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

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romomum · 25/07/2014 15:22

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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BlueKarou · 25/07/2014 16:20

If I heard it I would think he was named after Supernatural, but I doubt the show will still be going by the time he finished school, so it's not likely to haunt him forever.

Not a name I would choose, but if you like it then it's completely down to you and your OH.

MaudantWit · 25/07/2014 16:03

:: waves at Bearleigh::

I am similarly old and also thought of the soap.

RiverTam · 25/07/2014 16:02

Castiel feels bizarrely hard to pronounce, not sure why I think that, but it doesn't trip off the tongue. Cassiel is the actual angel's name, which I think is better and really no different to Michael or Gabriel.

Cassius would be better if you want to shorten to Cas.

Notso · 25/07/2014 15:59

Not for me. I prefer Cassius.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 25/07/2014 15:55

No, Caspar is much better. Castiel just sounds made up and is going to suffer from mis-pronounciation and misspelling.

Delphiniumsblue · 25/07/2014 15:52

I would choose a proper name like Caspar.

IHaveBrilloHair · 25/07/2014 15:49

Dd would approve, but she's a 12yr old supernatural fan

busyDays · 25/07/2014 15:47

It sounds like a made up name to me.

scaevola · 25/07/2014 15:42

I don't think it's a 'real' angel name (or is it a variant on Cassiel or Kafziel?)

If I heard 'cas-ste-el' I'd think 'soap' too (sorry)

eurycantha · 25/07/2014 15:37

I also thought of the soap too.

Thumbwitch · 25/07/2014 15:34

Doesn't look or sound like a name at all, sorry. Don't like it.
If your DH likes Cas, then go for Caspar, or Cassius, or similar.

Bearleigh · 25/07/2014 15:32

Oh... It is:

www.amazon.co.uk/Knights-Castile-Soap-90g-Pack/dp/B004QC8HPI

Bearleigh · 25/07/2014 15:31

Makes me think of Knights Castile soap, but I'm quite old. I'm not sure if it's still around.

ContinentalKat · 25/07/2014 15:29

I love Supernatural, too. But Castiel is not a good name for a real child, sorry.

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!

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