Are Bridget and Callie too out-of-date?

[jeska]

I'd like Callie as a nickname for Calista, Calypso...umm, I'm stuck now!

Bridget does seem stodgy and dated to me. It's also a very heavy name, to my ears - but then again, I think that of nearly all B names: Bronwen, Bridget, Bernadette. Ack.

[sadlola]

I hope not! I really like Bridget myself.

As for Callie, I think it's fine too, though I think it's a name I prefer as a nickname instead.

[henrye]

I might be the only person who doesn't love Bridget. It doesn't sound old to me so much as it just doesn't sound new, though I think some of the nicknames and permutations are cute. (I love Bridie. I think it's a hell of a burdensome nickname to give a girl, but I love it). For whatever reason, I just can't hear Bridget without hearing "brace yourself!" right before it. I don't dislike it at all, but if it's been so long since you really loved it, are you sure you're still excited enough about it to go with it?

[phoebesmom]

Love Bridget, not a fan of Callie. Makes me think of callous.

[ebenezer.scrouge]

Neither of them are. A more modern alternative to Bridget is Bridie (like Bride with an ee sound) The name of australian actress Bride Carter

[eckles7]

I think they're great!

[googoogixie]

Bridget sounds a little dated to me. I used to really like it but for some reason it hasn't aged well. I actually like Callie as a given name. I think it's cute without being cutesy. I graduated high school with a girl named Callie (just Callie) and it suited her perfectly. Didn't feel like a nickname at all.

[emiliaj]

I like both, NMS as such but I do like the nn Bridie very much for Bridget. As others have said a longer name such as Callista nn Callie is very nice indeed.
I say keep them both on your list if you like them- neither have been 'date stamped' by a particular era, so are names that slot in anytime IMHO.

[c@29]

No way. I love them both, and it's sooo usable.
Prefer Callie as a nickname to Calliope or Callista.