Camellia? Caledonia? Callia?

See the results of this poll: Which name should I add to my list and why?

Respondents: 37 (This poll is closed)

  • Caledonia : 8 (20%)
  • Camellia : 18 (44%)
  • Callia : 9 (22%)
  • None of them: 6 (15%)

[name_f]Camellia[/name_f] – I pronounce this flower name (and believe it is traditionally pronounced) as Kuh-MEEL-ya. Sometimes I have heard Kuh-MEEL-ia, but with only a glancing emphasis on the “ia”. Pronounced the traditional way, I find this name to be so lovely. [name_f]Camille[/name_f] is also quite nice.

[name_f]Callia[/name_f] presents the same pronunciation to me. Kuh-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-uh or [name_m]KAL[/name_m]-ya. It doesn’t look like a misspelled version of [name_f]Callie[/name_f], but does look like a variation of [name_u]Cal[/name_u]- names. One that I particularly love is [name_f]Calla[/name_f] ([name_m]Kal[/name_m]-luh)-- after the flower.

Are you thinking [name_f]Jane[/name_f] as a middle name? I think it would work much better as a mn than first name paired with these.

Not [name_f]Callia[/name_f] so much, though I do love [name_f]Calla[/name_f].

Really? I would have pronounced [name_f]Camellia[/name_f] Ka-mel-ia. You think it’s like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but with a C in front? And yes, [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would definitely be a middle name, not a fn.

I’m glad to find someone else who loves these names!

Anyone else?

Please, don’t choose [name_f]Caledonia[/name_f]. I live near [name_f]Caledonia[/name_f], ON - which was the topic of a LOT of controversy a few years ago here, it’s just not a nice place to be named after (think [name_f]Atlanta[/name_f] as opposed to [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_m]Detroit[/name_m] as opposed to Lansing).

[name_f]Camellia[/name_f] and [name_f]Callia[/name_f] however are gorgeous.

[name_f]Camelia[/name_f] is still [name_f]Camellia[/name_f] for me, I say it like Kah-mel-ee-ah, [name_f]Callia[/name_f] is [name_m]Kal[/name_m]-lee-uh. To me it sounds a bit like [name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] smooshed into one name, but [name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Lilies[/name_f] are beautiful, so that’s not too bad.