I just saw that [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] had popped up in the nameberry box or cloud or whatever it is called.
I love this word, it is pleasing somehow. It brings to mind nice blank new engagement calendars and wall calendars. My love for the seasons and months and holidays of the year make me like all kind of words/names: months like [name_u]January[/name_u] and [name_u]March[/name_u], seasons like [name_u]Winter[/name_u] and [name_f]Spring[/name_f], holidays like [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] and [name_f]Easter[/name_f], days of the week like [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] and [name_m]Lundy[/name_m] (for [name_f]Monday[/name_f]), and associated words like [name_f]Season[/name_f], [name_f]Solstice[/name_f], [name_u]Yule[/name_u], and [name_f]Garland[/name_f].
So [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] is right up my alley. It’s odd, but I like odd, so long as it has a lovely sound and not a bad meaning/association.
Wondering what others think?
I love the nickname [name_u]Cal[/name_u] and there’s also [name_m]Len[/name_m] or [name_m]Lenny[/name_m] and Dar or [name_m]Dario[/name_m] too.
More interesting than another [name_m]Caden[/name_m] certainly.
I think its got a nice ring, but I’d never use it. I could never feel comfortable introducing a child called [name_m]Calendar[/name_m]… Suggestion: break it up into [name_u]Calen[/name_u]/[name_m]Callen[/name_m] [name_m]Dario[/name_m] (calendario is actually the Spanish word for calendar, so you’re sneakily get that nostalgia). [name_m]Callen[/name_m] is still quite underused, yet less out there than [name_m]Calendar[/name_m].
I have to say it does have a pleasing sound and a seasonal charm. I also love the nickname [name_u]Cal[/name_u] <3 It reminds me more of a surname than the word, and besides, calendars aren’t bad associations. However, it is rather close to the word cylinder, which slightly bothers me.
In your second post you compared it to [name_m]Wrecker[/name_m], and you are right that [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] is no weirder than some of the other names currently gaining popularity. I can see how it has a positive connotation, and by your signature it is clear that you have a taste for the uncommon. However, I think it might be a little too ahead of its time to use right now. If I met a child named [name_m]Calendar[/name_m], it would give me the feeling that the parent(s) is trying too hard to be different.
Yeah, I don’t like names that feel like the parent is seeking attention. [name_f]Eccentricity[/name_f] for example. Fun to be eccentric, not much fun to be named it.
My current taste in names reflects the fact that I am in my early 50’s and not going to be naming actual children. I love unusual and pleasing names but don’t have to worry about [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] seeming a stretch. If I actually had another son (we have three unborn children: [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]), I would name him [name_m]Robert[/name_m].
I’ve been thinking of [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] as a middle name. Something like [name_m]Robertson[/name_m] [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] [name_m]Davis[/name_m] ([name_m]Davis[/name_m] being the last name). To me it sounds creative and stands out in a good way, as in, “Have you seen the latest [name_m]Robertson[/name_m] [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] [name_m]Davis[/name_m] exhibit?”).
I would prefer [name_m]Callum[/name_m] or [name_m]Callen[/name_m]. I do like the suggestion of [name_m]Callen[/name_m]/[name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]Dario[/name_m]/[name_m]Darius[/name_m] to keep the Calendario/[name_m]Calendar[/name_m] reference. I just think that [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] is too out there.
I quite like it. I like a lot of word names, and especially seasonal ones. [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f], [name_u]November[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. They make me happy. There’s something very cozy about [name_m]Calendar[/name_m]. It’s not one I’d personally use, but it’s a name I’d enjoy meeting. It does bring to mind Ms. [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] from [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer, but she was a beloved character, so it’s a nice reference.
I myself love word names and most if my list (aside from siggy) is full of word names. Calender to me sounds like a very old fashioned name. Probably a rich boy name like Calender [name_m]Winthrop[/name_m] [name_m]Carew[/name_m] or [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] Calender. It also sounds like a form of [name_m]Collin[/name_m]. Colinder or Calinder.
[name_m]Calendar[/name_m] does have a pleasing sound. If I saw it on a person I would assume it was a family surname. It has the very wearable nickname [name_u]Cal[/name_u] (even [name_u]Lennie[/name_u]?) and it’s quirky.
It does! The min I wrote it, I felt prestige lol. Btw, love [name_m]Rembrandt[/name_m], its on my list with sibset [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] and [name_m]Thackeray[/name_m].
Yes, [name_m]Rembrandt[/name_m] has been growing on me. [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] seems very useable and I love [name_m]Thackeray[/name_m] - what an energetic sounding name!
[name_m]Thackeray[/name_m] doesn’t quite fit in the rich gentleman style but I play around with [name_m]Beauregard[/name_m] which brings the level up way high. All are on my boy’s list. All so handsome.
I think the word [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] has a pleasant sound and I like the nns. I like word names, but consider being introduced as [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] and all the snickers it would bring. I think it would bebest placed in the middle spot. There were many other lovely names in your list and great suggestions, too.
