Comments on: Name of the Day: Calliope

By: Yesenia

Yesenia — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:39:37 +0000

This is my daughters middle name… I love it… I wanted it to be the first name but I had a really hard time convinsing my husband… At least he budged LOL

By: Sunday Summary: 11/6/11 | Appellation Mountain

Sunday Summary: 11/6/11 | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:18:49 +0000

[...] to use? The lists were fantastic – Maelys, Moxie, Apollo, Ursula, Paisley, Atlas, Ariadne, Calliope, Cosmo, Galilee, Silver, and so many [...]

By: am

am — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:40:32 +0000

We named our daughter Calliope and we were reminded of the name from middle sex which is a fabulous book and yes why not be named after a muse, a saint and hermaphrodite? Makes it fun! We figure she will have lots of stories to tell…

She still is Calliope and is 6 years old. Kids in school pronounce it correctly and she is definitely one of a kind Some readers will say the cu-liaope pronounciation but reminding them usually corrects it quickly. Everyone loves the name and it is do easy to say and musical..

By: GregG

GregG — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:11:44 +0000

Sweet Pea

By: Calliope (aka: Callie)

Calliope (aka: Callie) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:39:51 +0000

This is an interesting site I just happened to fall upon!

My name is Calliope …. and I go by Callie most of the time. I am greek and as tradition, greeks typically name their kids after the grandparents to honor them. So in a systmatic way I was besowed my grandmother’s name.

Growing up I didn’t value the name chosen for me, mostly because pronunciation was a problem (which I still do a lot of correcting to this day). People like to sound it out as “Cu-LIE-YA-PEE”, when it should be pronounced “Cal-LEE-O-PEE”.

None the less I grew up and was able to get over the pronunciation errors and appreciate my name. I get complimented on it frequently and people find it unusual … but unique and beautiful.

I also get a lot of questions about my name. I usually go thru a quick synopsis of Calliope the muse, the saint and the definition of the word. But I also make note that Calliope was first and foremost my grandmother … and for this reason it is most beautiful to me. She was a huge role model, an inspiration and left her mark on me. I take great pride in trying to live up to my grandmother’s name now that I am older.

In closing Calliope is a beautiful name and I have enjoyed being blessed with it. I would recommend it anyone when naming a child. But one thing I would suggest considering when picking out a name … is not to choose one that rolls of the tongue nicely, but to choose one that inspires you from your family and loved ones! Someone that you would want the child to follow in their footsteps and emulate. That is where a name truly finds it meaning!

Thanks for all the wonderful postings … I’ve thoroughly enjoyed browsing thru them all!

By: Kalliopi Evangelia

Kalliopi Evangelia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:44:26 +0000

I’m glad you all like the name. I personally have never had a nickname but my mother did contemplate calling me Lily before I was born. It combines the “li” sounds from my first and middle names, both belonging to each of my grandmothers. I, however, was a very stubborn child who refused to be called Callie when I entered kindergarten and I’ve gone by my full name ever since. If any of you are considering naming your daughter Kalliopi, I would highly recommend that you don’t shorten it. Though I couldn’t have known it at the age of 5, it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It’s a bold name that leaves a lasting impression.

By: Mia - Mother of Calliope

Mia - Mother of Calliope — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:23:05 +0000

I love your name Aristea. It’s beautiful. I also like Popi. It never occurred to me. We’ll try it out and see how it fits. The people at our bank can’t get her name right, they always call her Penelope. lol.

By: Esta

Esta — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:47:33 +0000

Another nickname for Calliope is Popi, but that could also be short for Penelope so maybe not as original. To the last post Mia – Mother of Calliope I can sympathise with you when people dont’ make an effort to pronounce your name properly. My Greek name is Aristea (pronounced as seen Ah-ris-teh -ah) and I get Ah ris tee… which I dislike alot… oh well.. and if anyone is curious as to the meaning it comes from my grandpa Aristeides which means the best kind.

By: Mia - Mother of Calliope

Mia - Mother of Calliope — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:04:20 +0000

I am so happy to see all you lovers of this wonderful name. I named my newborn daughter Calliope (Calliope Rose Dean) on March 25th, 2009. It was my dream name and though I had a hard time convincing the rest of the family on it, eventually they all came around. So far, we are not shortening her name, I have no intention of ever shortening it, though my relatives have been referring to her as Callie-Rose, which I like much better than Callie.

I must admit, at the doctors office , most of the nurses and doctors have had a hard time figuring out how to pronounce it, but there are nothing but complements on the name one the pronunciation has be established.

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:49:06 +0000

My dad picked this for my little sister’s name. I talked him out of it. I thought it was hard to spell and did not have an obvious pronunciation. (I was seven at the time.) I still think of a kindergartener struggling to master spelling her name and explaining how to pronounce it. It’s a pretty enough name and my sister doesn’t like the one she wound up with; perhaps I was wrong.