Calliope

MamaMandaW · March 2013

I kept seeing this name on another popular name website..and it always caught my eye.

So I finally looked up how to pronounce it (because I had no idea!)-

[ka-LYE-oh-pee]

Like it? Hate it?

cameronzmom · March 2013

I actually really like it

Its at the top of our names list.

TwinMommyDoubleBlessings · March 2013

Guilty pleasure name for me.

Would not use it for real, though.

bobcee · March 2013

TwinMommyDoubleBlessings:

Guilty pleasure name for me.

Would not use it for real, though.
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Helenahhandbasket · March 2013

It's nice and different enough without being too out there.

I do feel as though it's a little bit clunky-- sort of like the name Penelope.

ehnasto · March 2013

Hate it! It sounds like a made up word!

salt78 · March 2013

Hate it. I think it's silly.

Zimger · March 2013

It is my favorite name from mythology. However, I have always heard it pronounced k?-LIE-?-pee...more of an -uh sound than an -o sound.

bsinno · March 2013

TwinMommyDoubleBlessings:
Guilty pleasure name for me.
Would not use it for real, though.
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manda26 · March 2013

I like it. I had a friend growing up and this was her name, she was Greek. But she went by Kelly

Mrs.G123 · March 2013

I love it.

capulet · March 2013

Love it. I really like names from Greek mythology.

plunderb · March 2013

I love it.

I really dislike the nn Callie, though, so it doesn't have much of a chance of making it to my short list.

[Deleted User] · March 2013

when i say it out loud it brings up ideas of a childhood show with a circus theme... can't put my finger on it though...

mrsjenni · March 2013

That's actually Callie's name on Grey's Anatomy. I like it, but would never use it.

Serendipity117 · March 2013

plunderb:
I love it.
I really dislike the nn Callie, though, so it doesn't have much of a chance of making it to my shor

firsttimeauntie · March 2013

Love it!

nlscroggins · March 2013

It's an ok name as a GP, but I think I'd side eye it in real life.

blu-eyedwife · March 2013

dayzchic9:
when i say it out loud it brings up ideas of a childhood show with a circus theme... can't put my finger on i

hologram87 · March 2013

This was my great grandmother's name. She was from Greece and it was pronounced Callie-oh-pay. I think that it is a beautiful name and I think Callie as a nickname is great. It's at the top of my list (not so sure about DH's

ukcats27 · March 2013

hologram87:
This was my great grandmother's name. She was from Greece and it was pronounced Callie-oh-pay. I

TheWop · March 2013

Because I'm familar with the branded hybrid geranium, that's all I think of when I see/hear Calliope.

https://www.bloomsallsummer.com/

If I didn't work in the flower biz, I might think dif

Y0urmomgoestocollege · March 2013

I dislike it.

macchiatto · March 2013

I hate it. I'm sorry. I just think of the instrument, and I find it a kind of awkward-sounding name.

I guess I'm opposite a lot of the pp's though b/c I love the nn Callie but dislike the full name.

CeCe8579 · March 2013

I strongly dislike it! I think it sounds unpleasant and I don't see the appeal of it at all!

jschmidt6 · March 2013

I dislike all names that need a detailed pronunciation! haha. Sorry, but a name should be easily identifiable from reading or hearing it once, not 10 times. Poor kid wouldn't even be able to make a reservation at a restaurant with that name!!! "your name

kriskell · March 2013

blu-eyedwife:
dayzc

abirdd9 · March 2013

I'd never in a million years consider it. Although, in my mind, if I were ever to meet a little girl with this name, I imagine she'd be sweet as ever.

notreal2 · March 2013

jschmidt6:
I dislike all names that need a detailed pronunciation! haha. Sorry, but a name should be easily identifiable from

SeraHannah · March 2013

It makes me think of cantalope and pee.. Sorry!

capulet · March 2013

notreal2:
jschmidt6

bananers · March 2013

I like it. And I think Callie is a cute nn.

papps101 · March 2013

I love the name but wouldn't use it because no one knows how to pronounce it.

alohamora · March 2013

I'm not a huge fan. I prefer Calista (for another Greek name that's sort of similar).

jordannpaige10 · March 2013

Joy2611:
For as long as I've been on this board, I never knew how to pronounce that name. I always said Callie-oh-pee an

DawnJM25 · March 2013

LOVE.

Cranang · March 2013

I think it's a nice mythological name. But would I use it on a girl, in the United States in the year 2013? NEVER. I'm really good at pronouncing names, this one just doesn't roll off my tongue. I can only imagine what the avera

Cranang · March 2013

notreal2:

jschmi

citytraveler · March 2013

Hate is a pretty strong word for me to use, but I seriously hate this name. I think it's terrible.

Zimger · March 2013

Cranang:
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Cranang · March 2013

Zimger:
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