Not everyone's cup of tea

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So DH and I are expecting our first baby due October. So not long left, we haven't decided on a name yet as we're still deliberating. We don't know the sex of our baby so we need to choose for both.

However, my DH loves the name Jasper for a boy. I don't hate it, never really considered it. But I don't think it's a first name more of a middle name. So I want to compromise with DH and have

First name Jasper Surname.

So my question is what names go with Jasper any ideas???

I think Jasper is fine as a first name. Casper?

Pretty much any name you both like and agree on could be used as a first name with mn Jasper. Mns are rarely used.

Jeffrey
Spencer
John
Harry
Luke
Neil
Leon
Frederick
Edwyn

Maybe not Spencer, actually 🙃

What kind of names do you like or not like?

Random list to start narrowing it down:

Arthur, Adam, Anthony
Ben, Billy
Caleb, Corey, Charlie, Callan
David, Drake
Eamon, Ewan, Eddie
Freddie, Francis, Finn/Flynn, Finley
George, Gregor, Grant
Idris, Ivo
Jackson, James, Jonty, John
Kylo, Kieran, Kirk, Kurt
Lukas, Leo, Lyle
Matthew, Mattias
Nate, Nico, Nicholas
Oscar, Ozzy, Oliver, Otto, Odin
Peter, Parry, Paul, Phoenix
Rowan, Rudy, Reuben, Rory
Simon, Silas, Sebastian, Shane
Tom, Tristram
Uri, Umberto
Vinnie, Vincent, Vaughn, Vernon
Woody, Wilfred
Zeke, Zachariah, Zachary

Some of these are awful imo but you need to narrow down your preferred style(s).

Woops forgot H and Q but that's what happens when you multi-task!

Jasper is great but is becoming very common.

It's a sign of the times that Jasper no longer seems like a weird name for a boy 🤣(Always been lovely for a rabbit 🐰)

Middle name really isn't a compromise when you want to call your child a certain name. Unless DH can call him Jasper while you call him 'first name'. Only a tad confusing 🤪

However, if that's a 'compromise' your DH is willing to make then unless it's really daft it doesn't matter much what his first name is EXCEPT personally I'd stay away from anything starting with a B and obviously daft things like Casper.

Jasper is a lovely name! I haven't actually met one but it's very mainstream now, won't raise any eyebrows whatsoever . I really really like it

Thank you all for replying.

I don't dislike the name jasper but for me I didn't really see it as a first name. But you've given me other names to look into.

I don't know whether DH will compromise and have mn as Jasper but it's a suggestion. Still got a few weeks to go so I guess we will still continue looking into names. 😊😊😊

I know too many cats & dogs names Jasper so it’s a no from me.

I like Jasper.

Suggestions as a middle name:

Elliott Jasper Surname
Nathaniel Jasper Surname
Theodore Jasper Surname
Tobias Jasper Surname (love this!)
Leo Jasper Surname
Andrew Jasper Surname
Edward Jasper Surname
Daniel Jasper Surname

I know several Jaspers. It’s not unusual as a first name.

I don't see it as a middle name. Middle names are rarely used.
I quite like it.

I LOVE the name Jasper and trying to convince DH to consider it for baby no:2 if it’s a boy and always thought Jasper George sounds lovely. We already have an Oscar. Good luck 💙

Jasper is great.
If you prefer it as a middle name then must things go with it but I like:

Alexander Jasper
Felix Jasper
Edward Jasper
Charles Jasper
Frederick Jasper

William Jasper
Lawrence Jasper
Magnus Jasper
Reuben Jasper
Henry Jasper
Edwin Jasper
Felix Jasper

Fan of Jasper over here! It's kinda raspy in sound, but I still really find it appealing :)

It’s in the top 100 so it can’t be that odd

Harry Jasper is cute.

Also love Leon Jasper