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 ??

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.

I know (and now of) quite a few boys/men of that name and I've only ever heard it pronounced Kay-lebbe - never any other way. You can't just say that it's the same vowel sound as in Mabel, though, as clearly different letters can represent different sounds in different words. Even just staying with people's names, you'd never pronounce Isobel to rhyme with 'visible', would you?

As beautifully covered by Dave Gorman, would you pronounce Loughborough as Luff-ber-uff or Luh-ber-uh?

If anything, I'm guessing (prepared to be gainsaid by any native speakers) that, in the original Hebrew, it would have been the 'a' that was pronounced differently from the English-speaking-country standard and not the 'e' - so something like Kall-ebb.

On the subject of Hebrew/Bible names, I'm quite puzzled as to how the name Elishah (a man in the Old Testament and, AFAIK, the only well-known owner of the name for thousands of years) is now used pretty much exclusively as a name for girls (often spelt without the silent second 'h') - as an alternative spelling for Alicia. That's probably just me, though.

would always pronounce Caleb as KAY-lub

And the pp's Danielle as dan-yell. Although if a Danielle asked me to pronounce it danny-ell I would of course do so!

Its like a mash up of Caleb and Kaylum.

Calubb.

I've only ever heard it pronounced Cay-Leb.

If I wrote my eldest's name publicly it would potentially out me in a child protection type situation but her name has several potential spellings and she gets called all sorts. Its also unisex and has different meanings in different countries. Its unusual but weirdly, there's another one in the sixth form at her school. Until sept, she had never ever met another child with her name.

If you come accross any welsh speakers... our pronounciation is Ca-leb... no Kay sound at all

Is Kaylum a real name?

Interesting. Caleb was on our list of names but we went for a difficult (for the English) Irish name instead and just accepted natural variations but i generally stick to the local pronouncination. I knew I'd get variations on his name and just accepted it. Of course i correct them but it wasn't enough to consider a name change.

I get different pronunciations once or twice a week and i cant be bothered correcting them sometimes.

My cousin is Danielle and we say how you do
But she also gets Dan yell

And for the tub and urgh
It’s hard to try say what I mean
They don’t empathise the u to the extreme but it’s more of the u sound than the e I say
I feel the way I say the name maybe drags it out a bit more ?! I notice when my partner says his name fast it turns into more of a u than an e
I just don’t want him growing up having to correct people
I have a surname that I always had to correct and still do
No one can seem to pronounce that
Doidge

Oh and I agree it may be a dialect thing, don't change it, you love his name. That's what matters. I had a meeting with her senco last week and I said her name, and the senco looked horrified and said she's been pronouncing it wrong since sept and DD hasn't bothered correcting her. I said not to worry because she gets called all sorts, probably doesn't hear you anyway, and currently goes by the name Brian because its a laugh with her stepdad. She calls him Mandy.

My dog is called Caleb

Makes perfect sense - it's a Ronseal name!

webuilt yes, I pronounce my daughters name Isobel to rhyme with visible... it’s the correct Scottish pronunciation. (I’m the only one who does though, her English grandma over-emphasises it like ‘Is-OH-bel’ )

I’d say CAY-leb (emphasis on first syllable. But you do have to get used to people pronouncing things differently.

My and my DH’s nephew is called Joshua, which is a beautiful name. We all pronounce it how it’s written - ‘Josh-u-a’. His Canadian grandmother (my MIL) pronounces it ‘Josh-WAA’ which I absolutely irrationally hate!

No you’re right about Steve , John etc
However , different ways of spelling those names
And Caleb to me isn’t unusual because it’s in the bible along with John and Paul

I'd pronounce it Cay-leb as well.

I'm quite puzzled as to how the name Elishah (a man in the Old Testament and, AFAIK, the only well-known owner of the name for thousands of years) is now used pretty much exclusively as a name for girls (often spelt without the silent second 'h') - as an alternative spelling for Alicia. That's probably

See I would pronounce that ee-lie-she not Alisha

Caleb is one of my favourite names, but I've heard it pronounced both Cay-leb and Cay-lub. Usually depends on the accents. I tend to favour the latter - but I think you might just have to deal with the fact not everyone has the exact same way of speaking. My name sounds completely different depending on the accent - my Scottish family say one thing, my English grandmother-in-law says another, and my American cousins say another. That's just how it is.

One syllable names are obviously likely to sound the same no matter where you are, add in another syllable or two however...

I think I’ve just to got to accept there’s many ways to say the name and it totally depends on where someone comes from
I love the name so I’ll say it as I do
Just annoying when people say I say it or spell it wrong
I could make up a name for my
Son and it would be right to me because I said so and he’s my child haha😂
My friends son is called zylan
And he gets called zylan to rhyme with Dylan or zyelen yet it’s pronounced zaylan

My dog is called Caleb, and the vet insists on pronouncing it Kall - eb, to rhyme with Pal-eb
I know a child who pronounces it kah-leb! I found it weird to begin with but now I’m user though

Alicia is Al-i-see-a not Al-ee-sha, surely? Two different names.
With a 2 syllable name, the default English pronunciation would emphasise the first. (Mostly). CAY-leb. Rather than CAY- LEB.
You can pronounce anything any way you fancy. But people will use their most comfortable way to say it.

I know two Alicias. One is Alissia and one is Aleesha

And yes El-eye-sha in the big book (alt. Elijah I imagine?).

I'm in the north east, been saying it out loud whilst reading this thread.

Even when I'm saying Cal-eb it's still coming out Cal-ub

Sorry OP, promise I'm trying 🙈

If you want an interesting variation though... I know a Kailib. Before I met him I assumed it was Kai-leeb,. But no, it is Caleb.

My dog is called Caleb, it's always pronounced as Kay Lebb by everyone who knows him

I pronounce it how to was pronounced in the tv show American Gothic. If that helps?! 🤷🏻‍♀️