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Names Callie can be short for?

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CaitlinEJ · 28/05/2019 10:29

Sorry for a new thread, I can’t find the old one, we really like Callie, but Callie Ashley is a bit of a mouthful and we aren’t chasing her middle name because it is a family name, we were think Callie-Grace or Callie-Rose but does anyone know any other names we could nickname to Callie?

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MikeUniformMike · 30/05/2019 09:27

Prefer it spelt Cally. Short for Caroline.

Pinkarsedfly · 28/05/2019 19:37

Sorry, Callie.

Pinkarsedfly · 28/05/2019 19:37

Cara.

Sally originated as a surname for Sarah, so Cally for Cara works well.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 28/05/2019 19:34

Calliope

Preggers86 · 28/05/2019 14:04

Callie is a beautiful name may have to add it to my list. I would say that if you were using it as a nn then it would be short for Calista x

Divgirl2 · 28/05/2019 13:06

Don't hyphenate! Hyphenated names will age terribly, and every second screaming child in Asda is a something-rose or a somebody-grace.

I like Calliope (cal-EYE-opey), or Calista. I also think Callie on its own is fine, but a full name gives options.

Teddybearhunter · 28/05/2019 11:34

Colette Ashleigh flows really nicely

I really don’t like hyphenated names I think they manage to make even the most classy names look really cheap & tacky - Obvs im just a random interneter though !

Teddybearhunter · 28/05/2019 11:31

Sorry just seen you’ve chosen Ashleigh as the middle name - this works really well & would create Callie with any C first name - my favourites:
Cassandra Ashleigh = Callie
Cadence Ashleigh
Catriona Ashleigh

Teddybearhunter · 28/05/2019 11:26

Camille
Cecilia
Catalina
Colette
Cordelia
Coraline
Caitlin
Calandra
Charlotte
Clarabelle
Coralie

I realise some of these are a stretch but I doubt anyone will question it if you find something you love.

Also you could use first and middle to create the nickname - I.e Cassia Lily = Callie
This would give you millions of options

Sophronia · 28/05/2019 11:20

Caroline
Calliope
Callista
Catherine (I know a Katherine who goes by Kally)
Calandra
Calanthe
Calla
Calanthia
Callia

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/05/2019 11:02

I love Callie Grace.
Calicia. Callia. Calista. Calliope. Calina.

lmlm123 · 28/05/2019 11:00

I'm not sure it's a shortening, more of a nickname, but my friends DD is called Calia, and we call her Callie?

Aragog · 28/05/2019 10:56

Carolyn and Caroline are the full names of two people o know of who shorten it to Callie.

Biscuitsneeded · 28/05/2019 10:52

Caroline, Calista, Camilla, Callia

EgremontRusset · 28/05/2019 10:49

Cailin
Calluna (secret crush on this as a name)
Clarissa?

OhhMyLittleGirls · 28/05/2019 10:44

I think Callie is gorgeous on its own, its a name in its own right

Marinkazurie · 28/05/2019 10:43

You could probably get away with using it for Camellia too

calpop · 28/05/2019 10:37

Callista?

crumpet · 28/05/2019 10:37

The only Callie I know was a Caroline, which is quite an underused name at the moment I think

longnight · 28/05/2019 10:36

We use it as a short form for calista

huuskymam · 28/05/2019 10:36

Calista

mothertobe789 · 28/05/2019 10:35

My niece is called Callie, not short for anything. You could just use Callie on its own.

taylorlynn · 28/05/2019 10:35

Callandre is what my friend is called pronounced - Cal-arn-dra

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 28/05/2019 10:34

The one in Gray’s Anatomy was a Calliope.

I had an aunt called that, she was knows as Lola though.,

CatToddlerUprising · 28/05/2019 10:32

Calliope and Caroline I think are the main ones. You should just keep it as Callie, it’s beautiful on its own and people won’t be saying her first and middle name together very often