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Thoughts on Crispin?

58 replies

kiwik · 29/08/2013 06:21

Is it too wet?
I'm quite liking it at the moment - means curly haired, and all my DSs have curly hair. (Knowing my luck if I name this baby Crispin it will have the straightest hair ever though.)

So, Crispin? Yes or No?

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HahaHarrie · 29/08/2013 14:32

I love it, but DH said a big fat NO. He declared it a 'please beat me up name'. But I have since met a very fit, strapping Crispin in his late 20s. I don't think anyone would beat him up. I fell in love with the name all over again....... sigh.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 29/08/2013 14:20

I like Christian though, for some reason

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 29/08/2013 14:19

Yes, it's too posh and wet for my taste

It's on the Jasper - Rupert - Quentin continuum

Which is fine if you are posh

thegreylady · 29/08/2013 14:13

love it

noodlebum · 29/08/2013 11:31

Not for me. Reminds me of cooking/burning food.

MadBusLady · 29/08/2013 10:45

I like it, but don't like Chris which would be inevitable. Also like Cyprian.

RootRelatedInjury · 29/08/2013 10:44

Ha Weegie. I live in Scotland too and agree that Crispin would go down like a lead balloon here! Grin

GrandstandingBlueTit · 29/08/2013 10:42

My first thought was Crispin Bonham-Carter, but that's only because I've definitely watched far too much BBC P&P.

On first acquaintance it's not great, really. But I can see how it could be a serious grower.

SoupDragon · 29/08/2013 10:42

It immediately creates a wimpy foppish image in in my head. As well as links to crispy and crisps.

I've never known an actual Crispin though.

squoosh · 29/08/2013 10:41

Wetter than all the oceans in all the world.

Weegiemum · 29/08/2013 10:41

englishteacher do you mean Ruaridh? Lovely traditional Gaelic name but doesn't have a double 'r'.

Crispin? Just no (but may be ok for instance in SE England. Can't see it going down in Glasgow, though!).

RootRelatedInjury · 29/08/2013 10:39

I'm not a huge fan of it and it instantly makes me think of this book.

mrspaddy · 29/08/2013 10:36

I wouldn't choose it

UriGeller · 29/08/2013 10:33

Crispin Glover. He's cool.

LillyNotOfTheValley · 29/08/2013 10:30

Although I like the feeling of the name and love the nn Kit, I just think "crisp" when I hear it

TripleRock · 29/08/2013 09:21

Ha ha, it's only the name of the actor!

May have watched the BBC version a few too many times in my teens... Blush

TripleRock · 29/08/2013 09:18

Crispin. Isn't it the first name of Mr Bingley in Pride & Prejudice? Thats just from memory so I will google in a sec.

If so, maybe that's where the wet thing comes from.

raisah · 29/08/2013 08:55

First thing I thought of was Rice Crispies as a nn, sorry!

patienceisvirtuous · 29/08/2013 08:27

Awful. Sorry.

How about Cass/Cassian.

I like Emile and Elijah.

ZolaBuddleia · 29/08/2013 08:15

Really wet, sorry. It's one of those names like Julian.

I know someone with a child called Cass, which means curly haired, if that helps.

MrsBungle · 29/08/2013 08:14

No, I think it is wet.

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englishteacher78 · 29/08/2013 08:04

Kit would be my preferred nick name too! Christopher Marlowe's my favourite playwright and he was a Kit.

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ghislaine · 29/08/2013 07:37

I love it! I'm trying to persuade DH round as no 2 is due around St Crispin's day. Kit would be a good nn too.