Parents used our favourite name for the dog...

[LittleLostRoeDeer]

So what alternatives to Jasper can we use for a boy?

We've not found out what we're having. Our daughter. has a very unusual name but not sure we'd choose something that different again.

Other names that have been considered and vetoed for one reason or another are Rowan, Ernest, Frederick, Tobin. Girls names I think we're sorted for (although wouldn't say no to any good suggestions).

Torin
Wreford
Conrad
Jago

For me Jasper is one of the inept villains in 101 Dalmations

I actually outdid myself because it was only once I was pregnant that I realized I wanted our own dog's name for a DS. Fortunately DC turned out to be a DD

Other ideas are Luc, Adam, Eddie, Simeon, Marc, Stefan, Darragh, Freddie.

Felix

Torin was on our list, but not sure if it'll now be vetoed in the new 'can't be too different' criteria.

I'm beginning to wonder (hope?) if it'll just be a girl and solve all of our probems.

My sister named her dog after our nan. I still intend to use the name if we have a girl

What is the 'hated' nickname for Gabriel? I have a Gabriel.... he's always called 'Gabriel'!

Gay presumably

Nigel! For the love of god will someone name their kid Nigel!

I never did work out which came first, my DSIS or DDad's cousin's dalmatian.

DSIS has fortunately long out live the spotty hound.

Only a UKIP supporter with the fervency of a work-experience Parliamentary aide would name their child Nigel just now. Surely?

Julian is much nicer than Jolyon.

How about Casper or Kasper.

Felix or Milo?

Casper

My brother and sil were going to call my niece Daisy but changed their mind as that's my other brother's dog's name. Imagine the confusion at family events.....'Daisy, come for your dinner' and a toddler and a dog both run to the kitchen.

I think Gabe is the nickname for Gabriel.

Yes, Gabe, I just don't like it and having been given a name myself with the most terrible one option of a nickname I spent my whole adolescence asking people not to shorten it.

Which got tedious and you always risk offence when someone is just trying to be friendly.

I'm not keen on Gabe either.

for what it's worth, here's my list from the 'what's your boys top 5' thread.

Ezra
Elijah
Rowan (I appreciate you've already said no to that)
Keir
Lucas

I quite like Ezra. Rowan could still be on the list! I still like it a lot. DP loves Lucas but I'm not keen.

What about some nature type suggestions? Anyone got any good ones that would actually be usable? I've suggested Bay and Sage in the past... Forrest is a no go because of our surname.

Leaf/Leif? Though depending on what your surname is, anything tree-related might be a bit daft - oh, but you said Woody had been on your list, didn't you?

The vicar of our local church was called Frog, no idea if it was his real name.

Tiger
Bear
Ellwood (DH loved this!)
Flint (child in DD's nursery called this, thought it a little harsh-sounding myself)
Hawk
Wolfie
River
Robin
Rain

Woody is a euphemism for an erection in the UK too.

Asher sounds similar to Jasper. From Hebrew, means 'happy/fortunate'. Nickname Ash, gives you a nature connection.

Aspen.
Oakley.
Ash.
Arran
Tamar

Crispin
Sebastian
Juilian

Now I like Asher but would never use either this or Ashley as the nickname 'ash' just makes me think of fags. Urgh. Fag ash. Ashtray. Yuk.