First name & surname too similar??

[xanderllama]

So I’m 35 weeks gone with my baby boy, and me and DH have shortlisted six names for him. We’re going to decide once he’s born to see which he looks like . One of the names is Caspar which I absolutely love but in recent weeks I’ve started doubting myself. The issue is that my surname is also two syllable and ends ‘-per’. Are they too similar? I know Caspar ends ‘par’ but still I fear that people may feel it’s ridiculous. I ruled out alliterative names from the start because I knew it wouldn’t work.

Would you like to have that name?

Would kids at school make fun of it?

Caspar Hooper or something is fine.
Neville Neville had a pretty cool name.
Kenneth Kendall was a newsreader, probably before your time and his name was fine.

Caspar Cooper is OK too. It sounds better than my first guess.

Too matchy IMO.

Agree with @mikeuniformmike that Caspar Cooper is fine. Something like Casper Astor possibly not. I think it’s less the -er ending more the similar sound?

I'd wonder why you were so attached to the per sound when there are so many other names out there.

@MrsNoMopp I have got 5 other names shortlisted, all of which don’t end in a ‘per’ sound

I know... but that would be what I thought if you picked the one which did.

I love alliterative names, they make me smile. Lots of people say Casper though as it's probably a more common spelling of the name.

Like Robert Robertson? Don't see an issue

I don’t think it’s ridiculous at all. Use Caspar it’s a lovely name

Ok so alliterative names aren’t to my taste but if others like them that’s fine ( I went to a concert a few weeks back with support act Nina Nesbitt, which I thought was a great name ). Another concern I have isn’t just about the ending but also if people misspell it. There may be some Caspar-Casper mismatching

Thank you @Leopardprintboots

Do you think it sounds OK? If so use it. Not everyone has the same taste and you won't please everyone

I agreed with PP rhyming names don't sound great but I think something like Casper Harper sounds ok

You might find no one notices! I have a friend who has a baby with a similar sounding first and last name (along the lines of Ellis Harris) and it took her pointing it out to me after 9 months for me to to even realise!

Obviously once their full name is used more then it would be more obvious, but I don’t think it’s a total no-go if you really love the name.

If it’s something like Caspar Harper then I think it’s fine.

Is it just 'per' at the end, or is there also an 'ah' sound before the per?

That makes the difference, as in:

Casper Hooper - fine

Casper Astor, Casper Draper - not fine.

@FizzyGreenWater, luckily it’s not an ‘ah’ sound it’s an ‘oh’ . Thank you, after reading these comments, I now feel better about Caspar next to my surname

I wouldn’t but I know many who do. I’ve met a Millie Miller before and let’s not forget Edward Woodward or Chris Christie.

One of the school Mum’s has two sons named Harley and Marley. Some people just baffle me tbh.

@Whattodoabout, my sister’s ex was called Jamie and he had a brother called James. James and Jamie, what were they thinking

I once had a child in my class whose First name and Surname rhymed. I don't think he was teased, at least not at Primary school, but I found it very difficult not to say both names when I spoke to him - it just tripped off the tongue so easily and sounded very satisfying.

@xanderllama reminds me of the woman I know called Ashlie who married a man called Ashley .