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I would never assume Kaylee, but then again, it wouldn't bother me that much if it was. I don't mind if a name isn't "legit," personally, though it's a plus if it is. I thought it was pronounced kah-LEE-ah, which I actually like more than the real pronunciation.

This message was edited 5/8/2012, 7:13 PM

I like it. It's pretty. :)

"kalea" means "street" in Basque so that's all I can think of, but it wouldn't have occurred to me that Kalea could be pronounced KAY-lee. ka-LEH-a is how I'd assume it to be pronounced, but I can see how one could get KAY-lee, too.
It's really not my style as a name, though... it goes along with names like Malia, Melora and stuff which I really don't care for. They just don't feel grounded enough to me.

Well, I went to school with a girl called Kaleah, pr. Kuh-LEE-uh. So I would see Kalea and pronounce it the same way, not like Kaylee.

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I kinda like the kuh-LEE-uh pronunciation over the other two.

Until you said it was a Hawaiian name I think I would have thought it was pronounced like Kaylee, or like Callie, or Kaylia. It's pretty, but I suspect my own confusion is probably not unique.

I think there are some pretty sweet Hawaiian names. This is definitely one of them. It way get mispronounced, but it's easily corrected. Yup, I like it a lot.

"kah-LAY-uh," and "Hawaiian girl's name" were the first things to come to mind when I saw it. But I can see others thinking it was an alternative spelling of Kayley. It shouldn't be too difficult to correct them though. Once people actually hear the sound of it they wouldn't keep thinking it's Kayley.

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Kalea is very pretty. I like it. There aren't many "k" names I like for a girl so it's nice to have been introduced to this one. Thanks!

Well, I assumed it was kah-LEE-ah..