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Caspar, Rowen or Tyler

69 replies

imabusybee · 13/01/2021 13:41

Baby boy due anytime.. what's your favorite of Caspar, Rowen or Tyler? Middle name James.

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Tucancrossing · 13/01/2021 13:44

I LOVE Caspar (it was a close decision between Caspar and my son's name, and if I have another son I'm hoping to use Caspar!) Also love Rowan, but spelt correctly like this, not a fan of altered spellings sorry. Not keen on Tyler at all - has 'naughty boy' vibes for me!

StillGoingToWork · 13/01/2021 13:46

Caspar the Friendly Ghost. Nope.
Tyler brings me an image of a school bully (sorry to all the Tylers out there)
Rowan is ok.

mamaisme · 13/01/2021 13:47

I have a Caspar James, love it!

JemimaTiggywinkle · 13/01/2021 13:48

Rowan is my favourite (spelt Rowan)

PositiveNegative · 13/01/2021 13:49

Rowan

NewYearNewLockdown · 13/01/2021 13:49

Caspar is easily the best out of those.

HeronLanyon · 13/01/2021 13:51

Rowan (Rowen will so often be assumed to be a spelling mistake !)
Caspar.
Tyler.
In that order.

imabusybee · 13/01/2021 13:53

Woops hadn't realised I'd spelt Rowan wrong! It was my phone's chosen spelling Blush obviously would spell it correctly!

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Miltonj · 13/01/2021 14:10

Casper by a country mile!

jellybe · 13/01/2021 14:14

Casper is lovely. I don't think kids now days won't get the friendly ghost thing at all.

becca3210 · 13/01/2021 14:19

Rowan is my favourite. Tyler a definite no

DotDotDotDotDot · 13/01/2021 14:27

Caspar is the best from your list, what about Jasper? I prefer Rowan for a girl to be honest. Tyler seems a different style of name to your others, sorry I’m not keen. Maybe Oscar, Felix or Maxwell?

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 13/01/2021 14:32

LOVE LOVE LOVE Casper! It is so cool! Rowan is lovely but i would assume Rowan was a girl. Alsk an aeful lot of baby Rowans at the moment (male and female). Tyler is horrible, agree it is a school bully name!

AliceMcK · 13/01/2021 14:45

Rowan in nice, I only know one Rowan and he’s a really nice guy.

Casper, reminds me too much of the friendly ghost or some privileged upper classed brat.

Tyler is nice but also reminds me of Katie Hopkins rant about kids called Tyler.

NannyR · 13/01/2021 14:48

Rowan and caspar are really nice, I like Jasper a lot too.
Tyler has a totally different vibe to it for me.

KirstenBlest · 13/01/2021 15:04

Caspar, not Casper. - like
Rowan, not Rowen - like but it will just blend into all the Romans and Reubens and Rorys and all the other R names.

Tyler - fine as a surname but not as a first name.

FluffyEggsontoast · 13/01/2021 15:08

Love Caspar and Tyler
Rowan I prefer for a girl (as I know a few baby girl Rowans), but irrespective of that, the name has got too trendy for me these days and sounds too similar to Roman and Rohan and Ronan.
If popularity is a factor then bear in mind both Casper (and Caspar) and Tyler are outside the top 100 names (and Tyler in particular is on a steep downhill slope), whereas Rowan is in the top 100 and still growing. It's on a steep climb and is one of the fastest rising names. I know a lot of baby Roman, Rohan, Rowan, Rory etc. A few years ago I didn't know any.

Whatsyourflava · 13/01/2021 15:22

Caspar is a lovely name. Love the meaning of it too. Still very underused which is good.

Tyler I've not come across but the more I think about it the more I like it. I have never met one. Just looked it up and surprised to hear it's a name with a lot of history. Outside the top one-hundred names too, which is always good if popularity a concern.

I know Rowan is unisex but it works better for girls to my mind. The tree itself is small and delicate (I know I should not be gendering a tree!). I know of non binary adults who were born boy but now genderless and changed name to Rowan and think it works well for increasing number of gender less people.
I don't like the nickname Row and find the name too popular these days and know too many RoMans (which is the fastest rising boy name). I know that Roman, Rowan, Rory, Ronnie .... are all in the top one hundred names and are still rising. Bit dull and takes the shine off when there's a few in a class. Will date.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/01/2021 15:25

Casper James

Bluesername · 13/01/2021 15:29
  1. Caspar
  2. Rowan
  3. Tyler
EdgeOfACoin · 13/01/2021 15:42

Caspar!

ParisJeTAime · 13/01/2021 15:47

Rowan and Casper are lovely!

I don't like the Rowen spelling or Tyler. James goes fine with all of them though.

ParisJeTAime · 13/01/2021 15:48

Caspar*

ParisJeTAime · 13/01/2021 15:49

And just saw update! Rowan and Caspar I like about equally.

Leo674 · 13/01/2021 16:06

I love Rowan but would spell with an rather than en!