Jacob (nn Coby) or Caleb (nn Cal)

[Leena78]

Hello, please let me know which name you prefer. As Jacob is very popular right now I think I'd like to call him Coby as a nn. Cal will be his nickname if he's Caleb as his brother's name is pretty close in sound. Thanks

Absolutely love Caleb,especially shortened to Cal. It always reminds me of the wondrous James Dean's character in "East of Eden". [busmile]

Both lovely.

Not sure about Cal for Caleb. It works from a spelling pov but not from the pov of the sound of the name.

Would you consider Jacoby instead of Jacob? A bit more unusual.

Don't like Caleb. Do like Jacob but really dislike Coby, sorry.

Jacob, with Jake as nickname (don't like Coby)

I prefer Caleb to Jacob.

The only thing is that his brother's name is Kaiden and he is only 14 months older. I fear that Caleb and Kaiden sound too alike?

I also like Rio?

I love both Jacob and Caleb but I think Jacob edges it for me [busmile]

Jacob is nicer but if you're worried about popularity I would go with Jacoby. Or you could just call him Coby as a full name.

I like both, we have a Kaden and both of those names were also on our list when we had him. Another one on our list then was Cohen.

I'd go with Jacob, love Coby :)

Coby is a name, why don't you just call him that?
I love Caleb but dislike Jacob.

Kaiden and Cobey too samey imho. But Kaiden and Cal sounds like that children's comedy that used to be on - it was called something like Keenan and Kal iirc.

I think Kaiden and Caleb are much more samey than Kaiden and Coby don't you think

I have a Caleb, our last name begins with J so some family members call him CJ. I have never really felt the need to shorten it though as it's just not that long.

Kaiden and Caleb sounds good to me.

Normally I would never shorten Caleb as it's a lovely name in itself but I feel that I might have to if his brother's name is Kaiden. Very alike imo

I agree that Kaiden and Caleb are too similar.

How about Callum, nn Cal?

Or Hamish? Hamish and James are versions of the same name -- they all derive from Jacob.

I have a Jacob so a bit biased I only know one more (bit annoyed about the Twilight thing), he gets Coby or Jacoby as a nn don't know why it got shortened that way and not Jake.

I also know a Caleb known as Cale.

Go with Jacob mine is fab

I know you from BabyCentre!!! I can't believe you're still in such a pickle over this - you must be driving yourself nuts by now. What does your other other think about it all?

Your other half

we have a Caleb he gets called Cabe for short/nickname by brothers and school mates. Coby is lovely

our Caleb also gets CJ as middle name is James. but i hate it.

How about Colby?

Thanks everyone. Yes, In a big pickle over this.

Oh, my other half has had enough of me but he also understands where I'm coming from. We both love Caleb but think it's too similar which is the main issue. I like Jacob but it's so so popular. Never mind the twilight thing. Robert Patterson also plays a Jacob in Water for Elephants and Ryan Gosling plays a Jacob in Crazy Stupid Love which has just come out. I am hearing it everywhere and both those actors are huge heart throbs haha. Oh well.

My husband and I can only agree on one other name and that is Kimi!

What do you think?

Sounds like a girl's name to me, short for Kimberley.