Baby Kai's unusual name was chosen by mum Coleen Rooney
03 NOVEMBER 2009
Proud new mum Coleen Rooney was behind the choice of name for her baby with husband Wayne, it has been revealed.
The footballer's grandmother Pat Morrey revealed it was Coleen who picked out Kai, though she didn't know the reasons behind the choice.
The name has several different meanings around the world. It has strong Scandinavian origins, and means 'rejoice' in Finnish, while in Japanese and Hawaiian it signifies the 'ocean'.
In keeping with the Rooney family tradition, Kai has been given the middle name Wayne - also the name of the sport star's dad.
Twenty-four-year-old Wayne was on hand for the new arrival. He didn't leave his wife's side from the moment they arrived at the hospital, just after 10pm on Sunday night.
It is believed medics decided to induce the baby as he was nine days overdue. He was expected to share his dad's October 24 birthday, but instead arrived at 2.20pm on Monday, during a natural birth.
A source close to the couple said that when Wayne was handed his son for the first time he welled up and said: "I can't believe it."
The soccer ace is expected to be excused from his team United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow tonight to be with his wife and child.
Coleen, who eschewed private healthcare to give birth at the NHS Liverpool Women's Hospital, is expected to return home on Tuesday evening.
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09/11/2009 17:45:58 | d spurs
well done to you both hope you have lots of fun with your son
04/11/2009 12:01:22 | Sally
Funny that you omit to mention that Kai is a fairly common name in Germany. Anything to do with football rivalries, I wonder?
03/11/2009 22:42:54 | Allie
Jennifer Connelly was the first high profile person to name her son Kai. Naomi Watts recently used it as her son's middle name. I suppose it is catching on!
03/11/2009 22:48:01 | Emrys Wledig
Kai (or Cai) isn't that uncommon as a name in Wales, and is the Brittonic/Welsh spelling of the Arthurian character whose Anglicised name is '(Sir) Kay.'
03/11/2009 16:34:32 | Finnish native speaker
Note to native speaker H.Lindell - Actually Kai means "perhaps" in Finnish. It certainly doesn't mean "rejoice" as the editor has stated!
03/11/2009 15:01:59 | H. Lindell
As a Finnish native speaker I've to point out that "Kai" does not mean "rejoice" in Finnish. It's a Finnish male name, but does not mean anything.
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