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Caspar or Caspian?

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bluemoon2468 · 08/03/2020 14:48

Which do you prefer and why?

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PrimeraVez · 10/03/2020 17:42

No one has ever mentioned the friendly ghost in relation to my Caspar Smile

123Dancewithme · 10/03/2020 16:39

Caspar

Eleanor90 · 09/03/2020 23:30

I know a Caspian (3yo) and no Caspars! I like both, but prefer Caspar, which was on our list for a boy.

redwoodmazza · 09/03/2020 17:08

What about Balthasar and Melchior?
I think Caspian is lovely.

CormoranStrike · 09/03/2020 16:54

Caspar all the way

Ruddle91 · 09/03/2020 15:30

Caspian is lovely

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 09/03/2020 15:17

Caspian

No Ghost association and also both Casper and Jasper seem to have leapt in popularity recently

It has a stronger chance of him being the "only" in his cohort at school

Emeeno1 · 09/03/2020 15:13

Caspian. From Prince Caspian by C.S.Lewis. A beautiful name.

KittyJune · 09/03/2020 15:04

Caspian is amazing!

Badabingbadabum · 09/03/2020 11:53

Must be a Midlands one then! You should be alright!

Still prefer Caspar though, and I agree that the "friendly ghost" connections will not come up at school as it is too old a cartoon now.

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bluemoon2468 · 09/03/2020 11:39

@Badabingbadabum I'm in the South East. I've never heard of the takeaway chain!

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Badabingbadabum · 09/03/2020 08:38

Where do you live OP? Caspian is quite a large chain of pizza takeaways around here.

Caspar is very nice though.

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bluemoon2468 · 09/03/2020 06:27

Thanks so much everyone 😊 I also (sort of) think Casper the ghost but I think it might be a generational thing, because I asked my young niece and nephew and they were like 'who is Casper the ghost?' and had never heard the name before. Even I'm a little young for it tbh, having been born in the early 90s - I think it's more something I've just heard of culturally rather than something I've ever actually seen.

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Jossina · 09/03/2020 05:55

Caspian sounds great. Very dashing.

Astronica · 09/03/2020 01:34

I love Caspar. I'm not keen on the ian sound ending of Caspian, Damien, Adrian.

daisypond · 09/03/2020 01:25

Caspar. Caspian's a fictional character invented for the Narnia books, and a sea. I don’t dislike it, though.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 08/03/2020 23:27

Like the Caspian Sea?

Yellowcakestand · 08/03/2020 23:04

Definitely caspar

ginandnappies · 08/03/2020 22:39

I'm sorry but I think of the ghost when I hear Casper.

Cindie943811A · 08/03/2020 22:38

Caspian is definitely preferable to Caspar

SquigglePigs · 08/03/2020 17:20

I really like both. I'd probably lean to Caspar but I'd struggle to tell you why!!

Sandsnake · 08/03/2020 17:17

Absolutely love both. Possibly Caspian, if I had to choose.

BathshebasBane · 08/03/2020 17:17

Caspian ♥️ I wish DH would have let me use it

DramaAlpaca · 08/03/2020 17:15

Of the two, Caspian. It sounds like a romantic hero.

No spelling issues as there could be with Caspar/Casper.

PrimeraVez · 08/03/2020 16:53

I’m biased but I have a 1yr old Caspar and I love it. Anecdotally I’ve heard of a few others in the area but haven’t actually come across any yet.

It sometimes gets abbreviated to Cas which I also like.