I’ve loved the name [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] for many years now. I guess I loved the word first, with its associations of a new year and a fresh start and invitations and trips.
I also love its potential nns: [name_u]Cal[/name_u], which has both a beat up and a college charm to me, [name_m]Len[/name_m], kind of old-fashioned, [name_m]Dario[/name_m], dashing and romantic. There might be others.
What do you think? Not naming a child, just pondering names.
Bumping this - someone must have an opinion. 
Sorry I’m really not into this one. I see it only as a word and not wearble as name. Sure it has cute nickbames but the full name of [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] itself is just not appealing imo. GL
I don’t like it either. [name_m]Just[/name_m] too much of a word to me. I want to like it. I agree with you that I like the nicknames and what it symbolizes but I just can’t see it seeming natural on a person.
I like the symbolism, and the nicknames are cute, especially [name_u]Cal[/name_u], but I’m not sure I can see [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] being wearable.
It’s a bit too wordy for me for a name though it does have great nickname potential. Very similar to [name_f]Calandra[/name_f] which has been bouncing around my girls list for years. I think it’s not impossible to use, but would also not be an immediate or intuitive choice for a child’s name.
I can see the appeal of [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] but I don’t think it to be usable. As an alternative I’ll suggest [name_u]Calder[/name_u], Kalvinder, and [name_m]Callister[/name_m].
Maybe you can just have the name be [name_u]Calen[/name_u]/[name_u]Kalen[/name_u]? Because imagine if he was in school. “[name_m]Calendar[/name_m] ___________?” I love the nicknames, and the meaning, but the name Calender sounds almost too different to me.
Could Calendula work as a substitute?
I love Calendula! It’s such an undulating, rich word. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry about me substituting - as I said, I am past my childbearing years (God, that’s a strange sentence to have to say). Sigh.
It’s a lovely word, for sure. It does have a “namey” sound and structure, and [name_u]Cal[/name_u] is great, but I think this one’s just a bit too commonplace and practical to work as a word name. Something more poetic like Almanac would make for a more plausible name, I think.
I love why you love this name. I think practically though, you could find a more ‘this-works-comfortably-on-a-person,’ fit with either a similar meaning or a similar sound, and nicknames can come from all sorts of unexpected places! I’ll throw out some suggestions:
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_m]Caledon[/name_m]
[name_m]Calahan[/name_m]
@Lesliemarion, I like the undulating quality of Calendula, too. Isn’t it another word for [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]?
I don’t think it works as a name
Calendulas and marigolds are different where I live. Calendulas grow almost as weeds and the crazed native plant people dig them out forcefully, but they are extremely cheerful in the garden though much more commonplace than their exotic name!
Almanac! I now have fantasy twins called [name_m]Calendar[/name_m] and Almanac (I picture them resembling [name_m]Ben[/name_m] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m]!). Thanks! 