Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

I have a friend whose name is Calin, she is a girl. I think its a bit girly IMO but its nnice for a boy too, I never thought of it for a boy!

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

I have a niece Kailyn so I'm used to it as a girl's name. She also has a friend with the same name (girl.) It sounds like you are pronouncing it differently, though.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

Cailen is a boy name....I would find it weird if there was a little girl named Cailen

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

thanks ladies!!!

I agree its a unisex name - I guess its b/c I dress him like such a boy, and people still get confused.... Its one thing to see the name in print - which I totally agree - I wouldnt know boy or girl, and maybe hearing the name as well - but if you see a baby dressed all in blue - I mean - everything in blue with things like zip up blue sweatshirts... blue striped shirts, etc - things that are so boyish - then you put it all together... Like Devin - once you look at her - its obvious she's a girl....

Message edited 5/4/2007 4:50:02 PM.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

In the hospital my poor Gillian was being called "gilligan:...LOL Dont know why but the nurse that was holding her said here is your son Gilligan...i was like . The babysitters dd calls her "Ginger"...haha we have the whole Gilligans island theme going!
Dont mind the whole name thing

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

well... i guess because i work at a school and theres so many girls with similar names ( kaitlyn, kayla, cailee.....) that my first impression is that its a girls name. i think its the "len" on the end of it that makes it sound feminine. i think it sounds more masculine with the "d"- caiden.... .BUT, the way you are spelingl it is masculine, and if you dress him in boyish clothes... then they're shouldn't be any question LOL

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

I LOVE his name and never for a second though of it as a girl name.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

I love the name but think of it as a girl's name....but many nowadays can be for both genders.

I bought my dd a baby girl doll last year that was named "Calin".

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

See, now, I find Cailen to be a masculine name! Who cares, anyway? I would chock it up to people being stupid. As usual.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

Posted by PrincessP

In the hospital my poor Gillian was being called "gilligan:...LOL Dont know why but the nurse that was holding her said here is your son Gilligan...i was like . The babysitters dd calls her "Ginger"...haha we have the whole Gilligans island theme going!
Dont mind the whole name thing

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

People are just stupid I think.. Please, my son's name is JACOB and a few times lately in the food stores with his blue sweatshirt and jeans on and new balance sneakers, a woman says to him:
"Hi, whats your name?"

I answer: "Say hi Jacob"

She says: "SHE'S BEAUTIFUL"!

I didnt even correct her, I was like, "Thanks".. It's happened quite frequently.

I think Cailen sounds like a girls name but when you spell it the way you spell it, I totally think boy. It's def a unisex name. Nothing wrong with that. My DH"s name is Jamie and I always get telemarketers asking for "HER".. And my BIL's name is Jordan. Its a unisex world!!

Message edited 5/4/2007 8:55:35 PM.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

sounds like a boy to me, i have a student named Jaylen.

Re: Come on - does Cailen REALLY sound like a girl's name?

It sounds unisex to me... but then again, Shawn Colvin is a female....

We dress DD in pink, with a pink or purple paci, with a pink blanket, but because she is in a blue car carrier, people assumes she is a boy... Uhhh... forget the expensive safety gear (plus, there aren't that many pink car seats anyway...), try looking at the clothes we put on her!

I've known several males and females named "Jamie", "Shawn" (see above), "Kerry", "Stacy", "Kelly", etc, etc.... even "Jo" and "Bobby" are co-ed, so I wouldn't stress about his name being confused.