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WDYT of Callum?

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TTC: If it's a boy, I realllllly love Callum but theres two different pronunciations for this name

Kay-lum

Cal ("Pal") -lum <--more common

my name is Anna which I pronounce Ann-uh but I get Ah-na 30% of the time and it doesn't bother me at all (you say potato I say pataado)

I prefer the pronunciation Kay-lum, but I do not want to alter the spelling for ignorant people. I want to know your thoughts about the name in general, and also with the pronunciation I like.

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  • COMomma81COMomma81 member
    I like it a lot...in fact it was in the running if we were having a boy this time. But I much prefer the more common Cal-lum pronunciation. If you want it to be Kay-lum, consider spelling it Caelum.
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  • Tannaw16Tannaw16 member
    My nephew's name is Callum so I've grown to really like the name. They pronounce it cal-lum. I've never heard it as Kay-lum. I'm not sure I like that pronunciation much. The Kay makes me think of a girl, like Kayla or Kaylee, and I just don't think it sounds as nice.
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  • BFab11BFab11 member
    I don't like the name, and the Kay-lum pronounciation is even worse.
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  • asibilrudasibilrud

    imageTannaw16:
    My nephew's name is Callum so I've grown to really like the name. They pronounce it cal-lum. I've never heard it as Kay-lum. I'm not sure I like that pronunciation much. The Kay makes me think of a girl, like Kayla or Kaylee, and I just don't think it sounds as nice.

    It is still spelled the same, and to me the "Kay" doesn't make it girly since nobody finds the name Caleb to be girly....

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  • WaterLiIyWaterLiIy

    I love the name Calum (spelled this way)

    I pronounce it Cal-um, but you could always just correct people. I don't think it's ignorant to assume the pronunciation is one way or another.

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  • juliedooleyjuliedooley member

    I like the spelling Caelum... it's not phonetic for ignorant people, but it gives better insight into pronunciation. It's NMS, but not bad.

    When I see "Callum" though, the spelling automatically throws me off and I start thinking "Gollum" from LOTR. Yes, I'm a geek, but thought I'd toss that into your consideration in case you haven't thought of it. 

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    imageKateB1984:
    I love the name Callum (if I had my way, it would have been DS2's name), but have never heard of pronouncing it Kay-lum. I'm really not a fan of that way, and would only go with a different name if you're not going to use the more common, traditional Cal-lum.
    I agree with this completely.
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