Caleb

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What are your thoughts on Caleb for a boy. I don't personally know any but it's a name I've always really liked

I like it but I think it's one that you either like or don't.
I'd think East of Eden.

Cal is better than Cay as a nn.

Like it a lot

Love it!

Love it when pronounced kal- ebb

Not keen when it's pronounced Kay- lib

Gorgeous name.

I have a Caleb! So obviously I think it’s a fab name...

Love it, love it, love it. I don't have kids but if I did it would be a strong candidate.

I love it

I really wanted Caleb if I'd had a boy. Gorgeous name.

I'm not keen, sorry

Love it!

I'm a fan of Noah, Caleb, Joshua, Issac and Leo etc.

I remember watching Skulks where Paul Walkers character was called Caleb and loving the name ever since.

@BaronessVonCake

Love it when pronounced kal- ebb

Not keen when it's pronounced Kay- lib

Agree with this. Kay-lib is odd.

I’m not wild about it, but is ok.

Love it, not common but not weird

Nice, and mercifully not overused.

I've always liked Caleb since I first heard it (as a kid, on the young boy in the TV series American Gothic - so it has a deep South feel to me). It used to be not as well known, but like similar Old Testament names Ezra, Elijah etc is has been gradually getting more popular so you need to be aware of that. I love the nn Cal too (reminds me of James Dean in East of Eden), although I worry he could get Cale instead!

Love it and not overused at all @Kilcaple , agree
Numbers have been falling for last few years too. A good time to use it

Is it traditional in your family? Are you Amish?

I would say Kayleb but my friend calls her son Kaylub with the u almost silent. So it could be mis pronounced and is quite popular.

Yes!! Love it. Very nearly was my sons name. Kay-leb is how I'd have pronounced it.

Love it

The only Caleb I knew was the vicars dog because it means dog in Hebrew (or so I was told) and he was a scholar of theology and Hebrew. So I can't think of anything except dog when I hear it. 😬

I like it. Jacob is another similar sounding name (in my accent anyway) that I also really like.

I don't like it, I don't like how it sounds. Very harsh sounding.

I know someone with this name and countless people mispronounce it, he gets:
Cah - leb...a lot
Some people even say something that sounds like 'Cleb' when they say his name.

I have a Caleb. He's a teenager now. It's never been shortened by anyone, except me. I shorten it to Leb (or Lebby)

Obviously it's the best name ever!