My son is due in a few days and we planned to name him [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]. We were going to keep the name a secret from family until he was born. My brother and his wife, who we are very close with, just had their baby boy this morning and named him [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]. They also kept it a secret until his birth and it was just a coincidence that we chose the same name. Since we’re close with them and the boys will be very close in age, they will most likely grow up very close with each other and having the same name will probably be very confusing. What should we do about it? We chose this name a while ago and it was the only name we were set on using.
I’d look for something else, I’m afraid. It would be very consfuing and a little unfair to use it when they’ve just used it.
Some names with a similar vibe to [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]:
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
Yeah… we’re definitely going to have to find something else. It’s just hard because we’ve thought of the baby as [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] for so long already. I do also like [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and it is similar to [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] so I’ll see if my husband likes [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] too.
I am so sorry, choosing a name is really hard, especially when you suddenly can’t use one that you have had your heart set on. Hopefully we can find you a new name for your baby boy though <3
Jacob is lovely! There is also Jacoby if you like Jacob. Here are a few others on a similar vein to Caleb.
Kieran
Julien
Noah
Elias
Leon
Flynn
Rowan
Troy
Tobias
Cassidy
That’s rotten luck! I’d definitely be looking for a new name too, however. [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] is a nice choice.
Other ideas:
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Galen[/name_u]
[name_m]Callan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
I would move [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] to the middle spot and find a different first name if it bothers you.
That really sucks! I’m so sorry. Using [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] as a middle name is a good idea if that appeals to you.
I love the above suggestions as an alternative to [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]:
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
Other ideas:
[name_m]Coby[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
I’m so sorry this happened. I really feel for you I’m sure you’ll need some time to process this and grieve the name but I think it’s awesome how mature and fair you’re being about the situation.
I’d second moving [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] to the middle spot and finding another name for the first. If you already had a middle name picked out, maybe it would work as a first?
Otherwise you could look for other names that remind you of [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], such as Biblical names or other [name_u]Cal[/name_u]- names ([name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Callan[/name_m] and [name_m]Callum[/name_m] immediately come to mind), or else think back to the other names that were on your short list before you settled on [name_m]Caleb[/name_m].
Would it be a possibility to name a future child [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] since there would be a larger age gap between the two Calebs by then?
One more thought I just had would be to name him something along the lines of [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Ebenezer[/name_m]/ [name_m]Eben[/name_m]/ etc. so you would still have [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] in there somewhere ([name_m]CALvin[/name_m] [name_m]EBenezer[/name_m]). But I don’t know if it would give you enough satisfaction to warrant planning both names around making that work
That really sucks I’m sorry you’ve definitely unfortunately have to look for another name! It’s to much having cousins named [name_m]Caleb[/name_m].
Suggestions:
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Callaghan[/name_m]
These names above all have the cal beginning of [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] which is a sound you may like!
Other suggestions:
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] was actually the first name that came to mind as an alternative to [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]. It’s such a shame this happened but [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] is a lovely name. Some other ideas:
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
That sucks, but you’ll have to go back to the drawing board.
Names like [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] thematically
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Ahab[/name_m]
Calvert
[name_m]Canaan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cephas[/name_m]
I apologize if there’s some duplicates:
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
I’m sorry that happened, but I’m afraid it would be best to pick another name.
Maybe you could use his middle name?
Other names that have the same feel as [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] (sorry for any repeats):
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] (or [name_m]Judah[/name_m])
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m]/[name_m]Greyson[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Jaxon[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Braxton[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
I hope you like one of these
Thanks again everyone. We ended up naming him [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. [name_u]Jude[/name_u] would’ve been his middle name if we used [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] so we kept that part.
Congratulations [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is very handsome!
Congratulations! [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is beautiful!