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Callie is cute. I want to like Carrie, but do think it sounds dated and I think of the Stephen King Novel which just makes me think of period blood lol so not the greatest association

I like Callie more. It just has a little more flavor than Carrie IMO. Carrie has been popular, but Callie has never gained much popularity so it just sounds more interesting.

Don't enjoy either of them much. Maybe just Cal?

I was just thinking about this the other day and came to the conclusion that I don't prefer either! I do like both; I just don't have a strong feeling either way. While pregnant with my youngest, I wanted to name her Caroline and call her Cara. I still like that although Caro has really grown on me. BTW, my dd has gone through a few phases where she's toyed with the idea of being called by her mn, Caroline (Caroline, no nn). Most of her friends and teachers have stuck with calling her Anna and for that, I'm rather relieved since she's gone through several phases in the last few years. ;-) I told her when she's 18 and if she still feels this way, then I'll take her more seriously.

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I don't think Carrie is too dated at all. It's actually very sweet.

I love both of them. Carrie is super sweet and I don't find it dated. I don't see Callie as a nn for Caroline, though.

Callie is the superior nickname.

I do think Carrie is too dated.

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Callie seems fun and outgoing.

My favorite nickname would be Caro.

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But of the two, I like Callie better. I do find Carrie a little dated, and it just feels kind of dark and heavy next to Callie.

Hard to say. I far prefer Callie to Carrie. Carrie to me is boring and trite and very 70s dated. But I like Callie as a nickname for names that begin with "Cal"---as a nickname for Caroline it seems forced and counter-intuitive. I guess I will say Callie even so.

I don't prefer a nickname for Caroline. I would expect Carrie would be a more appropriate but I still don't like it. Carrie does feel a bit dated but Callie seems a little too common.

Carrie was my go-to name as a child, for pretend characters, stuffies, cats, whatever. I do think it's dated, and slightly tainted by Stephen King. But it's still okay. It's not too dated for an adult to use. Callie still seems more childish to me, although it's OK too. It's a little bit artificial when it's from Caroline.

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Caroline is so flowy to say that I don't think it really needs a nickname, tbh. I guess if it were my name, and people were resisting saying it, and trying to nickname me, I might call myself Cari or Cara.

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This message was edited 9/26/2015, 11:57 AM

Callie!

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Callie is adorable and it's the only nickname for Caroline that I like. Carrie is a snooze-fest.

I like Carrie in my accent but not in an American accent. I like Callie too and I prefer it to the American pronunciation of Carrie.

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My favorite nn for Caroline is Caro.

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Otherwise, I mostly like Caroline without a nickname. It is so beautiful and strong in it's full form.

I prefer Carrie. Callie feels too lightweight to me.

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I think Carrie is sweet and gently old fashioned. (Maybe that's my love of Little House shining through.) Callie feels far trendier, but Carrie doesn't feel overly dated by comparison.

I prefer Carrie, and I don't see it as dated. Caroline was Carrie Ingalls' full name, so there's a home-y "Little House" connection.

This message was edited 9/26/2015, 10:07 AM

I think I would go with Cara as a nn for Caroline. Maybe Careen, Carine, or Carys.

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My sister's middle name is Carrie (after our great-grandmother who was born in 1901). Neither of us have ever liked it very much. One, because it is a little dated, but also because it's basically the word "carry", so it's like there's an implication of carrying a burden...and then there's the movie/Stephen King novel.

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I like Callie (it makes me think of calla lilies), but it doesn't sound like a natural shortening of Caroline to me.

This message was edited 9/26/2015, 9:42 AM

I guess I like Carrie better. I don't like Callie for any reason, I know that much, it sounds frumpy and flabby. Carrie isn't as popular today as Caroline or Callie, but it has a prettiness that Callie will never have, and it's happier than Caroline.

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You could always split the difference and use Carlie/Carly.