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What do everyone think of the name Casper??

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ToManyKids · 04/07/2010 09:35

Hiya, I absolutely absolutely love the name CASPER but dp isnt so keen, he says people will take the mickey (although i dont see why that should concern him!) my argument is people dont always like everyones names and you cant please everyone, some people that have called my choice have children with names i would never use!!!! what do you's think? is it that bad?????

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MrsvWoolf · 04/07/2010 17:38

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iamfabregasted · 04/07/2010 16:41

My car is called Kasper

hana · 04/07/2010 16:37

awful

Disenchanted3 · 04/07/2010 16:36

I know a Casper, his sister is Pandora.

GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 04/07/2010 16:35

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castille · 04/07/2010 15:38

I quite like Caspar (spelt with an A)

But DD chose it for our cat, and it suits him too well now for me to imagine it also suiting a human being

ReasonableDoubt · 04/07/2010 15:34

I like the spelling Caspar, better. No idea why. Caspian is nice, if a bit posh.

audley · 04/07/2010 15:31

I have a Caspar, I also love Jasper. Have had mixed reactions and a huge proportion of people spell it Casper in cards etc. One wonderful person did their research and realised that Caspar was one of the three wise men - made me very happy! My DH chose Caspar over Jasper for the Cas nickname.

coffeefestival · 04/07/2010 13:13

I like it

I expect the ghost connection will become less as time goes by.

toccatanfudge · 04/07/2010 13:11

don't like Casper - makes me think of friendly ghost

but Caspian is lovely

emmyloo2 · 04/07/2010 12:56

I don't mind it but much prefer Jasper which I love.

RetroMum1 · 04/07/2010 12:54

My DH loved Casper but I couldn't get over the friendly ghost thing so we went with Jasper (they're known as wasps here to in Gloucestershire but not that many people know that any more. Jasper is 3 months old know and I have heard of someone else using it. I think it will become more to the Twilight saga unfortunately but it is a lovely name and everybody compliments us on it.

LetThereBeRock · 04/07/2010 12:15

I love it.

seenyertoeslately · 04/07/2010 11:51

Down in Devon us used to refer to wasps as 'jaspers'. Dunno why.

PlasticCenturion · 04/07/2010 11:40

thumbwitch is right, Caspar is the more usual spelling. And Twilight is a load of dreary dross and reallly if anybody associates Jasper with such a pile of fetid nonsense then they aren't worth mixing with anyway.

thumbwitch · 04/07/2010 10:53

Caspar is a more usual spelling - I do like the name though (and Jasper too). I know nothing of Twilight however.

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ToManyKids · 04/07/2010 10:51

I dont mean he shouldnt worry about mickey taking, i mean over a name. We have a daughter called cordelia and thats very unusual and he let that name go ahead!! I think the jasper name may be coming from the twilight sage i love jasper but all my children have C names

I dont know what to do, decisions decisons.....

caspar might be a better way to spell and say it, i never thought of that
x x x

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NBelle · 04/07/2010 10:08

My husbands nephew is called Casper so I think it is a lovely name.

When I first met him of course I made the connection to the ghost for about the first minute. Now I make the connection to a gorgeous little boy.

I would go for it

5DollarShake · 04/07/2010 10:03

Why should people taking the mickey out of his son, not concern his Dad? [hmm}

PlasticCenturion · 04/07/2010 09:49

Caspar.

Honestly, that little vowel makes all the difference.

I like it.

Imarriedafrog · 04/07/2010 09:48

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ToManyKids · 04/07/2010 09:46

I like cassius, i love cass for short, another reason for choosing (or wanting ) to choose it

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HoopyFroodDude · 04/07/2010 09:45

Well, it reminds me of Knights and the sea and stuff. Which is better than plump rather dappy American ghosts.

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ToManyKids · 04/07/2010 09:45

Thats all i keep getting ~ ghost jibes!! i think he was a cute ghost, haha,

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