I think if you like it, go with it. You determine your style.

purranamama · December 2011

I love it! By then again, I'm baised. We have a son named Kai. We do live in Hawaii, but we aren't Hawaiian. And we don't plan on living in Hawaii forever, so he'll had to be a "Kai" in Texas or Colorado lol. "Kai/Kaia" also means Forgiveness, as well as Sea.

My son has blonde hair and blue eyes, but he still looks like a Kai. We knew a Kaia when we lived in Texas, and she was the most beautiful girl I've ever see. She had big gorgeous blue eyes and long dark hair.

Go for it!

iristony · December 2011

Kaya song by Bob Marley! Love the song and the name!

KittyMarie219 · December 2011

Kya: The Dark Lineage for the PlayStation 2

Also, the fact that its Eastern European b/c I was really shocked when I found that out. Love the name, though ^_^

whitemocha7 · December 2011

My cousin named her DD Kaia. She's 1 and it totally fits her. We are from a Norwegian heritage and it's a family name from several generations ago. At first I hadn't heard of it and didn't know how to pronounce it. I'd say go for it, the name is beautiful.

Watertreader · May 2014

Kaia or Kaja (pronounced the same way -- like "eye") is a fairly common name in Estonia -- spelled with a J it means 'echo,' and I think it's pretty. I know plenty of people with this name, and hence I have none of weird associations people here seem to ("it's a name given by teenage moms")!

diamondduck13 · May 2014

I got a cutesy vibe, like a young mother wanting to be different and trendy but being knowledgable enough about name trends to stay away from the actual trendy names. Which probably makes no sense, but its what I thought

Renisra+2 · May 2014

I like the way it sounds, but I don't like the way it looks. I would like it better spelled Kaya, like posters above mentioned, but not sure if that's a legitimate spelling of the name or not.

ConversationFear · May 2014

I think of the movie Willow - his wife's name is Kaia. I have visions of Warwick Davis running across the field to the mudhouse screaming, "KAIA!!!!"

WestIsleFlower · May 2014

I really like it. I would think their parents did a wonderful job naming their child

princessjenney · May 2014

I've known 2 little girls named Kaya (I assumed it was spelled this way). I was told it comes from a Native American word for 'sister'. I think it's pretty.

edit: grammer

brooksidebride · May 2014

I know a 3.5 yr old Kaia and her patents are older and affluent. It's a different name that gave me pause when I first encountered it IRL, but I also think it's pretty.

brooksidebride · May 2014

Oh, oops. Holy old thread!

LuluRM · May 2014

iristony said:
Kaya song by Bob Marley! Love the song and the name!

This. I love the song, but I can't decide if the name makes me think stoner/hookah/boozer/etc or not... I kinda think it does. Sorry. I would expect the parents of a Kaia to be young, poorly educated, lower income (and obviously the stoner association I mentioned).

LuluRM · May 2014

What a random thread to resurrect!?! I just noticed it's from 2011... My above opinion of the name Kaia still stands

aicila717 · May 2014

I know a kaiya....I like it

JMU_Bride09 · May 2014

I know a little Kaiya who is very spunky, so that's what comes to mind when i hear it.

Lynnja616 · May 2014

Ditto Bob Marley. I would expect hippie parents.

macchiatto · May 2014

I love Kaia, with that spelling. I'm not sure personality wise what image comes to mind ... I picture a young woman who is quietly confident, gentle, strong, but easygoing. My image is probably influenced by a teenage Khija (family name; I think I'm remembering the spelling correctly but *maybe* it was Kaja?) I worked with back when I was in college. She gave me a very positive association.

ETA: Ah, gotta love a zombie thread.