What kind of name is Jasper - opinions needed please.

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I'm trying to get an idea of how the name Jasper is seen. Various opinions I've come across are:
-posh but in a nice way
-posh but not in a good way
-lovely quirky classic
-a 'joke'/ cat's name
Please share your thoughts with me!

Forward planning...Kate Middleton's mother has nothing on me let me tell you. o

Is it just me, or does anyone else always want to pronounce it with a lisp whenever they see it?
It's the sort of name I really ought to like (I like other, similarly posh names), but I'm afraid I see it as a cat's name, sorry :(

I also know two dogs and a cat who are called Jasper. Not as cute as my DS though.

IslaV: never too early.

I really like it.
When I was pregnant with no3 and thought it might be a boy, I had Kasper on my boys list of names, but like Jasper very much too. I wasn't allowed Jasper because my mums cat was called Jasper at the time and we see them alllllll the time.
It's a lovely name.

In the west country its the name of a wasp.

Ooo, you see I do like Casper!

I know three Jaspers

One is a crazy cocker spaniel
One is a cheeky 7yo from a very creative middle class family
One is a stroppy 5yo from a wealthy but down to earth working class family

I have a jasper. He is scruffy mischievous shaggy haired hyperactive cuddly and totally scrummy! The name def suits him

I LOVE it xx

It is the name of a lovely, shiny black, flat coat retriever.

We seriously considered Jasper when I was pregnant with DC1. Love the name. Unfortunately I worked with someone called Jasper at the time, and he was an arse, so it was a no-go.

DC1 was a girl anyway.

I went to uni with another Jasper and he wasn't an arse.

I really like it - Husband vetoed it. If your DH likes it then go for it!

I have a 12 year old Jasper, and we're not posh at all. He really suits his name, smiley, cheeky and rather gorgeous lad.

Well, as you asked, I agree with the - a 'joke'/cat's name.

I have known several spaniels called Jasper

Jasper Tudor was extremely gallant and brave and a fine man, by all accounts. If you feel like naming your child after the fifteenth century uncle of Henry VII, that is.

For a cat or dog, fine.
For a human, pretentious.

Well, Zingally, both my son and I would completely disagree. There's nowt pretentious about us. :P

Probably a doggy name. I have a barney and a caspar, wanted jasper but had to
Compromise. Have met several animals with these names but no boys!

a per's name. i know a labrador called Jasper.

*pet's

I think it's a bit poncey and I can't think of many 'grown ups' called Jaspar - apart from Jaspar Carrott or Jaspar Conran ................

Love love love it. So nearly called DS Jasper but was born with a head of shocking red hair that we thought there would be too many Jasper Carrot jokes!

It's a semi-precious stone, isn't it? I know a little boy called it - he's very bright and a bit eccentric. I like the name.

Ragwort - it's JaspEr :P