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help what is better Nye, Ralph, Casper, Rupert or Dexter?? pls judge

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Gelamum · 16/12/2009 15:27

pls let me know what you think
Nye, Ralph, Casper, Rupert or Dexter??

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LadyCressida · 27/01/2010 22:18

Now I've read all this I really want to know what you picked!

liliputlady · 27/01/2010 22:15

I like Ralph the best.

missjackson · 27/01/2010 18:57

Oops sorry, that was me. I was doing a search for Nye to see who else had it.

bibbitybobbityhat · 27/01/2010 12:08

Has the op had the baby then?

Why are we bumping such an old thread?

gagamama · 27/01/2010 12:05

Aneurin looks to me like Aneurysm. Love Casper.

annasmami · 27/01/2010 11:54

On the other hand, Jasper is a great name for a person .

annasmami · 27/01/2010 11:53

I like Rupert and Ralph.

In German, Kasper is the name of a very well known (punch and judy) type Clown. So, if someone is silly, you will say "you're such a Kasper", or "don't Kasper around". In other words, it is a very silly name and not one you'd give to a child!

This may or may not bother you, but I'd thought I'd point it out anyway .

CinderellaRach · 27/01/2010 09:08

Ralph is cute.Not very keen on the others.Nye made me think of New Years Eve-sorry!

snurgy · 26/01/2010 23:44

Dexter is as bad as Carter. It's a surname! In fact it's a family surname of mine so I find it very odd as a first name. Could quite possibly turn a bit the C word.

I love Rupert and Caspar!

jasper · 26/01/2010 23:18

another vote for Jasper

MaggieTaSeFuar · 26/01/2010 23:14

Caspar.

Dexter is a serial killer. And it's a bit sur namey.

i like Raph instead of Ralph though.

missjackson · 26/01/2010 23:11

Yey for Nye!

A real test of education though - even when I say, Nye short for Aneurin, as in Bevan, I get blank faces.

We live in Wales, where it gets met with lovely reactions, but elsewhere it can tend to get 'you what?' - but then everyone loves it once they get to know him

Am soooo pleased we called him that. But def needs to be Aneurin on the birth certificate. Nye is just a nickname.

WildSheepChase · 19/12/2009 12:23

Aneurin- pronunciation depends which part of Wales the speaker is from. Down the south bit they say 'an-eye-uh-rin',up the north the say 'an-yure-in' and in the middle it's more 'an-urr-in'.

Also, in England, be prepared for people to say 'you wha?' and look bemused.

Any lefties will know exactly who you mean and say it perfect each time.

The LAST thing that name is is chavvy. Bizarre.

(guess what my sons name is!)

doubleexpresso · 18/12/2009 17:44

Would you pronounce Ralph as 'Ralf' or 'Rafe' ? Quite like either pronounciation tbh. Not sure about the others Always think Rupert is a bit wet ... Dexter is more of a dog's name. Nye - no. Casper - ghost. Sorry

NotAnotherNewNappy · 18/12/2009 16:41

Casper - it's lovely

mathanxiety · 18/12/2009 04:47

Nye example.

reup · 17/12/2009 19:15

DownwardDog what I meant was there is no nye sound in aneurysm. Its annyeerism. So it may look a bit similar but not sound like it at all.

HeffaMerryChristmas · 17/12/2009 10:22

I like Casper and Nye best. Quite like Ralph too. Not keen on Rupert or Dexter.

crumpette · 17/12/2009 10:16

Nye- neigh, well, I guess it could be OK if Aneurin is on bc, I don't like Nye on it's own
Ralph,-I don't hate this, never read judy blume though so Ralph to me has no penis connotations
Casper- it's OK but will always be a friendly ghost
Rupert- absolutely horrible imo, just because I hate rupert the bear
Dexter- serial killer/charlotte church offspring

So I guess out of those I prefer Aneurin, Ralph and Casper

Cortina · 17/12/2009 09:59

Of your choices like Casper best and possibly Aneurin (sp) nm Nye.

What about Marcus and Hugo too, which are in the 'Rupert' category perhaps?

Kayzr · 17/12/2009 09:03

I love Casper and Rupert. Nye is a bit wierd, Dexter is really popular where I live and Ralph makes me think of that kid in The Simpsons.

HelewiseWoolf · 17/12/2009 09:01

Rupert is nice, but only if you're upper class.
Dexter is very on-trend and completely opposite in style to Rupert. I'm not keen, though I did once think it cool.
Casper - spelling looks odd, prefer Caspar, is vaguely okay, probably best here.
Ralph - perhaps, if pronounced Rafe.
Nye - nick name-ish in style, bland.

Caspar or Ralph then.

diddl · 17/12/2009 08:09

Casper or Rupert.

duchesse · 17/12/2009 06:13

New nephew is called Caspar, so am biased towards it. Rupert's sweet, and is Ralph if pronounced rafe rather than ralf (which sounds like a dodgy used car salesman from Surbiton imo).

Really don't like Dexter or Nye (unless Welsh).

nooka · 17/12/2009 06:08

Aneurin Bevan would be an excellent person to be named for I think (founder of the NHS). But maybe you'd need to either have strong leftward leanings or a Welsh connection to really carry it off. I've always heard it pronounced An-ure-in. I guess spelling and pronunciation might be a nuisance.