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There are probably a few American women named Kali whose parents have taken the name from the Hindu goddess. However, in my experience the huge majority of American parents who have named daughters "Kali" are using this as an alternative spelling for Callie or Kaylee, and probably had no idea they were accidentally using the same spelling as that of the Hindu goddess of destruction.

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I actually have a student named Kali in one of my classes right now, an American girl with no Indian ancestry who pronounces it "Callie".

This message was edited 9/24/2009, 8:01 AM