Thoughts on Aspen

[17caterpillars1mouse]

What are your thoughts on Aspen? If you know any are they male or female?

I do like it however I would never use it and I don’t like the “ass” sound and they will clearly be teased for that, even when older I can imagine people calling them ass as a nickname , so it’s a no from me!

Not keen.

Ass pen here for me too - sorry op, it’s so pretty too.

FWIW I do love all the American names like

Tatum
Payton
Sailor

Etc

Common girl's name here (Canada) and I do really like names inspired by nature, in general, but as others have already said, I don't think I'd risk using any name that would most likely be shortened to "Ass".

Not really my cup of tea. And I think it would be tedious always having to spell it or say “like the ski resort” in response to the blank faces after being asked her name.

About 20 years ago I met a little boy (10/11ish) called Aspen. Didn’t appear to be any issues about his name — his mother and I had a discussion about it. I thought it was unusual without being ott. I haven’t met another since

My first thought was : nice and outdoorsy.
I would assume a person called Aspen was American.

I like nature names in general, but the link to the ski resort just makes it sound naffly wannabe US aspirational to me.

Ass pen.

I think of skiing and John Denver.

Ski resort.
Ass pen.

It's a no from me.

I’d assume American parents but it’s ok imo.

Are you British OP?
What about Aviemore if you like names that are places, or Larch if you like names that are trees.

There was a girl called Aspen in DD's ballet class. She'd be 15 now

I think tree and I rather like it. Could be for boy or girl - like Rowan.

I knew an Aspen at school, I'm 42 now and it was very unusual but I like it.

It is a lovely sounding nature name, but the kid will invariably be called Ass all the way through secondary school - so no, definite veto!

I like it.

Probably not as a name, but brought back memories to an oldie

I don't know an Aspen so associate it with the ski resort. Were I to hear it as a person's name, I'd probably assume it belonged to a girl.

I do know an Espen, however. He's a boy from Norway. I think it's an old Norse name.

Nice family ski-ing resort?

It’s fairly naff as a name, sounds like you watch too many US teen dramas (or that you conceived the kid during apres ski 🎿 ❤️)

I like it 🤷‍♀️

But only for a girl

I first think of the ski resort and then the tree.
I don't totally hate it but I would imagine it as a boys' name.

Makes me think of Sister Wives

Ski resort.

Also sounds a bit like aspirin.