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Noah or Jasper?

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Ftm2022 · 03/10/2021 11:02

Hubby and I cant agree. We’re open to both names but whats better?

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Hoorayhenryyah · 04/10/2021 14:49

Jasper always makes me think of Jasper carrot, for that reason I really don’t like it. Noah is lovely tho

FreeBritnee · 04/10/2021 13:38

Definitely Jasper. There are SO many Noahs now, I don’t actually like the name anymore.

Balonzette · 04/10/2021 13:37

Jasper

Theoldwoman · 04/10/2021 05:09

Well the question is better for what?

What is your surname? Middle name? Any siblings? We need more information.

Derbee · 04/10/2021 02:46

Jasper is much nicer.

Linnet · 03/10/2021 23:31

Another vote for Jasper

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Ftm2022 · 03/10/2021 23:27

It looks like a 50/50 split…I guess whichever name it is we can’t go wrong then! Thanks team!

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WeasilyPleased · 03/10/2021 22:29

I love Jasper. ❤

manhattenrain · 03/10/2021 18:56

Jasper is nice, but I love Noah!Smile

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Ftm2022 · 03/10/2021 18:55

@GemmaRuby

Actually we’d prefer the name to not have any class connotations

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Ftm2022 · 03/10/2021 18:53

@MyAnacondaMight
We love Theo. The problem with waiting to have kids is that our family and friends have taken our favourite names for their own kids in the last 2 years, including Theo. Previously our top names were Oliver, Lucas and Theo.

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Ftm2022 · 03/10/2021 18:48

@NanooCov thank you! We’re in New Zealand where Noah has been in the top 3 names for the last few years. Jasper on the other hand is down in the 40s.

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TatianaBis · 03/10/2021 15:30

Jasper by far. Noah is a dog's name.

RobinPenguins · 03/10/2021 14:41

I prefer Noah, to me Jasper is a cat’s name.

Frogsandsheep · 03/10/2021 14:40

@GemmaRuby

Thank you.

My Noah is an older teenager and it wasn’t a popular name at all when he was born and some people were actually surprised at the name! I believe it’s much more popular now.

Jmaho · 03/10/2021 14:37

My 8 year old is Noah. Only one other child with same name in whole school

GemmaRuby · 03/10/2021 14:36

@Frogsandsheep I don’t think Noah has any bad connotations, it’s just that Jasper is a bit posh and Noah isn’t particularly.

Frogsandsheep · 03/10/2021 13:37

@Ftm2022

I have a noah but really like both names and jasper was on my list for my subsequent boys’ names Smile
Which goes better with your surname?

Frogsandsheep · 03/10/2021 13:35

Noah and Jasper have very different class connotations

@MyAnacondaMight

Is this recent? When I had my Noah he was the only one we knew and the name didn’t seem to have any class connotations.
I’d hate to think people would judge him because of his name Sad

GemmaRuby · 03/10/2021 13:31

I like both. Jasper was our second choice for DS.

Jasper is quite middle class, which it sounds like you don’t want.

Herecomesthesun70 · 03/10/2021 13:30

We have a Jasper. Definitely not posh here Grin

KirstenBlest · 03/10/2021 13:28

Anything but Noah

AdaHopper · 03/10/2021 13:11

My DS is Jasper and his bf is Noah. They sound nice together. I prefer Jasper obviously :).

MyAnacondaMight · 03/10/2021 12:38

Noah and Jasper have very different class connotations, if that sort of thing bothers you.

Both are nice names, but I would be surprised to meet brothers Noah and Jasper. The middle class version of Noah seems to be Theo right now - does that appeal?

DramaAlpaca · 03/10/2021 12:35

Jasper, by a long way. I like it a lot.

I don't understand the popularity of Noah, it's such a whiny sounding name.