Hi, my name is Caleb.

I was born on Christmas Eve, I have an older brother named Joshua.

A long time ago, I had read that the Hebrew meaning for Caleb meant courageous or bold. While it was the Arabic translation that meant dog.

I'm not sure, but maybe this comes from when Caleb and Josh went in to the "promised land". Maybe the Arab's considered him to be a dog over the years.

I used to hate the fact that my name meant dog, but it all depends on who's perspective your looking at it from. The Hebrews, or the Arabs.

When I told a friend that my name meant dog, he replied, "If you reverse the letters on dog, it spells God."

Which is just like looking at the word dog from a different perspective.

That's how I look at everyone now. If at first, they don't seem like a good person, try viewing them from a different perspective.

I have a son who is named Zachariah and i think Caleb is cute, not very common, every second child is called Joshua (even tho it is a fab name). A child needs a good solid name compared to the celebrities that think naming a child Apple is cool....more like bananas to me.

this will definately be my son's name- and my friend has a baby Jacob!

Calebs a classic name.
We're loving it.
Bible meaning and sounds good too.
But is it becoming too popular??? dont want ten of them in the class at school or nothing!

I named my son Kaleb almost 9yrs ago when it wasn't as popular and now look and am amazed at how it has grown I am trying to find a name for my next which will be born in June and it is hard not to find one that has popularity and will not grow after you pick it its a hard choice!!! But I love my Kaleb he is defiantly loyal and has a BIG heart I love him and his name!!!

I'm in my 50s and did not even meet another Caleb until I was 16 years old -- that's how uncommon the name was back then. Some would say: "Ooh, I like that name, I'll name my baby that," and then I'd see them months later and the name had been used on the family dog instead -- most appropriate given its origins. Once the nickname "Gaylib" landed on me for a summer, but I quickly moved on to the next town.

Don't get me wrong -- I like my name. It's just less odd nowadays. It used to be the mother screaming "Kayler" in the mall was not calling for paranoid me, but now sometimes she really is reprimanding another Caleb.

A Harvard Divinity student once told me that when the first settlers came to New England, they scoured the Bible looking for odd names to poke fun at the British for their religious beliefs. So names like Caleb and Barachias found their way into usage. I've long wondered if this is true.

I love this name. It's really my top pick for a boy name. But, I changed it up a bit. I spell it Kalyb. Still love this name

My Caleb will be 19 in May, I had never heard of the name before i was watching an old rerun of gunsmoke and heard the name. And i thought what a cool name. Not knowing 18 years later that the name would be so popular.

This is it... I've been looking for a middle name for my baby, just found out today that it's a boy. I'll probably spell it with a 'K', but, for meaning 'like the heart', it's a appropriate. He is our heart! =D

My son's name is Caeleb Josiah. I spelled his name with the extra "e" because I thought it gave just a little extra personality. Besides, growing up with the name "Tracy"--everyone always spelled it "Tracey"--I gave Caeleb the extra "e."

our son is caleb - we're not religious, just love the name. great for a baby, great for a little boy and great for a man. very strong and masculine - love it!

Caleb is the best name. When i have a son....i will name him Caleb Michael. Caleb is my great grandfathers and my great great grandfathers name, so it stay close to the family. I love the name!!!!

I have twins named Caleb and Noah. I picked these out because of the temperments they had in the womb. Caleb means bold, and man, would he kick. Noah means rest, and he would just kind of roll around. It's just funny, so I thought I would post the story.

Caleb is a name i've always loved. Cant decide over what spelling...
Caleb
Caeleb
Kaleb
Kaeleb
Caelyb
Kaelyb
Calyb
Kalyb
Anyways, im not religious, but it's cool it has a good meaning in the bible, incase he becomes religious. Kinda hard to find decent middle names to fit though, however i've found 1 syllable words often work. Any suggestions for middle names to fit?

My youngest son is Caleb Andrew and he's now 14. His brothers are Joshua Alexander and Nathan Charles. I worked hard on their names and the meanings to fit the type of men they would become. Middle names are family names. My older two boys are fathers no and my grandchildren are Ezra, Lily and Max...I love those names! Max isn't even born yet, but any day now I'll get to meet him.

i wanted a name that no one else i knew had for my baby but cudnt settle on anythin then one night while watchin desperate housewives the guy that was locked in the house was called caleb so i looked up da meaning and it was from the bible and said that joshua was one of the disiples too so it stuck cus my wee bro is called joshua. i had da name kyla picked for a wee girl. so christmas eve i had my wee boy and named him kaleb.
xx