Casper or Spike???

[Frednoble]

Hi, I'm almost 38 weeks pregnant and since I was 3 months pregnant, we had settled on Casper as a boy name. But since last week, my DH is REALLY fond of Spike. He thinks it's adventurous, cool etc... I can't make my mind now, what are your thoughts?

[DealForTheKids]

Love Casper.

Spike for me is an animal name, sorry!

[RedToothBrush]

Casper is a ghost. Spike is a dog.

I know someone who called their son Spike. They do get a lot of dog comments...

[Funkytown]

Spike is a dog or well you know just a spike
Casper is a friendly little ghost
Out of the two go with Casper please don't name you child a dogs name

[AmITwirly]

Give him the name Casper, but let your DH call him Spike as a nn if he wants, (they've both got a "sp" sound in, so why not?) Spike will be really cute as a nn when your DS is little, but could well be the sort of name your DS will grow out of when he gets older.

[squoosh]

Yes give him Casper as his official name and call him Spike if you really must!

[SeptemberBabies]

I love Spike.

Not brave enough to use it as a name for my own children, but a great name nonetheless.

[SeptemberBabies]

btw - Spike reminds me of the character in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (who is quite cool), not a dog as suggested above.

[fuzzpig]

I don't think of Spike as a real name TBH - it's more of a nickname to me. I love Casper :)

[MrsHathaway]

I have a Spike. It's a nickname though and he has a proper MN-approved name as well.

Casper!

[OttiliaVonBCup]

Spike.

No question.

[Faez]

My first thought was Buffy too..

[ShatnersBassoon]

Spike isn't a nice word to me. My first thought is obviously an unpleasant sharp thing, then it's a cartoon dog.

Casper is a decent name, but there's the ghost thing for potential teasing. Just hope he doesn't have a pale complection.

[WowOoo]

I prefer Spike. But not sure I'd be brave enough to use it myself.

Not keen at all on Casper.

[squoosh]

I think Cass sounds like a much cooler nickname than Spike.

[fuzzpig]

I'm not sure the ghost thing would be a problem among the child's peers now, would it? It's not still a popular movie I don't think?

[jazzyjenbo]

Tbh i'm not keen on either but if i had to choose i'd go with casper.
However i have a friend who has a jasper which gets away from the friendly ghost comments.

[mymummademelistentoshitmusic]

Spike is a bulldog. Usually one if the droolier ones, a bit thick for a bulldog but loyal. Would be ridiculous on a child.

[DuchessofKirkcaldy]

I prefer Casper out of the two. Spike could be a mn?

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Casper.

Because you're unlikely to give birth to a puppy.

Spike would be a cute nickname though.

[merrymouse]

Agree with Twirly - Spike is great, but it's really a nick name.

[cherrybombxo]

Spike will always be Spike from Buffy to me.

Casper is a cartoon ghost.

Just no.

[VintageCherry26]

Casper! I absolutely love this name, and it's in our top list of boys names :)

[MrSheen]

Casper and it's variants is very popular around these parts (all of my dcs have at least 1 in their yr group)

I've never seen Buffy but for some reason Spike makes me think of a toddler arsing around on a tow path while his braying parents drink gin in Boden and mustard jumbo cord trousers

[MrSheen]

Maybe it's because it sounds like a nickname, so I've mentally put it in the PG Wodehouse nice but dim category in my head.

[lisucbgiberiocnha]

Adore Casper!!