Jasper?

[glw0408]

Hello! So I've found out I'm having a baby boy and we are really stuck on names

We initially liked Rupert but have since gone off it and I don't think it goes with our surname. However have come across the name Jasper and I love it?

I've heard mixed things though, some people saying it is a joke name and others saying it is too posh. My first son is Arthur and I think the names go well together, but honestly what are your thoughts on the name Jasper?

I love Jasper. I don't get the Bristol uni thing and I work in a uni hospital

Like it!

My 4th was going to be Jasper but he just didn't look like one so we ended up with something different. But I think it's a great name.

Great name

Definitely becoming a very popular name at the moment I’ve heard it quite a bit lately - 2 at the nursery my child is attending and a friend recently named her new baby Jasper

I absolutely love the name Jasper, it's fabulous.

I do think of Jasper carrot but that's not a bad thing, I still love the name.

I find it posh I’m afraid, same with Rupert. Like if you imagine a grown up introducing themselves, I can only imagine it from a posh person. That said I know a little Jasper who is very cute and I’m sure folk grow into names, or names evolve. Love Arthur though. What do you think of Stanley? One of my faves.

Jasper Carrott is most definitely not posh - but so what if it is?

True, a bit posh-ist of me, isn’t it??! Op asked for honest answers but yes shows my class prejudice.

I really like the name Jasper, and then kept looking around for boy names and found I really like the name Emmett.

But unfortunately, bloody Twilight has ruined them for me 😂

It does suit with the name of your other boy though! Go for it if you love it 😊

Jasper and Rupert are both cute. Not as posh as they once were. I do think they are a touch dog namey though. But probably because people like the names, but aren’t brave enough to use them on a child so use them in a dog instead!

Other options:

Felix
Jonty
Jago
Hugh
Ralph
Toby
Owen
Edmund

I have a new baby Jasper. It's had a positive reception from the general public he's been in contact with 😊

It's a lovely name.

@Panicmode1

My 4th was going to be Jasper but he just didn't look like one so we ended up with something different. But I think it's a great name.

What did you end up with out of curiosity?? :)

@Fupoffyagrasshole

Definitely becoming a very popular name at the moment I’ve heard it quite a bit lately - 2 at the nursery my child is attending and a friend recently named her new baby Jasper

Ah where abouts to you live?

@AndSoFinally

I have a new baby Jasper. It's had a positive reception from the general public he's been in contact with 😊

Ah that's so nice to hear! I really do love it and am considering it especially with all these nice comments

I love it, on our list too

Love love love!

North London @glw0408

I love Jasper and it was a contender 24 years ago when I had dd.

My Jasper is nearly 15 now. Great name, no regrets.

I really like Jasper. I've seen all sorts about it on here, including that it's posh, or a dog's name (to be fair there was a time when pretty much every name mentioned on this board was declared a dog's name ). If you like it, go for it. It's a name that suits both a boy and a man, and is formal enough without being too formal.

Jasper is a local word for a wasp in the south west (I assumed that's where the Bristol Uni comment stems from, as Bristol is in the south west, but I could be wrong). I wouldn't let something like that put you off.... One of my favourite names allegedly means something rude in another part of the UK. (It's also been called a dog's name, and "wet". I still plan to use it if I ever get the chance.)