Is Caspar too 'out there'?

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Am expecting DS2 in June and we are struggling with names. I came up with Caspar a few weeks ago and really quite like it. DH is a bit 'meh' about it, but admits he can't think of anything else, and if I like it, he's happy to let me choose. The only thing he has offered is Alexander, which I'm pretty indifferent to.

DS1 is Leo, which miraculously DH and I both managed to agree on quite early on.

Our surname is a little bit French sounding, although we are both British. Middle name is likely to be William (a family name)

We are expats in a very multicultural city in the Middle East, so there's no chance of anything we chose sticking out or being considered a bit weird at nursery or school.

Family are back in the UK but siblings and cousins have all gone fairly traditional for their DC - Thomas, Jack, Charlie, Hannah, Emily etc. I am imagining my parents and grandparents thinking 'wtf' when we announce it.

Is Caspar weird? Am I going to regret it? I really like it, it works well with Leo and our surname, I don't think it will age and if I heard it, I would think 'cool name'.

I like it. I've known a very nice Swedish Caspar who is the main thing I think of when I hear the name.

I think it should definitely be spelt either Caspar or Kasper - I'm not aware of a language where it's usually spelt Casper and, film notwithstanding, that spelling doesn't quite look right to me.

it's a lovely name and either spelling is good. Be prepared for his mates to shorten it to Caz at some point...which i like too

I love it! Was my first choice of name for DS but DP didn't like it.
I know a baby Casper, so think its uncommon but not unheard of enough to stand out as 'odd' as a name or anything!

My 80 year old dad suggested it to me for my son, but the Danish spelling of Kasper. We didn't use it but it's becoming increasingly popular and a nice name. I referenced my dad's age as he's an old person but clearly didn't think it was too out there.