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Jasper? What do you think?

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RetroMum1 · 27/01/2010 14:35

As simple as that really, what do you think of when you hear Jasper or what do you think of the name?.

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MaineGirl · 28/01/2010 12:24

sorry to hear you lost your son kerrymumbles.
the name Jasper is lovely, I wanted to call ds2 Jasper but xh (h at the time) said no way.

preggiemeggie · 28/01/2010 12:22

I think of magic, for some reason... I also think of a nice oldish man I know. Quite posh and a bit trendy at the moment. But very nice.

KerryMumbles · 28/01/2010 10:02

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Flightattendant · 28/01/2010 09:32

Kerry, I am sorry

womaiden · 28/01/2010 09:32

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT (but I am biased: my DS is Jasper). He loves it too, BTW.

Flightattendant · 28/01/2010 09:32

I like it in itself BUT I also perceive it as girly...we have a small Jasper at school, he is a lovely boy, but I think the name lets him down a bit.

It means 'keeper of the treasure' I think in Persian...remembered from my 9yo self's baby name lists!

bellissima · 28/01/2010 09:26

I was going to say Jasper nice, in a caddish sort of way (like Rufus).

But after readinf Kerry's post can only say how sorry I am.

KerryMumbles · 28/01/2010 01:11

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Ponders · 28/01/2010 00:47

oh sir jasper do not touch me

(rugby song, very silly but it's what I always think of, sorry)

ellokitty · 28/01/2010 00:42

Love it, I teach a Jasper and he is a lovely lad.

wilbur · 27/01/2010 18:54

Jasper Conran. I love the name and wanted it for ds2 but dh vetoed due to a Jasper in his past he was not keen on . Eventually settled on Caspar, with a brief flirtation with Dexter.

Two4One · 27/01/2010 18:51

It's one of those names better suited to pets.

Oscar, Felix, Jasper, Archie, Monty, Rex, Spot, Rover....

To me, they're cute on a very tiny baby, for about five minutes, but you just can't picture them as a grown-up.

boodleboot · 27/01/2010 17:59

We call wasps Jaspers....and spiders Boris....;-]

audley · 27/01/2010 16:57

Love Jasper, arty, like pp said.

ronx · 27/01/2010 16:36

Jasper is a nickname for a wasp in Worcestershire, where my DH grew up.

ChickensLoveMarmite · 27/01/2010 16:28

I always think of it as a dog's name for some reason. Are there famous dog Jaspers?

eggontoast · 27/01/2010 16:26

sorry, when I read it, I thought, the poster must be naming their dog. I feel really mean thinking that. You will never find a name that everyone likes - once you have named the baby, every one will politely say - ah, how lovely anyway. It is you that has to say it every day = if you love it, go for it!

Sunshinemummy · 27/01/2010 16:25

I like it.

lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 27/01/2010 16:25

lovely LO at my work with that name, I love it

usualsuspect · 27/01/2010 16:19

awful

Two4One · 27/01/2010 16:14

Carrot. Sorry.

Ziggurat · 27/01/2010 15:33

I like it.

annasmami · 27/01/2010 15:18

Wasps? What does that mean (I am German, so please excuse my ignorance...)?

MaggieTaSeFuar · 27/01/2010 15:06

do wasps usaully have names??

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MaggieTaSeFuar · 27/01/2010 15:06

i like it, trendy, but i still like it. i think i prefer caspar for some reason though. it's slightly less 'cheeky'!