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Will he get teased if we give him these names?

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StarsInTheNightSky · 04/03/2014 20:05

I'm 27 weeks pregnant (DS at very high risk of being premature though for various reasons) and after a lot of discussion DH and I have finally agreed on a name for our little chap.

Jasper Alec

Our surname begins with an 'A' and his first name is definitely going to be Jasper. We struggled with finding a middle name, but eventually settled on Alec which we both love. Jasper and Alec are both names from mine and DH's families which we though was nice too.

Today, when we told my teenage niece about our name choice, she straight away piped up with "oooh, like from Twilight!" She is a big Twilight fan (DH and I are not) so I googled it and found that both names were used in the Twilight books Hmm. This has made us very worried that he wil get teased, and we're thinking about a different middle name, but don't want to change it without cause as we love Alec. We will not be changing Jasper by the way.

My question is, how many of you would make that connection? Do you think it's something we should be worried about or are we overthinking it?

Thanks in advance.

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Elllimam · 04/03/2014 20:10

I have read the twilight books (not terribly keen) and neither Jasper or Alec would make me think twilight, they are not like Edward or Bella (or Renesmee urg)

Burren · 04/03/2014 20:09

I think teenagers who think it's kinda romantic to have to choose between a vampire and a werewolf shouldn't be listened to for a moment on naming issues. It's not as if you were naming your son Edward Cullen Vampire Smith or something. Don't give it another thought.

MrsBennetsEldest · 04/03/2014 20:09

I love the name Jasper, I thought of Jasper Tudor. Brilliant Name.

Alec is great too.

Your overthinking it a bit.

I hope all goes well with your little fella.

sparklesandfizz · 04/03/2014 20:08

Twilight will be over and done with by the time your boy is at primary don't worry. Lovely names go for it,

SantanaLopez · 04/03/2014 20:06

I think it's a fad, by the time your wee one is old enough, none of his peers will have a clue.

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