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Help[Opinions] Re: WDYTO Caledonia?
in reply to a message by queenv
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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