Jakub or Kacper? Maybe Olaf?

[Josie1988]

I know a few Olafs (in Poland) and it's my favourite, but it won't work in the UK, will it? Frozen...

If not, it's between Jakub and Kacper.

Which do you like more? Thanks.

Jakub is great.

How do you pronounce Kacper? With a s sound in the middle? Or a ck sound? I think it could cause a few issues

Kacper

It would sound like "kachper"

Kind of? It's quite hard to explain (in words) really, but I suppose a bit like "kackper" but not quite, it's a bit like that, but with "kachper"... Not very good at explaining

I prefer Olaf to either of the others. People who get to know your child will associate the name with him not the frozen snowman, and by the time he's in school Frozen will already be 7 years old.

I think it's likely to be more annoying for your ds to have to keep explaining how his name is pronounced than to have people constantly mentioning Olaf the snowman.

Could be wrong though!

Do you have ties to the country the names come from? Kackper sounds like a recipe for a hard time. I know in fifteen years we will all be multi global but really, I still have a hard time with my name, which is Scandinavian, phonetic and unsurprisingly Christian. And I'm forty plus.

Kackper. Why not go for Kasper/ Kaspar. It will save him a lifetime of explaining 'no, not Kack, kas... Oh forget it'

They would just ask him how it's pronounced we are in London and most children just say their name first

Really? Olaf is my favourite. If it wouldn't be 'embarrassing' I'd pick it.

Yes, my husband and I are both Polish.

I prefer Jakub but quite like both.

No to Olaf - frozen has ruined it

Then go for Olav, my sovereign, father to my now king Harald. You avoid the Frozen reference by spelling it as it should be. X

I like Jakub

I think spelling Jacob as people are used to would save your son a lifetime of annoyance. Olav/Olaf is okay, hard to picture for me on a baby, but an okay name. Kaspar or Caspar, sure, Kachpar (?) - No!!

Since when was Olav the original? I've only come across Olafs in Poland.

We would go with the Polish variation, so Jacob/Casper/Caspar/Kasper/Kaspar are all out.

Only trying to help. Do want you want?

Do *what you want. Olav was our king, thought it might be worth a try if you wanted a variation - there are other countries, you know.

I was only wondering

josie I always end up saying on baby name threads- your baby, name the child as you love.

But have a heart for the poor teacher trying to call your child out. And if you are going to live in a country where Kackper has to spell/sound out his name for the next 70 years, then take a leaf out of my book.

If you live in a part of the country with a large Polish community, you will find most teachers will be able to pronounce your child's name correctly.

However, if you go for Kacper, you and your child will have to keep spelling it out as there are so many possible variations - C or K, c or s, a or e. Why not use it as a middle name if you are really fond of it?

Is it just in North America that kak is sometimes a word for poo? Nicknames can be a minefield, so I can see kids seeing Kacper (sorry,
Can't scroll down nor remember how to spell this) & thinking of poop. But perhaps not in Britain?

Like all those names. Olaf the snowman is brilliant anyway! I have a son with a 'foreign' name that is not spelt how it is said. I wanted the original spelling. It does not bother me that people ask how to say it. I like telling them where the name originates and the meaning. He likes his name.

In France Kacper would lead to a whole lifetime of misery.

I do think you need to give a thought to the country you are actually going to live in not just to where you are from.

All of those names are so harsh sounding and not nice to say

When I was at school (Britain, 90s) kak/kack/cack was definitely a word for poo. The mean kids in my class would almost certainly have dubbed Kacper 'Cack Poo' or 'Cack Pants'... But that was 20 years ago. Hopefully kids are nicer/more open-minded now....? Or maybe the meaning hasn't lasted.