To call my baby calliope?

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Pronounced cal-y-oh-pee

Is it awful?

What are your thoughts now, OP? I don't think she's posted since the OP.

I think of leg braces- sorry.

BEAUTIFUL , classical name! Much better than generic, 'popular' names where you have 3 or 4 kids in the same class with the same name.

Callie is a nice abbreviation, too.

From Wikipeida:
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A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles.

A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible for miles. There is no way to vary tone or loudness. Musically, the only expression possible is the pitch, rhythm, and duration of the notes.
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Sorry, think it's a terrible name!

Well my dd2 is called Calliope, and her nn is Callie. Most people cope just fine with the pronounceation and spelling. There are a few that assume she's Kelly instead of Callie, but then that could happen with any name. Op if you like it, go for it :)

Dagenham, Calliope is also Greek for beautiful or beautiful song ;)

Only on MN.

It's weird and hideous.

Don't do it to the poor child.

I'm laughing at some of the pearl clutching going on here! "Weird and hidious" really?!

It's also a very common name in America so hardly weird.

I LOVE this name so much!! I wanted to use for a middle name for DD, but OH said no

Hate it sorry!

I wouldn't class it as very common in the US - it's number 800 in the charts, but it's certainly on the up.

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Love it! Huge GA fan too!

Love the fact she was a muse and the meaning is beautiful too.

I don't like it but it is up to you, Sounds like something from Brideshead Revisited.

Oh and just spotted your username-you're a fan too! Better than Meredith! (Merre?? Merre? Now that's a shit shortening!)

We have Classical Greek girls names in our family... they are lovely but do get mispronounced, even the four letter one! If you like it go for it... better an unusual yet real name than being the umpteenth Emily/Sarah/Karen/Janet (depending on your era!) in your class/office or having a made up name IMHO

Dp is Greek and has two friends with that name. Both shorten it to Poppy.

No just no. Sounds like caterpillar, or cantaloupe as in cantaloupe melon.

I just thought of eating a Calippo on a hot day or giving a kid Calpol when they're ill.
Come on Calliope take your Calpol and then you can have a Calippo for your sore throat.
I'm not a fan.

Makes me think of calipers. You don't see them any more, they were metal supports for leg disabilities.

Don't like it, sorry.

As long as she can live with it being pronounced incorrectly, spelt incorrectly, find nothing with her name on (keyrings/mugs/xmas decs etc) and have everyone say "pardon can you spell that please" for the rest of her life it's lovely. (yes I have a 20 year old with an "unusual" name and these things bug her)

Mythical Greek?

Why not, if you really like it then use that name. If you really care what others think then, I don't know, I try my best not to be put off by what others think. It's your baby after all. You could have the name as a second name.

Love it! Can't stand boring names! If you love it, go for it. There will always be plenty of people that hate it, who cares. If I have to listen to one more person call their kid Charlotte I'll scream

I like it, and I love Cally. My daughter has a Greek name and it used to annoy her because no one knew how to pronounce it or spell it. She wanted to change her name to Ginger . She likes it now though.