Kel- names are quite current, and today’s surname choice is no exception.

Thanks to Sarah for suggesting her son’s name – Kelson – as our Name of the Day.

Suggest calling your new baby boy Konner, Kaylob or Kristofer and you’ll set off a raging debate about kreativity in baby naming.

Some parents avoid K- names entirely, even though plenty of classics wear their Ks nicely, from the elegant Katharine to the current Kai.

Kelson would fit in on the playground with Jackson and Mason.

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  1. He is definitely an appealing choice for those who are considering such names as Chelsea, Kelsey or Kelly. He is not my thing, but I can see why someone else would use it. I definitely prefer it on a male, what with the whole -son ending, and I like the fact that it can be shortened to Kelsey.

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  2. I like it. It reminded me at first of Nelson, a name I also really like. (I could see Kelson being used to honor a Nelson too, or even better, Grandpa Nelson and Grandma Katherine.)

    But I wonder if a boy would be called Kelsey as a nickname, and if that would be a problem on the playground. Seems like girls can wear masculine names far easier than boys can wear feminine ones. I suppose Kells would be a good nickname too. Sarah, do you have a nickname for your little Kelson?

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    1. My Kelson goes by Kel or Kelly. Newer aquantances tend to go w/ Kel. I think they worry that the usually feminine Kelly will give offence. He gets Kells sometime, but never Kelsey and he really doesn’t like being called Kelso.

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  3. Innocuous enough and rather pleasant as far as surnames go. It’s a windy suburb around here so I can’t shake that.

    I think I’d rather stick with the lovely Kelly or Ceallach for a boy. If I wasn’t a Kellie *cringes* I’d try to summon the ovaries to use Kelly upfront on a boy.

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  4. Thank you for doing justice to one of my favorite names. I’ve always loved the nautical reference of the name. I think that the idea of something that adds strength to the structure surrounding it is great.

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