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Calliope?

82 replies

willoughwillow · 08/07/2021 16:46

ka-LYE-oh-pee

is it wearable like Penelope or a bit pretentious without greek context?
Means beautiful voices and was muse of poetry.

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KirstenBlest · 08/07/2021 17:54

Calliope will be Callipers

Weaverspin · 08/07/2021 17:36

I know one, they pronounce it ‘Call-ee-OH-pee’ but she’s mostly called Callie.

parttimedrifter · 08/07/2021 17:30

I like it

towdenbursgi · 08/07/2021 17:30

Very common girl's name in Greece - spelt Kalliopi and commonly abbreviated to Popi (Poppy here) including my aunt and DD. It means beautiful voice and Kalliopi was the muse of epic poetry. I think it is beautiful, obviously, but sometimes these names don't carry so well across language.

Joolsin · 08/07/2021 17:28

Also agree with a pp that it's pronounced Call-EE-oh-pee, not Call-EYE-oh-pee. I like it, but it will be constantly mispronounced.

HoldingTheDoor · 08/07/2021 17:28

It's awful.

safariboot · 08/07/2021 17:27

Having suffered it myself, I could never give a child a name that will constantly be mispronounced or misspelled.

SirSamuelVimes · 08/07/2021 17:27

@Wallabyone

It's a beautiful name said in Greek, but I'm not sure you have the pronunciation correct- it's Kall-ee-oh-pee. It's not pretentious to me; it's my aunt's name and she's Bobbie for short!
This is how I would have pronounced it too.
Phantasmo · 08/07/2021 17:26

@AdaColeman

Not as pretty as Iphigenia.
I'm not sure if this is a joke or not.
Wallabyone · 08/07/2021 17:25

It's a beautiful name said in Greek, but I'm not sure you have the pronunciation correct- it's Kall-ee-oh-pee. It's not pretentious to me; it's my aunt's name and she's Bobbie for short!

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AdaColeman · 08/07/2021 17:23

Not as pretty as Iphigenia.

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 08/07/2021 17:22

Even though I know that is how it is pronounced, I only ever read it as Cally ope. It just won’t settle. I think it is clunky and even though I quite often like names branded as over the top and pretentious, I think it is pretty dreadful. I think it’s the eee ooo peee part.

SirSamuelVimes · 08/07/2021 17:22

I like it. I wouldn't be brave enough to use it though.

MySocalledLoaf · 08/07/2021 17:21

I know one my age, it suits her. She’s mostly Callie though.

Phantasmo · 08/07/2021 17:20

I don't like it. As with a pp it reminds me of leg callipers that polio patients had to wear.

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 08/07/2021 17:18

@cheeseisnice

It's awful, sorry. But on mn it does it appear to be well liked for some reason.
MN loves a pretentious ‘classics’ name.
BlusteryLake · 08/07/2021 17:15

Definitely not one I would choose
Be prepared for a lifetime of mis-pronunication. It reads like Cally-ope.

Palavah · 08/07/2021 17:15

Like it

30degreesandmeltinghere · 08/07/2021 17:15

I just see cantelope melon.

BillieSpain · 08/07/2021 17:14

Adore it! I also have an HMS ship named with my name (Greek classic) and don't give a shit.

It has gravitas, go for it. It will serve her well and she will stand out from the crowd.

cheeseisnice · 08/07/2021 17:13

It's awful, sorry. But on mn it does it appear to be well liked for some reason.

Metallicalover · 08/07/2021 17:10

We have the Calliope in Newcastle which is the navy base named after a navy vessel HMS Calliope.
It's nice for a boat, not for a baby

SingingSands · 08/07/2021 17:05

It's a fab name.

Doublestar · 08/07/2021 17:02

Sorry, it reminds me of Callipers (those brace-things for legs).
It's not a nice sounding name imo and everyone will pronounce it wrong.

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