Sons name Caleb pronounced differently, anyone else have child’s name like this 😡

[Tonijo1990]

Hi
So my son is 8 months and called Caleb
We pronounce it cay - leb (as in leb in the word celeb ).
everyone else pronounces it cay - lub as in the u in urgh (not lub that rhymes with tub 😂 lol)
We are so annoyed that we are thinking of changing his name
I correct people all the time but I’ve been told we’ve spelt it wrong and say it wrong even by my own sister and mil
It’s in the blooming bible haha
I do understand the name has modernised to be Kaleb though
Has anyone else got a child who seems like they have two names with the pronunciation?? Or anyone with a Caleb ??

Khay-lheb is not how you would pronounce it

Khay-lhb is... They are pronouncing it correctly as long as they aren't emphasising a 'uhb' in it.

You’re spelling it and pronouncing correctly as far as I’m concerned! Don’t change it, just ignore!

I've only heard Caleb with your preferred pronounciation. Where do you live? It would be Caleb (Kay-leb) in the South for sure.

I don't hear the difference between Caleb and Kaleb.

Both to me sound kay - lebb ( leb rhymes with leg)

My dog is called Caleb, and the vet insists on pronouncing it Kall - eb, to rhyme with Pal-eb.

Drives me nuts.

Yours is right, cay-lerb is hard to say!

I’d probably say Calub, but in my accent there’s not really enough difference between the two for it to be an issue.

Kay-leb to me. I’m in Manchester.

I have always heard it pronounced Cay-leb.

Local accents causing the different pronunciation maybe?

I'd have said it your way too

I’ve only ever known it pronounced as Kay-lib. Don’t know if that’s useful to know.
I can’t imagine how you’re pronouncing it though.

I'd say it Kay-lub. Kay-leb would have to be really conscious to me. I've only ever heard Kay-lub.

Are you all from the same area?

I think that's just a difference in accent rather than pronouncing it wrong. Like how North Americans pronounce "water" as "wadda". I have a colleague called Mary, over here in Canada people pronounce that "Merry", I still say "Mary", afaik she doesn't expect me to put on a fake Canadian accent, she just accepts the same word sounds different in a London accent.

It's pretty annoying your family say you've spelt it wrong, how do they think you should spell it? That is just them being rude honestly. I wouldn't change a name you like based on your inlaws being arses.

I know 2 Calebs. Both said Cay-Leb.
Ignore them - you are right!

Kay-l-b

You wouldn't say May-belle. You'd say May-b-l. Same vowel sound.

I think you'll be correcting a long while yet! Sorry. Kay-lebbe is unusual.

Clementine.... as in the orange... people mostly pronounce it Clementeen (french)... or Clementina. I've had Ophelia.... called O'r'phelia..and spelt Arfelia.. what can one do. Caleb is lovely and i read it and said it like you. Try not to over stress about it.

Cay-leb and Cay-lub are close enough that I probably couldn't hear the difference in most accents.

Cay-LURB is totally wrong wrong wrong in any accent, so YADNBU if they are saying it like that.

I would pronounce it Cay-lhb, with a deep-south American drawl. Please tell me his sister is called Merlyn?

Cay - leb

South Coast here. Never heard it pronounced any other way.

Google "How to pronounce Caleb Followill"

Caleb here is cal as in pal, then leb as in pleb. ( Wales) . I have never heard Cay leb .

My 22 yr old son is Caleb, and I pronounce as you do - ‘leb’ at the end. He does get some variations amongst his friends though. I don’t worry too much, the difference is very subtle.

I don’t hear the difference between Ca-leb and Ca-lub?

Just continue to correct people and don’t change your son’s name.