Hello berries. I’ve been loving [name_f]Calliope[/name_f],nn [name_f]Callie[/name_f] and [name_f]Callie[/name_f] by itself. Which names do you prefer? Which name ages well? What do you picture when you hear [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] and [name_f]Callie[/name_f]? Also any mn suggestions are welcomed as well for both or just one.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] love love [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]! I would use the long version and call her [name_f]Callie[/name_f]. That way when she is older, she has more options to pick from! Of course I immediately think of the [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s anatomy doctor but I loved the character and that doesn’t sour the name at all…it’s not like it’s a [name_f]Daenerys[/name_f] or anything THAT crazy popular so I’d be happy to name [name_f]Calliope[/name_f].
Since [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] is on my current list, here are other girls names on my list just in case we have any similar tastes: [name_f]Winnifred[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
I actually love [name_f]Bryony[/name_f], [name_f]Winnifred[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_f]Celine[/name_f], lol. And thank you for your input!
I think I’d go with [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], because [name_f]Callie[/name_f] is the obvious nickname but she would be free to use her full name or pick a different nickname when she got older. [name_f]Callie[/name_f] seems like the kind of name a girl might age out of (or at least prefer not to put on her resume), while [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] is lovely and elegant at any age.
My first association is also the [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy character, but that’s not a bad association at all.
I think its always nice to have a fn option instead of just a nn.
I vastly prefer [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] just because every [name_f]Callie[/name_f] I’ve ever met has been a brat. It’s definitely stained the name for me. I also agree with other posters that it’s perfect if you love a full name and a nickname because you get to use two in one!
I agree with everyone else that it’s nice to have a nickname but a fn to fall back on! However, I’m not keen on [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], so I personally would rather use [name_f]Callie[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]! [name_f]Callie[/name_f] is sweet too and there’s also [name_f]Calla[/name_f] and [name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Dianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
I personally prefer just [name_f]Callie[/name_f]
I’ve never been a huge fan of [name_f]Callie[/name_f] as a full name, even though I go almost exclusively by [name_f]Callie[/name_f] (my full first name is [name_f]Calista[/name_f]), but [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] is a beautiful name! It also gives the option of using [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], or another nickname you might come up with!