Message: "Calum" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Calum

by Eden (guest)

9/25/2004, 8:24 AM

How do you pronounce Calum? Cay-lum? Cail-um? Cah-lum? Some other way?

And how do you like it and the nn Cal? I'm thinking of adding it to my short list.

TIA

Eden

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- Miss Claire

9/25/2004, 7:29 PM

Cah-lum. Nice name, but I dislike Cal.

- hannah

9/25/2004, 12:20 PM

CAHL-UM. I like Cal and Calum. I prefer Caleb though.

- Isla (guest)

9/25/2004, 9:28 AM

I love the name, personally. I've mostly seen it spelled Callum and prefer this spelling (not sure why). I pronounce it like CAL-uhm (like column with a short "a" instead of a short "o"). Cal is a cute nn for occasional use, but I prefer Callum.

- Oona

9/25/2004, 8:59 AM

I think Kah-lum is a great name, and love the nn Cal.

- MelH

9/25/2004, 8:41 AM

I really like it, because it's uncommon but not too "out there." I usually spell it Callum, but Calum is also nice. I pronounce it Cah-lum. Cal is a great nn, and so is Cale if you pronounce it Cay-lum.

- Ane

9/25/2004, 8:38 AM

Calum is definitely one of my favorites.

I pronounce it Cah-lum.

The nickname Cal is alright, but why shorten a simple and beautiful name like Calum? Leave it as it is I say.

- Elinor (guest) +5

9/25/2004, 8:37 AM

It's pronounced KA-lum, with a short "a" like in "cat". Calum / Callum, usually with nn Cal, is one of the most overused boys' names here at the moment, but if it weren't for that, I think I'd really like it. So if it's unusual where you live, then definitely a good choice :-)

- Eden (guest)

9/25/2004, 9:05 AM

And :) Just looked...it's not in the top 1000 names here.

- Eden (guest) +1

9/25/2004, 8:46 AM

Also

you're British, right? Or Scottish. Sorry, I never can remember! So, you probably pronounce cat a bit softer than we ugly americans do. :)
Maybe, then, Americans pronounce it differently than the British.

- Elinor (guest)

9/26/2004, 12:02 PM

Lol, yes, Scottish. The accent is soft, but come to think of it, I've never heard Calum pronouncedby an an American, so it's hard to tell :-)

- Eden (guest) +1

9/25/2004, 8:42 AM

I've only heard of one

here (though I'm sure there are a lot more)and that was an internet friend's son's name. Is it a lot more popular than Finlay/Finley there?

- Elinor (guest)

9/26/2004, 12:01 PM

There are no Finley's my age at all (I'm almost 18) but just recently it's soared! Spelled Finlay, it's in the early 30s now, and is still growing :-( A shame, because I love it. Luckily for you though, Finley hasn't ranked in the States for decades - I'll keep my fingers crossed it stays that way!

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