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Help[Opinions] WDYTO Caledonia?
I've always really liked the name Caledonia for a girl. I would use "Callie" as a nickname. It's a poetic name for Scotland, so it would be particularly appropriate for anyone who wants to honor their Scottish heritage, I think. I once mentioned it to a friend of mine and she replied that she didn't like it because it sounded like a country, to which I answered that it was. But I think it's really beautiful as a personal name. What do you think?
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It sounds like it could be a name, but I don't really like place names for names. Even though Scotland isn't called Caledonia anymore, it's particularly a place name to me because I live near (and my mother-in-law lives in) a town called Caledonia. The funny part is that it's full of Dutch people. :)
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I've always liked Cambria, the poetic name for Wales, so I see no problem with Caledonia. I think it is pretty, but it might be a bit much for someone to pull off.
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I think it'd be a really pretty middle name. Not sure if many people could pull it off as a first name - though I do like Callie.
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I love the name Callie, and Caledonia is nice for a longer name.
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Not a fan of Caledonia. It's not just the fact that it was once a name for a country, but that it is still the name for a country - New Caledonia, a French-speaking island country in the South Pacific. I really like Callie though.
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I really love Caledonia! There was a celeb couple that named their daughter Caldonia. I think it's great!
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I like Caledonia. I think I'd use it as a mn before I used it as a first name, because it does sound so much like a country, but I could definitely see it being used. And the nn Callie is great, although I think I'd just go with Cal. I believe that in "To Kill a Mockingbird" the Finch family's servant was named Caledonia and they called her Cal.
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I like it. Maybe because I'm from Nova Scotia-that's New Scotland.
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Caledonia is a village in Nova Scotia. I think as a name it's too place-name-y.
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Actually, the Finch family's servant was named Calpurnia. Maybe next I should ask how BtNers like that name! I know I don't. I'm glad you like Caledonia, though.
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Oh, gosh, that's right!
Sorry, it's been about five years since I've read the book. I kind of like Calpurnia, actually. You should ask about it. Thanks for the correction!
Sorry, it's been about five years since I've read the book. I kind of like Calpurnia, actually. You should ask about it. Thanks for the correction!
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I didn't realize that's where the name Calpurnia came from, though I knew it sounded 'familiar'. There is a transgender woman (male-to-female) named Calpurnia Addams (former fn Scott) whose tragic love story with a soldier was the subject of the movie "Soldier's Girl". I don't know about IRL, but in the movie, she was often called Callie. I don't know her motivation for picking the name, but it likely was for the character from the book. Or Caesar's wife. :b
Correction: I just looked her up, and she spells it Calpernia. :-/
Correction: I just looked her up, and she spells it Calpernia. :-/
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I'm not one of those who dislikes placenames for children. And this one isn't one of the more rendy names like Dakota or Sierra. And I do understand the appeal of one's heritage / background.
My problem with the name is that it just doesn't sound pleasant to my ears. There are not many names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like. Then again, you would be using the nn Callie on a daily basis. So, on the whole I would vote in favor of the name. You get bonus points for not trying to stick a "y" in there. :-)
Instead of the ancient Roman name for Scotland, how about Alban? I'm not sure if it's Gaelic in origin or Anglo-Saxon. But I read somewhere that it is also another ancient name for Scotland. I think it would be nice for a boy. Perhaps a brother for little Callie?
My problem with the name is that it just doesn't sound pleasant to my ears. There are not many names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like. Then again, you would be using the nn Callie on a daily basis. So, on the whole I would vote in favor of the name. You get bonus points for not trying to stick a "y" in there. :-)
Instead of the ancient Roman name for Scotland, how about Alban? I'm not sure if it's Gaelic in origin or Anglo-Saxon. But I read somewhere that it is also another ancient name for Scotland. I think it would be nice for a boy. Perhaps a brother for little Callie?
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