What do you think of Calem?

[HappyLittleLady]

Really struggling for boys names, we both decided on Finley or Finlay but after reading some really nasty comments on some other threads it has kind of but me us off.

I thought of Caleb first but then DH said how about Calem, I do like it just wondered what others thought as there are no discussions on this name at the minute.

Please be nice lol

Thank you xx

i really love Finlay!

think it's much nicer than Calem/Callum

I am not keen I'm afraid.

I much prefer Finlay.

Proper spelling is Caelum.

I like it.

I have a friend whose 13yo is called 'Kaylam'. So the name isn't unheard of, in various spellings.

I like both.

Not with the dreaded K though.

Glad someone has actually said they like Finley was really put off by some of the comments on other threads, 'it's down market' 'its chavy' how rude!! Ha.

It would be Calem (Kay lem) not pronounced like Callem, if that makes any difference. I do still prefer Finlay myself though.

Finlay is lovely! Don't let a bunch of strangers put you off. People say things on the Internet they'd never say in real life or overstate their opinion.

Calem also nice and unusual. I thought it would be pronounced kal-em silly me!

Finley is great name.

Ignore the 'chav' labelers on MN

Depending on how you pronounced it I would think you were either looking for Caleb or Callum.

Its pronounced Cay-lem. It's an old Irish name, nothing odd about it.

I think Finlay's great- but to be honest, there isn't a name
in the world that some people won't criticise- different strokes and all that. As long as you and your DH like it, what's the big deal?

I love Finlay and Finley i pronounce them differently, also nickname Finn i adore.

I prefer Caleb out of all the C suggestions.

Calem and Caleb both quite nice.

Not keen on Finn names.

I'm not keen on Fin/Finn names, sorry.

Caleb is lovely as us Calem. Both are more 'timeless' than the overused Fin.

Finley is lovely.

Calem I don't like. (callum I don't like Caleb is fine)

There are lots of Caelem/Caleb's around here but they are nice names, I also know lots of Finn/Finlay/Finbar's.

I prefer Finnan myself.

My son is called this but its with the K of doom!

My friends LO is Caelen....?

I really like it.It's much nicer than any of the 'Finn' names. Finn is overused,and not a particuarly nice name imhho.

Caelum is nice, the Calem spelling makes me think you were creatively spelling Callum though.

Dislike Caleb but really like Finlay.

It's vile.

Calem looks like a mis-spelling of Callum.

Finns and Finlays are 10 a penny round here, very, very overused.