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CALEB. yay or nay?

61 replies

mumofthepsychofive · 22/02/2010 17:28

if no can you please tell me why you dont like it.

not going to get huffy just like to hear why people dont like a name.

i.e if its because the annoying snotty nose lid down the road is called that it wont be a problem for me

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101damnations · 22/02/2010 20:48

Love it,but dh didn't and we had girls.

I've never come across a Caleb.

emmcar · 22/02/2010 20:46

Really love it, nephews name.

itwascertainlyasurprise · 22/02/2010 20:43

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Magicmayhem · 22/02/2010 20:34

love the name....

ThatVikRinA22 · 22/02/2010 20:32

caleb is a biblical name so just about as traditional as it gets, but i like it. it also happens to be my DH middle name, after his grandfather who was a Caleb.

stripeywoollenhat · 22/02/2010 20:31

i really like it, but also have the unfortunate buffy association

AllieW · 22/02/2010 20:30

I love it! And it's definitely not a modern trendy name in origin but rather from the Hebrew Scriptures as someone else has mentioned. I'm not allowed to use it though

TotallyUnheardOf · 22/02/2010 20:28

That is to say Catch 22, of course! [d'oh]

TotallyUnheardOf · 22/02/2010 20:27

Is your surname Major?

"I have called the boy Caleb in accordance with your wishes..." (= Major Major Major Major: Catch 22).

Kinda liked it when I was pg, but couldn't use it because of this association. (Not that my surname is Major, but it just made me go a bit .)

But as no-one else here has mentioned it maybe this is just me...

eastendmummy · 22/02/2010 20:17

I'm really surprised by how many people think it's a really modern name in a similar vein to wayne, dean etc...

Caleb was a character in the Old Testament who was an army general considered to have great strength of character in the face of adversity.

I have one though and don't consider it remotely chavvy in any way but obviously am totally biased!!

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mummyloveslucy · 22/02/2010 20:10

It's a nay for me, just because I prefere traditional names.

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LynetteScavo · 22/02/2010 20:00

W'hey, yay!

boodleboot · 22/02/2010 19:58

i don't like it but i can't really put finger on why....i think it just sounds really disjointed....

boodleboot · 22/02/2010 19:56

i don't like it but i can't really put finger on why....i think it just sounds really disjointed....

peachylovesherpoochy · 22/02/2010 19:55

I like it, had it as one of my names if we had a DS

Morloth · 22/02/2010 19:50

Buffy maybe? I can't think of any other reason why I would have that association, though there is an author named Caleb Carr who writes crime.

pointysayhiphip · 22/02/2010 19:21

I'm like morloth. I associate it with evil sociopaths, not sure why.

2old4thislark · 22/02/2010 19:12

Hate it! I bracket that name with Ethan - just too American. I don't have anything personally against Americans tho. I also hate the 'surnames as first names' ie Parker, Miller and the Brandons, Jaydens (the name most likely to be screeched at a child in Asda - usually accompanied with the 'F' word!) etc

Oh dear - don't get me started on names - I've probably just upset a few people

JoeyBettany · 22/02/2010 19:10

sounds like the name of a squirrel eater

BornToFolk · 22/02/2010 19:06

I don't like it. For some reason, it sounds like a made up name to me, which is odd I know, as it's very old.

I think it must be the "cay" sound making me think of Jayden/Braydon etc. I dislike Aidan for the same reason.

Heathcliffscathy · 22/02/2010 19:04

very deep south. i like it.

but agree that it has bad man connotations...not sure why

BuzzingNoise · 22/02/2010 19:04

I like it, and I'm not a fan of modern sounding names usually, but I do like it.

ja9 · 22/02/2010 19:03

I really can't decide... pondered that name each time i was preg - I esp like Old Testament boy's names, but just couldn't decide...

sorry, absolutlely no help to you!