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Caledonia, ON, is the site of a 18-month-old standoff between First Nations (Indians) and the government

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over land claims- this protest started in Feb. 2006. It's a serious issue in this country, not something you'd want associated with your child. If you want a multisyllabic formal name for Callie / Calla, go with Calanthe.

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PS: Being terribly schoolmarmish, it isn't "cognito", it's cogito, the first person present active of the verb cogitare. There's "cogito eggo sum" too- usually translated as "I think I am a waffle" :)

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2006/08/09/caledonia-barricades.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/05/31/landclaims-offer.html

I read a book written back in the 1800s and found this name and liked it. It's kind of heavy, but it has a lot of nice nn possiblities. I don't see it as trendy so much. It's pretty.

I like it, but it's a little heavy and frilly. Luckily Callie, Calla, Donna and Leda come as possible nicknames.

This message was edited 7/3/2007, 6:20 AM

Well it isn't my style because I know of a small town with this name. So that is all that comes to mind for me personally.

Wikipedia is your friend :-)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia

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"Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Roman Empire to a northern area of the island of Great Britain. The name means "Wooded Land". In others it may mean the area north of the Antonine Wall. In English and Scots 'Caledonia' is now a romantic or poetic name for Scotland."

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I don't like it as a personal name - it's too strong a place name for me. But then, I'm not a place name person at all, so it could work for others. As Mirfak is fond of saying, "your mileage may vary".

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But please, please, try to look things up just a little bit before posting about them! In my opinion, if you know the origin and meaning, and can therefore say something intelligent about the name, then I won't see it as a trendy place name. But if you have no idea where it is and are just guessing, it looks trendy. KWIM?

No, it's not a place in Ireland. It's either a poetic name for Scotland or the Roman name for the area that is now roughly the Highlands of Scotland.

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It's nice but I think it is bordering on the trendy, especially as it fits with the 'Irish'-wannabe trend (even when the name or whatever in question is Scottish or Welsh).

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I'd prefer the more subtle Alba, as it is the Gaelic name for Scotland but also an Italian name meaning 'white'.