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Boy Name: Callaway

bananaelizabethbananaelizabeth member
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FTM and I'm nervous about naming our boy. My husband really, really wants to name our son Callaway. I don't know how I feel about it. I think we could NN as Cal. Last name starts with a K and sounds kind of like canoe? Thoughts?
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    saham07saham07 member
    It isn't very grown-up sounding
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    oliversbearoliversbear member
    It was the name of a dorm at college.  I just can't see it on a little boy or a man.
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    ZimgerZimger member
    I don't care for it. It just seems like too much name for some reason. It's better as a surname. Have you considered Calvin?
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    plunderbplunderb member
    I like it. It may sound sort of feminine, but I support gender-ambiguous names for boys.
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    sunny1310sunny1310 member
    I too think of golf
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    juliad2010juliad2010 member
    My first reaction is golf.
    If you both love it perhaps use it as a MN.
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    Ceridwen21Ceridwen21 member
    Highly dislike it. And I'd assume you're passionate golfers.

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    HopingforChangeHopingforChange member
    Golf here too. I do like Cal as a nn for Calvin.
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    bananaelizabethbananaelizabeth member
    Thanks for the input! He does golf occasionally (I don't). The golf name association makes sense. I appreciate it!
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    queenbonequeenbone member
    I don't think it is a good idea to make your hobby part of your child's name. I don't golf, but I instantly thought of golf when I read your subject line.
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    blue+skiesblue+skies member
    I'd assume you'll name your second son Titleist. Or Ping. Not a fan. Calvin is super though!
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    ==N====N== member
    I dont like it. How about Callum?

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    ashiscuteashiscute member
    I don't like it.  It too easily goes to the company and golf.  I'd scratch and find something better.
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    macchiattomacchiatto member
    Also not a fan, but I love Calvin nn Cal. 

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    anna&nicholasanna&nicholas member
    macchiatto said:

    Also not a fan, but I love Calvin nn Cal. 


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    Lolapop29Lolapop29 member
    edited June 2014
    Hate it.  I'd like Calvin.

    Caelan (Cay-Lan) is another idea if you want something uncommon.  Or Callan, Kellan, Collin. 
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    schnookeeschnookee member
    I don't like it either. I might be biased though because there's a restaurant in my town named callaways so it makes me think of that.
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    mommy5point0mommy5point0 member
    My friend has a teen DD named Callaway. They call her Cal.
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    saham07saham07 member
    mommy5point0 said:
    My friend has a teen DD named Callaway. They call her Cal.

    you just made me hate that name a little bit more.
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    VioletteGrayskies said:

    I don't knowju anything about golf, but Callaway Kanoo sounds like a cartoon character.  It just doesn't work with the last name.  Even Cal Kanoo is bad.

    Haha, it totally does sound like a cartoon character! My last name is quite a bit different, I'm just so bad about doing the "sounds like" name thing. Thanks everyone for the feedback!
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