boys name...what do we think of castiel?

romomum · 2014-07-25T14:22:02+00:00

my OH likes Cas for a boy I said excitedly we can call him castiel (Cas-ste-el) also after an angel in a tv show, and it means shield of God. Just curious what's are folks thoughts on the name...

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user1492757084 · 15/07/2023 11:05

Castiel and Cassiel are both names I like. They have good meanings and history

Also ..
Caspar
Cassius
Casimir

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LittleRedDinosaur · 25/07/2014 15:26

Don't like it (sorry!) it sounds made up. I think it is made up? I think if be embarrassed if I had to explain I was named after an angel in a TV series. Sorry!

I liked it because I thought it was based on a real Angel but realised it was from a TV show it sort of lost its charm for me too. How about Cassiel? Cassiel is an Angel from Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/07/2023 22:15

Oh, should've checked this wasn't an old thread - glad your DS loves his name! 😀

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/07/2023 22:13

I'd be wary of using so obvious a pop culture name personally- I doubt anyone's heard of Castiel outside of Supernatural.

If you like Cas for a boy, most longer versions aren't overly popular but still better known as "real" names than Castiel. My personal fave is Caspian (a sea/nature name as much as a literary character) but Roman names Cassian and Cassius are quite nice too as well as international Casper.

LadyLapsang · 14/07/2023 20:03

I also thought of the (cheap and not nice) soap.

ScrambledSmegs · 14/07/2023 19:59

VeeTee2468 · 07/07/2023 07:42

I know this is an old post but our DS was born in 2014 and we named him Castiel. We did have reservations as he's never going to find his name on a Diet Coke bottle but he loves his name and the majority of people always comment that it is really lovely and unique. The decider vote was when we Googled name meanings and one came up as being the Angel of Thursday which is the day he was born. He's Cas for short.

Awesome 🙌

Are you the OP? I think it's a great name. Hope he loves it too.

FayCarew · 07/07/2023 08:42

My guess was that it was Casteel like the Knight's Castille soap.

VeeTee2468 · 07/07/2023 07:42

I know this is an old post but our DS was born in 2014 and we named him Castiel. We did have reservations as he's never going to find his name on a Diet Coke bottle but he loves his name and the majority of people always comment that it is really lovely and unique. The decider vote was when we Googled name meanings and one came up as being the Angel of Thursday which is the day he was born. He's Cas for short.

AnotherGirlsParadise · 26/07/2014 20:09

My OH suggested this for our as yet unborn son (yep, Supernatural fan!), as we already have a Gabriel and we wanted something that went nicely but wasn't TOO similar. I hated it - I'm so glad it's not just me who finds it weirdly unpronounceable and almost 'made up'!

TheTerribleBaroness · 26/07/2014 19:16

Cas is a perfectly good name on it's own. Castiel just sounds made up or like a misspelling of castle. So, basically I think the same as everyone else.

TodaysNotAGoodDay · 26/07/2014 19:11

Lucas, Cas for short. No to Castiel.

RedToothBrush · 26/07/2014 18:54

How odd. There is another thread from today suggesting the name Castiel. But the OP's partner had already had the baby.

HopefulHamster · 26/07/2014 18:39

Jensen? Jared?

(Use Castiel!)

SurfBoredCat · 26/07/2014 18:36

I've never seen supernatural so can't comment on that but the name makes me think of a cheap lager (!)

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romomum · 26/07/2014 18:26

soo interesting reading the responses, yes I am a fan of supernatural...can't deny that!! but after ploughing though baby name books..internet, I'm not finding many boys names I like, I wouldn't really want anything that's in top 100!! but I think castiel is quite cool, no final decision will be made till we actually meet baby!! (Hopefully soon!!)!! I think girls names are easier had a ton I wanted to use x

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HopefulHamster · 26/07/2014 09:20

I wish I were brave enough to use an obviously fannish name like this :D

If it were a middle name I'd say definitely use Castiel (I was semi-seriously considering Aeryn (as in Sun from Farscape) for a DD's middle name), but might be a bit risky as a first. I do like Cas though!

I think if you do go for it people would learn the pronunciation.

OwlCapone · 26/07/2014 08:34

I think it will be a lifetime of mispronunciation.

pinkgirlythoughts · 26/07/2014 08:32

DS went to nursery with a Castiel, and as someone else said, it seems strangely hard to pronounce- I was never sure whether it was cass-tee-ul, CAZZ-tee-ul, cass-tee-ELLE, or something else! I think his parents called him Cas.

florascotia · 25/07/2014 17:23

Sorry again- I know Castiel is sometimes considered an alternative to Cassiel, but - in English at least - I think that Cassiel is the more usual version and (to me, at least) the sound flows more easily.

Kundry · 25/07/2014 17:17

Have never heard of Supernatural - to me it looks like you spelt it wrong. And it's hard to say without sounding like the Spanish town or the soap

florascotia · 25/07/2014 17:13

Sorry, I really don't wish to criticise, but on first glance it looks as if you were trying to spell the Spanish place name Castile but got the letters the wrong way round.

There are lots of amazing ancient names given to angels - including Cassiel, as earlier poster RiverTam said. Here is a list of them, just in case it might be of interest:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_theological_angels

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 25/07/2014 16:32

I almost called DS2 Angelus (which is an actual legitimate Greek name and was FIL approved at the time) and was talked out of it. WRT to Castiel I'd assume you were a Supernatural fan and secretly be very envious that you had the nerve to use it. I really like Cas as a nickname too

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 25/07/2014 16:30

I think it's terrible, sorry. Do rather like Cas though. Caspian? Caspar? I'm not fond of either of them tbf, but both are better than Castiel.

ScrambledSmegs · 25/07/2014 16:26

Castiel is hot. He's no.2 on my list after Dean.

Well, I've heard more unusual names so it would only make me think you were a fan of Supernatural (which can't continue much longer anyway), nothing bad.

If you love it and your DH does too then go for it.