tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post3981219490267928126..comments2024-03-27T02:32:45.049+11:00Comments on Baby Name Pondering: CalliopeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255413992164804017noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-20075221629191833092016-10-21T03:22:20.681+11:002016-10-21T03:22:20.681+11:00It was first a street name in New Orleans, half my...It was first a street name in New Orleans, half my family was born and raised in new orleans and they all heard it pronounced it 'Cal-ee-ope' in stead of 'Cal-eye-oh-pee'. So just hearing it might distinguish it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-78234809777590391372015-03-06T19:17:28.383+11:002015-03-06T19:17:28.383+11:00Sounds Like The Homestuck Cherub IMOSounds Like The Homestuck Cherub IMOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-83400283153173188452012-09-11T15:58:42.965+10:002012-09-11T15:58:42.965+10:00Thanks for picking up my oversight! This has now b...Thanks for picking up my oversight! This has now been corrected :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255413992164804017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-60827018672667229232012-09-11T13:23:59.216+10:002012-09-11T13:23:59.216+10:00As a (recently graduated) literature major, I love...As a (recently graduated) literature major, I love the name Calliope, but I also have a quick correction- Eugenides' Calliope was in his novel "Middlesex" ("Middlemarch" is a novel by George Eliot, written over a century earlier).HvGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-17269263960295042742012-09-06T09:06:27.176+10:002012-09-06T09:06:27.176+10:00Calliope is beautifull BUT it's a huge housing...Calliope is beautifull BUT it's a huge housing project in New Orleans and is often in rap songs... I think you'd have to NOT live in Louisiana to use this name. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-53296595988931794712012-09-05T21:31:21.139+10:002012-09-05T21:31:21.139+10:00I agree with you about her being such a pretty nam...I agree with you about her being such a pretty name, I do love her, although because I prefer Callisto I've never really paid much attention to her.Lou @ Mer de Nomshttp://www.loudenoms.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-69388315326688866222012-09-04T12:42:40.890+10:002012-09-04T12:42:40.890+10:00I think I prefer it spelled Kalliope, because not ...I think I prefer it spelled Kalliope, because not only is that closer to the Ancient Greek (so maybe actually more classic?), but it also distinguishes it from the musical instrument. <br /><br />Pretty name! So far I have only seen it as a middle name.Waltzing More Than Matildahttp://waltzingmorethanmatilda.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665212445153507342.post-65802697479187939812012-09-04T02:20:16.057+10:002012-09-04T02:20:16.057+10:00I once wrote a character named Calliope, nn Callie...I once wrote a character named Calliope, nn Callie, who was named after her grandma Poppy. Only people who didn't know her well called her by her full name. I guess I liked the name better than she did, although she loved that she was named for her grandma.<br /><br />I have heard the name being used on girls now, and I think it's a beautiful choice.the NAME girlhttp://thenamegirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com