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Asher and Jared

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user1459464195 · 24/09/2017 17:52

Just wondered what the general Mumsnet consensus was on these two names? I really like both as outsider possibilities for DS2 but have concerns. So what are your impressions of both and what assumptions (if any) might you make about a little Asher or Jared? Thanks

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MammieBear · 24/09/2017 18:02

Asher has a lovely meaning, Jared doesn't sound very nice in my opinion.

MammieBear · 24/09/2017 18:05

Asher comes across and reads Cheerful as well as the meaning! Jared - possible trouble maker.

Liadain · 24/09/2017 18:07

Love them. Of the two I prefer Jared.

Movablefeast · 24/09/2017 18:12

Jared sounds sinister to me and I'm not sure why ...... are they any famous Jared's that could give me this impression?

lizzieoak · 24/09/2017 18:13

I like Asher very much. Jared sounds like the troubled boy in the class (to me, apologies to those w Jareds).

Movablefeast · 24/09/2017 18:15

Ah maybe Jared Kushner President Trump's son in law.

greentea4me · 24/09/2017 18:16

Are you Jewish? If not, it's a bit odd.

user1459464195 · 24/09/2017 18:18

Interesting responses so far! Thanks everyone. My concerns were that people might think that both names were made up/had no history behind them but so far no one seems to have thought that.

The only 'sinister' link to Jared is possibly Jareth - David Bowie in Labyrinth that i can think of!

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Movablefeast · 24/09/2017 18:18

I know who it is Jared Fogel the Subway spokesman who was found guilty of paying to have sex with children and is currently in prison. Sorry OP.

Movablefeast · 24/09/2017 18:20

Very popular name with plenty of young American actors with the name.

user1459464195 · 24/09/2017 18:20

Ah.... Jared is looking less and less likely! Pleased I asked 😊

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AuntyElle · 24/09/2017 18:21

Jared's got nits.

Movablefeast · 24/09/2017 18:21

Both names sound Jewish to me and both have a long history but not heard so much in the UK.

NuffSaidSam · 24/09/2017 18:22

I think they're both in the 'everyone has heard of them, easy to say and spell, but not made up/ridiculous' category.

I prefer Asher because it looks and sounds nicer imo. Jared is a perfectly good name though.

I like Ash and Jed too, good nn potential with both of them.

lizzieoak · 24/09/2017 18:24

Greentea, I think Asher is crossing over into more common usage, like Seth and Josh have done (I'm Jewish). Cohen, obviously, is a completely different matter and it sets my teeth on edge when people use it as a first name as it's special and set aside for (surname) descendants of the Cohens (priestly class). I'd find Yiddish names a bit odd on non-Jews, but Asher is Hebrew.

Jared, to me, sounds like a Jayden, Braeden, Kayden kind of name.

PringlesPirate · 24/09/2017 18:26

I love Asher but all I can think of is Brimful is Asha. Even though it’s a completely different spellig

lizzieoak · 24/09/2017 18:26

Fwiw, I know a lot of Jewish boys aged 1-20 & not a single Jared among them. I have known a few non-Jewish Jareds and they were all trouble.

PlasticPatty · 24/09/2017 18:27

Jared was my number one choice if I'd had a son - that would have been, let me see, thirty-six years ago.

Asher, or Ashur, both nice, too.

Shockers · 24/09/2017 18:29

Grin @ AuntyElle

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 24/09/2017 18:39

I know a lovely boy called Asher. Jared just makes me think of Jareth the goblin king in Labyrinth, I'm afraid...

LucieLucie · 24/09/2017 18:42

Jared makes me itch - or maybe it's just the one mentioned on another thread who brought fleas into school Grin

I don't like the name Asher, not one I've ever heard of before

nodogsinthebedroom · 24/09/2017 19:11

Asher is really nice.

17caterpillars1mouse · 24/09/2017 19:13

I'm not a huge fan of Asher but it's a nice enough name.

I like Jared but it does seem a bit dated. Maybe because the only 2 I know are 50s and 30s

user1459464195 · 24/09/2017 19:14

Looks like Asher is a maybe then. Jared, not so much! 😂 Thanks for your feedback everyone

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MikeUniformMike · 24/09/2017 19:40

I prefer Asher. I like it.