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Caspian

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InletsandBrambles · 25/04/2022 20:17

Caspian with the nickname Ian? Maybe McCoy or Altair as a middle name?

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FlamingoDust · 29/04/2022 19:52

Love Caspian! Not keen on Ian though!

KirstenBlest · 28/04/2022 10:31

Yan might be a better nn

comealongponds · 28/04/2022 10:20

I like Caspian but it’s pointless to use a lovely name like that and than a boring nn like Ian which is a name in its own right. If you like Ian then just use that.

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InletsandBrambles · 27/04/2022 21:03

@tearinghairout I would 100% be down for him just being Caspian. My son never shortens his name either. My daughter however is 50/50 with her nickname vs full name.

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LondonQueen · 27/04/2022 17:30

Caspian is a nice name but you shouldn't use Ian as a nickname.

tearinghairout · 27/04/2022 14:12

Caspian is an awesome name. Ian isn't offensive but it's not in the same league. I can see why you're not keen on Cass as a nn for a boy. Just call him Caspian? Not everyone shortens their name. Sebastian has a similar vibe, nn Seb.

bobaforever · 27/04/2022 14:05

I love the name Caspian and wouldn't have thought Ian was a short version either! I'd go for Cass or Casp as a shortened version which I think sounds really cool Smile

Greyisgood · 27/04/2022 00:04

There's a large chain of low budget kebab/pizza take aways in the Midlands called Caspian Pizza. Worth noting if you live in that area.

Kanaloa · 26/04/2022 23:58

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 23:20

@Kanaloa glad you appreciate my brilliance

Is that 😯 sarcasm?

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 23:20

@Kanaloa glad you appreciate my brilliance

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 23:17

When I was at school, nn were usually based on the stresses syllable of the first name or surname, or something that rhymed, or taken from letters of the name, or from something loosely associated with the name.

A Caspian Brambles would end up being nicknamed Cas or Jelly (bramble jelly) or Wilf (Wilfred Brambles) or Thorny or something

Kanaloa · 26/04/2022 23:15

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 23:08

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, @Kanaloa

How clever and innovative of you. I am withered to the very heart. My goodness, if only your one liners were equal to your fantastic ability to shorten names to totally different names.

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 23:08

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, @Kanaloa

Kanaloa · 26/04/2022 22:58

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 16:17

But you'd wrangle Jacjson or Nick. Confused FFS

I have a friend called Spike, but his real name is something quite different.

Spike Milligan was called Terence

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Of course I wouldn’t wrangle Jackson or Nick. I was being sarcastic to point out the silliness of suggesting that any two names sharing some letters are interchangeable.

Yes Spike Milligan was called Terrence, but I doubt anyone thinks Spike is short for Terrence - his parents didn’t choose Terrence because they loved the name Spike.

LollyLol · 26/04/2022 17:08

Ian isnt a natural nn of Caspian as the emphasis is heavily on the first syllable. Similar to Maximilian or Finnian or a whole load of “-Ian” names.

if you like Ian, just call him Ian! No one will bat an eyelid. Whereas Caspian abbreviated to Ian is odd.

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 16:58

It's two syllables in my accent
Casp-yun
just like William is Will-yum

Billandben444 · 26/04/2022 16:48

Caspian is three syllables! Nicknames just happen and you certainly can't tell people 'Oh, his name's Caspian but we call him Ian'. Probably get called Pee-Pee 😛

MajorCarolDanvers · 26/04/2022 16:32

I like Ian

None of the rest - far too fussy and pretentious. Sorry

muddyford · 26/04/2022 16:30

All I can think of is Narnia.

Surelyitscoffeetime · 26/04/2022 16:21

I think of the sea. Also a bit pretentious. Sorry.

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 16:17

Kanaloa · 26/04/2022 16:10

Yeah or maybe Jackson would be a cute nickname. My thinking was that Caspian has s,n,a & c and so does Jackson. Or maybe Nick? Almost all the letters of Nick are in Caspian.

Honestly, if you like the name Caspian use the name Caspian. Don’t use it then try to wrangle Spike/Ian/Tommy out if it.

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But you'd wrangle Jacjson or Nick. Confused FFS

I have a friend called Spike, but his real name is something quite different.

Spike Milligan was called Terence

Kanaloa · 26/04/2022 16:10

Elysant · 26/04/2022 11:51

Oh, Caspian nn Spike is so sweet!

Yeah or maybe Jackson would be a cute nickname. My thinking was that Caspian has s,n,a & c and so does Jackson. Or maybe Nick? Almost all the letters of Nick are in Caspian.

Honestly, if you like the name Caspian use the name Caspian. Don’t use it then try to wrangle Spike/Ian/Tommy out if it.

midsomermurderess · 26/04/2022 12:16

Well, 3.

midsomermurderess · 26/04/2022 12:16

Why does every name here need a nickname. It’s 2 syllables. How difficult is that? Anyway, I quite like it.

Chaoslatte · 26/04/2022 11:58

Narnia connection makes it too twee imo, and Ian is awful. People would definitely shorten it to Cass so pick another name if you don’t want that.

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