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Casper ???

33 replies

Pebbles0934 · 27/10/2016 00:23

Late night pondering.... Casper or Caspar? Which spelling? Is it the worse the name ever? Is it "posh"? Is it popular? Do you know any?

I like Cassius and Cassian but feel they are too out there for me and complicated pronunciations!

I like Cass. But not a name!! Any advice?

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Joinourclub · 27/10/2016 00:57

Lol at pp 'only' knowing 3 Caspars!

DontBeSoStroppy · 27/10/2016 00:49

I love it. I know a 60 - 65 year old Caspar who suits his name brilliantly.

I like Caspar but it really doesn't matter.

Pluto30 · 27/10/2016 00:46

Love it.

Prefer the spelling Caspar.

I don't like Castor, as the PP suggested, because it reminds me of caster sugar or castor oil. It also doesn't have the "Cass" sound.

Prefer Caspar to Cassius and Cassian.

How about Caspian?

Chinlo · 27/10/2016 00:38

I believe that Caspar is the original spelling. It also looks less friendly-ghosty to me, so I prefer it.

I think it's a very cool name.

Enidblyton1 · 27/10/2016 00:37

I only know 3 Caspars (all spelled with an a). Two of them are born in the 80s and one toddler.
Not a particularly common name I think (but check baby names ranking!). I'm not a huge fan of Caspar, but there are far worse names. Though I do love both Cassian and Cassius!

JosephineMaynard · 27/10/2016 00:35

It's not popular, no. Well below the top 100 in the latest baby name statistics for both spellings.

I was considering this for DC3, but DH vetoed it.

BeastofCraggyIsland · 27/10/2016 00:33

I quite like Casper, I don't think it's particularly popular or posh or 'out there', it's a pretty normal name. Something like Caspian or Crispin would be more posh (or wet, depending on your view). Really don't like Castor, it makes me think 'oil' or a beaver as it's the genus name for beavers and is actually the word for 'beaver' in both French and Spanish!

LineyReborn · 27/10/2016 00:25

Castor is a good old fashioned name. (Castor and Pollux, from mythological legend.)