Casper or Spike???

[Frednoble]

Hi, I'm almost 38 weeks pregnant and since I was 3 months pregnant, we had settled on Casper as a boy name. But since last week, my DH is REALLY fond of Spike. He thinks it's adventurous, cool etc... I can't make my mind now, what are your thoughts?

What about 'Casper Spike' with Spike as the middle name?

Casper is an actual name (for a person). Spike is a dog's name, at best.

Spike

Spike

Caspar. Dislike CaspEr and Spike.

Spike was real.
And he loved Buffy.

My friend says she knows someone with a Spike, Rocky and Buddy (not dogs!). They just need a Buster now...

I know a baby Spike. Now I love unusual names but that made me say to mum, 'On his birth certificate too?' Lovely lady but she did seem uncertain as she'd probably had my reaction a lot.

I prefer Spike to Casper though.

Caspian?

Spike would make me think you were Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. And I'm pretty sure that Spike's original name was William something or other, so Spike was a nickname.

It just doesn't feel like a proper name to me. So I vote for Casper.

Spike is always Dexter Fletcher in Press Gang to me. I'm guessing I'm
10 years older than the Buffy fans :)

Go with Casper on BC. Spike is a good NN.

shadowkat thank you!
I was just about to google that.

I know a Spike- gorgeous little boy, and very cool! Great name!

Caspike?

I also know of a Rocky, first name on the BC. You must only hope they grow into it, because retiring socially awkward Rocky or bullying uncompliant Rocky is not as good a fit as outgoing friendful Rocky. In the long run.

ShadowKat Yep, William the Bloody, nicknamed because he favoured killing people with railroad spikes. Hardly a nice, fun nickname...

I'd go for Caspar with two "As" (agree with Squirm on spelling; the -er ending is much less common than -ar, so it looks a bit odd somehow) as the first name and Spike as a nickname, assuming it suits his looks (spiky hair?) /personality. I don't think it would suit a shy, sensitive type. It reminds me of the vampire from Buffy as well.

Casper over Spike for sure. What about Jasper?

As someone who actually named two of her kids after the Nieghbours dogs I am immune to any of the 'it's a dogs name' comments.

I like both names a lot.

I don't like that Spike rhymes with a racial slur (Travellers) - I don't know if that matters at all though as lots of names rhyme with lots of things but it makes Casper a slightly better choice for me.

I know an adult Casper and it suits him brilliantly.

You have two children named Bouncer?

Not exactly.....

Rover and Duke Ask

I'm going to guess, seriously, that one is called Rex (great name!) but can't think of another.