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I don't really like Callan. I am just not a fan of surname names. Callum is lovely, though.

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I prefer the Callum spelling; it just looks more complete. I also know someone called Kalum.

I like Callan, it's cute in a good way. I prefer it over Callum / Calum, which has an awkward sound though it's not horrible. Hope that wasn't confusing. :/

I like Callan. I could easily be persuaded to use it. I don't like Callum as much because it seems trendier (reminds me of Tatum in that way). Calum is better than Callum, but I still prefer Callan. (I do tend to like boys names ending in "an" though :P)

Callan sounds like a surname to me. But I don't think it's too easily confused with Callum because Callum isn't very common in the first place; I'd wager either name would be unfamiliar to most. Personally, I greatly prefer Callum.

I prefer Callan, mainly because Callum has religious undertones. They are both nice names though and I love the nn Cal. I've never gotten them confused and I've met both.

This message was edited 1/13/2013, 9:55 AM

Callan is too trendy for my taste. Callum isn't much better, but it's better than Callan.

Callan is nice. I suppose it would depend on where the Callan lived but his name might get mixed up more with Colin / Collin rather than Calum / Callum. Of the two names I'm more partial to Callum because it's so handsome and I like the meaning and origins better. Calum may be a bit more popular in some countries but for good reason and I don't think that would matter too much. But then both names are really great. :)

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Callan isn't in the database here, what is the meaning?