What's in a name

A few people have asked about the origins of Calliope as a name. It's Greek for "beautiful voice", and the original Calliope was the muse of epic poetry. She was also the mother of Orpheus. (The Wikipedia has a good link here.)

Plus, it has a nice scansion to it, especially with a short last name like Brandt, and Callie sounds good, too. So there you have it.