Baby Name of the Month: Calypso
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Baby Name of The Month
I totally missed the whole month of June.. so you get two baby names this month!
June's baby name is Calypso
There are very few girls names that end in -o.. but I happen to think they are awesome, so this name is awesome... not to mention my favorite letter P is in the middle.
Calypso is most notable the sea nymph from the Odessey that traps Odisseus on her island for 7 years. She is supposed to be extremely beautiful and blessed with the gift of song. She is usually said to be the daughter of Titan Atlas and a "sea nymph", so she is often depicted as a mermaid. I just love all of these greek myths and think it would be fun to have a child that had a story to their name.
Another calypso that you might think of is calypso music which hails from the Caribbean. Honestly when I think of calypso in music form it reminds me of one of my fave movies Beetlejuice. In the dinner scene they dance the calypso to Day-O... and man I love that scene.
Problems with Calypso... well I would think that her name would be shortened to Calli almost immediately, and I hate nick names. I dont mind Calli.. but kinda feel like if I wanted her called Calli, then thats what I would name her. I also don't think Calli has my heart because doesn't carry the p or the o which I love.
Over all I love Calypso for her whimsical mythology and wonderful sound, but dont like the nick name options.
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