Calypso
Rhythmic route to the nickname Cal, but it would take a mighty strong persona to cope with the playground problems. For a boy, that is -- for a girl the name is lovely and lilting.
Calypso
This hyper-rhythmic name has two evocative references. In Greek mythology, she was an island nymph, a daughter of Atlas, who delayed Odysseus from returning home. It is also a genre of West Indian music, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and largely popularized in the States by Harry Belafonte.
Calypso was the name of Jacques-Yves Cousteau's research ship--and would make a highly dramatic, musical choice.
Lists containing Calypso:
- The O Names
- Musical Baby Names
- Mythological Baby Names for Girls
- Celestial Baby Names
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