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Calla. Thoughts?

Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
edited October 2017 in Baby Names
what is your first thought? Would she be mistaken too much for all the Kayla’s, Cali’s, Kalee’s? 
do you think pronunciation would be an issue? I would think with calla lilies it should be common sense, but I also don’t want her to be correcting people her whole life. 

I’m really liking this name, though. 

ETA
MN will be Ruth. Does Calla Ruth flow?
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Re: Calla. Thoughts?

  • Jyoung327Jyoung327 member
    i love calla! its on my list but more a guity pleasure bc DH wont give me more than a "maybe."  I think calla ruth flows fine with the number of syllables. 
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    Thank you! 
    I still haven’t asked dh what he thinks, yet. He’s impossible when it comes to names 
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  • BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    I don't personally like it, but I don't think I'd side eye it.
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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    I would like it a lot more if all the Kaylee, Kayla, Kaelen's weren't everywhere. 


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  • BabyBoyH92016BabyBoyH92016 member
    edited October 2017
    My first thought is Calla Lilies. I don't associate it with Kaylee, but Callie does come to mind. I think it's ok though. There are so many names that are similar to one another. 

    Although I like the name Ruth, I personally would do a longer name middle with Calla, like Elizabeth.  But if you love Ruth, or if it's a family name, I think Calla Ruth is fine. 
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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    edited October 2017
    My thought is that Calla is a lot less popular than the Kayla variations. I don’t want her to be called Callie or Cayla. I guess my question is more directed towards pronunciation and if it’s something people would struggle with? I don’t want my daughter to be a victim of the waning skill of literacy. 
    I’m not concerned if someone likes it or side eyes the name, but I also don’t want her to spend a lifetime correcting people because they are so used to Callie’s and kaylees. 

    Ruth is after my grandmother and is non-negotiable.

    edited for typo 
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  • BabyBoyH92016BabyBoyH92016 member
    Gingermom15 said:
    My thought is that Calla is a lot less popular than the Kayla variations. I don’t want her to be called Callie or Cayla. I guess my question is more directed towards pronunciation and if it’s something people would struggle with? I don’t want my daughter to be a victim of the waning skill of literacy. 
    I’m not concerned if someone likes it or side eyes the name, but I also don’t want her to spend a lifetime correcting people because they are so used to Callie’s and kaylees. 

    Ruth is after my grandmother and is non-negotiable.

    edited for typo 
    If that's the case, then I think pronunciation issues for this name should be low. I knew the correct way to pronounce the name right away without thinking about it. 
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  • AndiPandi127AndiPandi127 member
    I love Calla. It reminds me of Princess Calla on the Gummy Bears cartoon :-)
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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    AndiPandi127 said:
    I love Calla. It reminds me of Princess Calla on the Gummy Bears cartoon :-)
    I’ve never seen that show 
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  • mb0112mb0112 member
    I don't really like it and can't pinpoint why.  I think it sounds incomplete to me because I hear Calla and think Calla Lilly. 
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  • oneblessedmessoneblessedmess member
    I think most people will recognize that Calla should be pronounced like calla lily. I would be more concerned about people trying to nickname her Callie. When she gets older she may decide she likes being called Callie. Something to think about in case you really don't like Callie.
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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    oneblessedmess said:
    I think most people will recognize that Calla should be pronounced like calla lily. I would be more concerned about people trying to nickname her Callie. When she gets older she may decide she likes being called Callie. Something to think about in case you really don't like Callie.
    If she preferred to be called Callie later on that wouldn’t bother me 
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  • catem07catem07 member
    I don't think people would have a problem pronouncing but I don't think it goes well with Ruth. Like PP said, it needs a longer, formal middle name. So if you're set on Ruth maybe a different fn is needed. 
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  • sunflower713sunflower713 member
    I like Calla Ruth, I think its pronunciation is pretty intuitive.
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  • cantrelljacantrellja member
    Very pretty! Love it with Ruth
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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    Thanks everyone! I ran it by DH and he is actually considering the name. I agree that Calla would sound better with a longer mn, but Ruth isn’t negotiable and we may go ahead with Calla Ruth. We don’t use our son’s middle name really at all, so a perfect flow isn’t really a must for us. Plus it’s the only name we’ve agreed to put on our “hospital” list lol
    My main hang up was pronunciation, but it doesn’t seem like that’s something I will need to worry too much about. 
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  • neverblushedneverblushed member
    I think of the lily.

    Calla Lily.

    It seems like a made up name.  Maybe Callie instead?
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  • apenc6apenc6 member
    I wouldn't think pronunciation will be an issue. I think Calla is unique enough, but totally recognizable and easy to prounounce. Seriously a beautiful name! 
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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    edited October 2017
    neverblushed said:
    I think of the lily.

    Calla Lily.

    It seems like a made up name.  Maybe Callie instead?
    If it’s a legitimate name, I don’t care if it sounds “made up”. No to Callie as a given name. 

    edited to change “it” to “up”. 
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  • GuillermaGuillerma member
    Gingermom15 said:
    neverblushed said:
    I think of the lily.

    Calla Lily.

    It seems like a made up name.  Maybe Callie instead?
    If it’s a legitimate name, I don’t care if it sounds “made it”. No to Callie as a given name. 
    Agree. It’s very much a real name. Callie is a nickname, not a full name. How is that better??
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  • psuxray07psuxray07 member
    I love Calla.  It was one of the names I was thinking of :)   And there shouldn't be any issues with pronunciation.  It can't get much easier, lol.
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  • pippi0606pippi0606 member
    I like it! 
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