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I recently had a baby and named him Calder. We love the name but have been having a hard time thinking of names that we could use for his future siblings. Other names we considered for him are Magnus (nn. Gus), Camden and if he was a girl Ainsley, Penelope or Amelie. None of these seem to go as well as I expected now that we actually have a son named Calder. Can you suggest sibling names?
- Calder's Mom
So, Calder just seems to have something "extra"? A lot of parents feel that way about their first-born's name. In this case, though, I think you're on to something. Here's one way to think about it: What makes Calder so different from other surname-based names like Carter or Parker? And here's one answer: Art.
Alexander Calder was a tremendously innovative 20th-century artist, best known as the inventor of the mobile. His aura surrounds the name. (It's no coincidence that a hero of the art-focused kids' book "Chasing Vermeer" is named Calder.) But unlike, say, Rembrandt, the name Calder doesn't come across as a fancy-pants homage to the artist. It's simple and stylish, and fits in just fine with a class full of Carters and Parkers.
Our target, then, is an artistic name with a mainstream sound. That's harder than you'd think. When it comes to artist names, Rembrandt is a lot more typical than Calder. If we broaden the field to literature, though, our prospects look brighter. Here are some possibilities. Readers, can you suggest more?
Beckett
Bram
Dashiell
Finn
Sawyer
Auden
Flannery
Harper
Marlowe
Scarlett
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- Calder's Mom
So, Calder just seems to have something "extra"? A lot of parents feel that way about their first-born's name. In this case, though, I think you're on to something. Here's one way to think about it: What makes Calder so different from other surname-based names like Carter or Parker? And here's one answer: Art.
Alexander Calder was a tremendously innovative 20th-century artist, best known as the inventor of the mobile. His aura surrounds the name. (It's no coincidence that a hero of the art-focused kids' book "Chasing Vermeer" is named Calder.) But unlike, say, Rembrandt, the name Calder doesn't come across as a fancy-pants homage to the artist. It's simple and stylish, and fits in just fine with a class full of Carters and Parkers.
Our target, then, is an artistic name with a mainstream sound. That's harder than you'd think. When it comes to artist names, Rembrandt is a lot more typical than Calder. If we broaden the field to literature, though, our prospects look brighter. Here are some possibilities. Readers, can you suggest more?
Beckett
Bram
Dashiell
Finn
Sawyer
Auden
Flannery
Harper
Marlowe
Scarlett
Have a question of your own to Ask the Name Lady? Drop her a line!
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
5-18-2009 @ 10:42PM
Jared said...According to this website:
http://www.babynamehelper.net/baby-names/english/calder
Calder means "River of stones, Stream" and is of English origin. Perhaps you could even browse the other English names and find one with a neat definition like Calder has.
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5-21-2009 @ 9:04AM
LeeLee said...Lachlan
from www.thinkbabynames.com
The boy's name Lachlan \l(a)-ch-lan\ is pronounced LAHK-lin. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "from the land of lakes". May also possibly refer to a Viking ancestor or mean "bellicose". Media magnate Lachlan Murdoch.
9-24-2009 @ 4:30PM
Courtney Johnson said...How about Austen? Like Jane, and a more original take on Austin.
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12-02-2009 @ 3:09AM
Amanda said...I really like Austen. Calder and Austen sound really well together.
I might also suggest;
Doyle
Allston
Avery
Brock
Carlin
slightly more offbeat,
Cezanne as a first name
Cooper
Foster
if musically inclined,
Gibson
Nolan
Andersen
there are SO many possibilities... Calder is a very nice name. I kind of like Calder and Austen or Calder and Allston... I think Calder goes well with a name that ends in N but that depends on the last name too.
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2-02-2010 @ 9:13PM
Rebecca said...I am also a mother to a Calder! And his younger sister's name is Quinn, which could also work for a brother's name!
9-14-2010 @ 4:59PM
Cameron said...Hi
We have two boys the eldest who is Calder Douglas Brown and the youngest is Madoc Cameron Brown.
Hope that is of interest!
Cameron and Becky
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