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Callie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Callie

[ 2 syll. cal-lie, ca-ll-ie ] The boy name Callie is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is KAOLiy KEY. Callie is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Irish Gaelic origins. Callie is a variant of the name Callister (English).

Callie is rare as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.005% of baby boys were given the name Callie. Its ranking then was #913. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its group, Callie was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Callie has predominantly been a girl name in the past century. In 1908, girls named Callie outnumbered boys by 11 times.

Baby names that sound like Callie include Cahal (Irish), Cahil, Caley (English and Scottish), Calli (English), Cally (English and Scottish), Caswell (English), Clarrie (English), Coel (Welsh), Cola (Italian), Colley (English), Cully (English), Kahlil (English), Kalil (Hebrew and English), Kalya (Russian), Kelii, Kelley (English), Kelly (English and Irish), Khaleel (Arabic, English, and Indian), Khalil (Arabic and English), and Kiley (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Callie: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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