Meaning 
The name Calyb has the following meaning: In the Old Testament, the biblical Caleb was Joshua's companion. The both of them eventually led the Israelites into the Promised Land, after Moses' death. An old testament name brought to America with the Puritans, where it was fairly common untill around the 1920s.
Also means "dog" or "courageous".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Calyb is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Calyb for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Caleb, of which the name Calyb is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Calyb and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Calyb: Boys - Abraham, Elijah, Emmanuel, Gideon, Hyman, Jesus, Meir, Moses, Myer, Saul, Seth, Girls - Abigail, Dara, Datya, Both genders - Matthew
Variants 
The name Calyb is a variant of Caleb. Other popular variants of the name Caleb are: Cael, Caeleb, Caelob, Caile, Caileb, Cailob, Cale (English), Caley, Calob, Calub, Calyb, Cayle, Cayleb (Hebrew), Caylob, Caylyb, Kaleb (English), Kalyb, Kayleb, Kaylob, Kaylyb
Style 
We think the name Calyb should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Calyb to be: A religious and honest chapIn one word, you might describe Calyb as a(n) " honest" person. See other "honest" names for boys.
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