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Caleb or Flynn?

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Elpatso80 · 02/02/2015 09:10

I am due tomorrow and DH and I have still not agreed in a name! We like both these names with my preference being Caleb and DH liking Flynn more. We already have a son called Elliott.

I like a name which you can shorten, so Caleb would be Cal (or Cub while he is a baby) but you can't really shorten Flynn.

Which do you prefer?

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ScaryChicken · 15/02/2015 22:47

Yey! Congrats xxx

DramaAlpaca · 15/02/2015 20:03

Congrats from another in the Caleb camp Smile

Enjoy your baby snuggles Flowers

Koalafications · 15/02/2015 18:27

Congratulations, OP. Flowers

I have just seen this thread and my vote was going to go to Caleb. Great me.

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Elpatso80 · 15/02/2015 18:24

Baby was finally born Thursday morning - a 9lb 15oz whopper!

Caleb won! I made an executive decision whilst lying in the theatre after a massive blood loss and thought I deserved final say! He is absolutely adorableSmile

We have already had a couple of mispronunciations and one wrong spelling (with a K) so far! Hmm

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rockinrobintweet · 09/02/2015 22:59

Caleb is one of my favourite names EVER!!!

Sneezy · 09/02/2015 22:50

I have a Caleb. It was a name we liked if dd1 was a boy and that was 9yrs ago then DD2 came along and we still liked Caleb if she had been a boy. Our Caleb is now just over 1. We couldn't think of any other name we both liked so stuck with Caleb and it's not heard of as much although there are 2 in my daughters school now. We do get asked how you spell and pronounce it but not very often.
I remember seeing it on the OC and also a friends son was called the same. It can be shortened to 'cal'.

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Elpatso80 · 09/02/2015 18:47

That is exactly where I first saw it and I always said when I was growing up that I would name my son Caleb! I'm not sure why we didn't name ds1 that, I think we just fell in love with Elliott.

I just think I need to convince DH to go with Caleb rather than Flynn. Smile

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jaykay34 · 09/02/2015 13:43

I love Caleb, I think it's timeless. The first time I heard it was in a TV show called American Gothic that I watched in the early 90s and I've loved it since then.
I've only ever met one Caleb and he's my 12 year old son's best friend. I quite liked it for DS2 but my older son ruled it out due to his friend !

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Elpatso80 · 09/02/2015 11:24

Thanks for all the comments! I am really swaying towards Caleb now. Baby is still not here yet - 6 days over now!

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ClementineAndCordelia · 07/02/2015 19:43

Either - they are both great with Elliott . Hard to pick one from the other ( have always had a soft spot for Flynn though ) . Good luck - any sign of baby yet ? :)

ParsleyCake · 05/02/2015 22:18

Flynn

HearTheThunderRoar · 04/02/2015 10:27

Flynn.

DramaAlpaca · 04/02/2015 09:45

Love both. Would probably pick Caleb with Elliott.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 04/02/2015 03:04

Ooh, both fab!

I like Caleb best (just) and think it goes better with Elliott.

Congrats! Smile

GingerLDN · 04/02/2015 02:11

Flynn

Babylove2015 · 04/02/2015 00:42

Flynn.

TheGirlAtTheRockShow · 03/02/2015 07:17

Celeb.
I just don't like the sound of Flynn.

VioletVelvet · 02/02/2015 23:32

I like Flynn best with Elliott. Love Caleb too though!

Sophronia · 02/02/2015 19:19

Caleb.

mumofthemonsters808 · 02/02/2015 18:57

Celeb, I was in Hollister with my teanage daughter and a young, funky , trendy, boy was being called to by his Mum and he was called Caleb and since then I have loved this name. i think it comes into it's own when baby grows up. I think Flynn is ok, but not a patch on Caleb.

D0nnaO · 02/02/2015 18:47

I love both! DH isn't keen on Flynn though so baby was going to be Caleb until we picked something else

MildDrPepperAddiction · 02/02/2015 18:42

Caleb.

Alisvolatpropiis · 02/02/2015 18:36

Flynn.

I'm not a huge fan of Caleb.

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Elpatso80 · 02/02/2015 14:34

Seems to be almost an even split! Snowwy, I guess Flynnie would be a good NN.

I am not too bothered about the whole surname issue, after all, Elliott is also a surname.

I might just have to wait for him to arrive and then decide, but what if we still can't make our minds up then!! With DS1 we had our name picked out at about 6 months!

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HollyBen · 02/02/2015 13:37

I like Caleb. It was on my list for DC1 but vetoed by dh.
I don't really get the love affair with Finn and the like