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Thoughts on name Calvin?

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armt · 19/05/2025 14:26

open to suggestions

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mambojambodothetango · 19/05/2025 22:17

Sorry not biblical but Christian associations

mambojambodothetango · 19/05/2025 22:17

DS has a friend Calvin in his class and no-one thinks it's strange. His brothers have biblical names too, one is Elijah.

AnneMarieW · 19/05/2025 22:11

I do still think of Calvinism when I think of it, and to be honest, it also sounds a bit geeky to me (a Eugene sort of name). Which is weird because nn Cal is the opposite- very cool sounding. Have you considered Scots/Irish Callan instead?

WildCherryBlossom · 19/05/2025 21:31

I like it!

WayneEyre · 19/05/2025 21:29

I like it. Very protestant, kind of stark and stern.

Messycoo · 19/05/2025 21:28

I know a Calvin and he is lovely he also has a twin brother Conrad the are both in their early 40’s now. So not an unusual name for me. However I feel if you like a name you shouldn’t be put off by other people likes or dislikes or opinions.
we all get used to a name regardless of what people think .

thischarmimgwoman · 19/05/2025 21:27

Calvin Robinson

bridgetreilly · 19/05/2025 21:23

I quite like it, as surname-names go.

CrimsonVioletTeal · 19/05/2025 21:16

I like it, I'd assume you were church-going Protestant.

Firsttimebabymummy · 19/05/2025 20:17

I like it. I look after a Calvin at nursery and heard lots of compliments about it too.

I'd avoid if surname is a K though.

piscofrisco · 19/05/2025 17:09

I like it and I would think that most people under 30’s first connotation would be Calvin Harris which gives it some cool.

FluentRedPoet · 19/05/2025 15:48

My immediate thoughts were Klein and Calvanism. Just not a good idea methinks.

CarpetKnees · 19/05/2025 15:46

My first thought was Boxer shorts, but if it weren't for the instant connection with Calvin Klein, I think the sound of it isn't too bad. Esy to imagine a cool teen called Cal.

DramaAlpaca · 19/05/2025 15:44

I like it, and I really like Cal for short.

Pollyanna87 · 19/05/2025 15:37

Sorry, but it’s chavvy.

Whiteflowerscreed · 19/05/2025 15:30

It’s fine, a bit American

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 19/05/2025 15:29

Calvins - slang for boxer shorts

Moreteaandchocolate · 19/05/2025 15:20

It’s quite popular in the US I think, but the only Calvin I know in the UK is in his 70’s, so it feels either American or dated to me. However, objectively it’s a good name and has the great nn Cal.

Tinseltotties · 19/05/2025 15:04

I like it

rosanna19 · 19/05/2025 15:02

I love it, I think of the little boy from Calvin and Hobbes. My partner wouldn’t agree or I would have used it!

Radiatorvalves · 19/05/2025 14:56

Purplecatshopaholic · 19/05/2025 14:28

You would need to have a twin called either Hobbs, or Klein ..

Beat me to it! Or there’s that peculiar man on GB news. Sorry it’s not a positive response from me.

Enko · 19/05/2025 14:54

I like it. Also love Calvin & Hobbes

BoudiccaRuled · 19/05/2025 14:47

Either starkly protestant Christians (not much fun) or that alien thing that ate Ryan Reynolds etc then landed in the sea in a pod with Jake Gyllenhal and presumably went on to consume all mankind. Also not much fun.
The name has negative connotations for me.

flyoverstate · 19/05/2025 14:39

I rather like it. It does remind me a little in passing of the reformer but don’t think that would be the general take, I think it’s because I’m Scottish.

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