Caspian ...

[montylady]

I have always loved the names Casper and Caspian (after reading the Narnia books) and have considered both as potential boy names along with Edward, Alexander and Quinn. However, many people comment on Casper being the 'friendly ghost' and not too sure what others think of Caspaian (Cass for short). So I thought I would put it in front of the MN jury. Caspain Edward would be the full name (Edward after my grandad). Opinions please... I can take it

if you can take it

both are, IMHO, not nice

but Edward is

Sorry, I really dont like either name - Casper does immediately invoke images of the friendly ghost for me and just think Caspian is, I dont know, a bit silly really

Edward, Alexander and Quinn are all really lovely (although Quinn is a bit of a surname to me, I still really like it). Dont think you can go wrong with any of these 3.

Casper sounds like the brother of Tarquin

Caspian I'm fairly certain is not really a name in the real world - but a sea - I am sure there are one or two Caspians out there of course

Cass is a girl's name - Mama Cass from the Mamas and Papas

Caspian...a bit wanky, sorry. Casper is better but yes, he will always be called the friendly ghost. I wouldn't do it to one of my kids.

Edward, Alexander and Quinn all very nice though.

Now I like Cassius

If I have another DS he will be Casper. Yes, it is a bit ghosty, but those films were ages ago now and people will quickly begin to associate the name with the child rather than the cartoon.

I like Casper and don't think of ghosts. Lots of names relate to films/books after all, and this film is not "current" any more.

Caspian is a bit "frilly".

Love it.

I really like both Caspar and Caspian. I think they have a great old fashioned ring to them, unlike a lot of the modern 'made up' names. But if you are really unsure, how about Peter? (Narnia)

Hate them both.

Casper the Friendly Ghost? Horrible.
And Caspian will get the poor child bullied for life.
I like Alexander. Edward is OK. Quinn is... a girl's name surely? And very American?

I love the name caspian, I love the narnia books and the tale of the dawn treader is my favourite. Caspian is a great name in my opinion.
Very Nautical name, caspian sea being the biggest inland body of water. If you like it go for it.

I really like Caspian...If you like it then go for it! It's unusual as well as being an established old name. You could always do Cas pronounced like 'Caz' for a nickname.

Caspian is awful, effeminite and unless you are really posh will stick out like a sore thumb. I note also in your post you spell it wrong twice out of the 3 times you type it. Not a great start if you can't even spell the name you want to give your kid.

Cassius is better imo

Caspian gorgeous ?? Effeminate ? not at all. Ignore pre conceptions. My DS 4 was unlucky enough to be lumbered with a name then used by a celeb soon after his birth. The mumsnet threads slating it were AWFUL and did not help me post natally

His name is now LOVED!!! A bloke ( i respect) said to me on friday night 'I've never met *** but I just know he is cool with that name'

Ignore the nay sayers - It's beautiful!

ignore my odd overuse of ?? even I dont understand that!

Onion1968 - Thanks for pointing out the typing error. Even us teachers can get distracted when two little ones are making their presence known. How terrible of me not to double check my spelling before posting my thread . Anyway, thanks for your contribution!

Thanks for all your feeedback. It is just a name I was considering. I also really like the name Cassius (sigh of relief after checking correct spelling).

really like it, also like Florian. But settled on Fabian! I would go for it if you like it. Am really glad we went with Fabian and not William which was the other option.

Cassius was on my list should DC1 have been a boy. I think it's a great name. I love Casper but unfortunately I think it may have been ruined by the ghost! Such a shame as it's a nice sound. (do you like Jasper?) I also love the Narnia books and quite like Caspian but I am not sure I'd be brave enough to use it as a first name. I don't consider it frilly or effeminate. Quite the opposite actually.

I'm curious to know your DS's name now NotaMopsa!

tee hee Dreya it actually has five asterisks but the mumsnet tech have converted it to 3 BOLD asterisks!!

I love your daughters name

I like Caspar (with that spelling). A name is more than just a reference though I don't know who the ghost is tbh. Like Flora is a beautiful name, not just a margarine and Tilda isn't just a rice brand.

Cassius is lovely too.

It's not great, in fact I would say it's borderline passable. As in- you can use it and were I to know you I would pronounce it (and not insist on calling him a nickname like I did to my sisters rediculously named DS2) but I would quietly be thinking ick.

I think ick to an awful lot of names - generally top 40 names

I would be secretly jealous of this name!

In German a Kasper is a well known (punch & judy) clown/puppet and kaspern is to be silly, so not a good name to use in the Germanic world imo.

I prefer Caspian and Cassius but you'd need to be happy with the nickname Cas/Cass.

I relly like Quinn and know one who uses it as a nickname for Quentin.