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Felix or Jasper?

31 replies

thisnamethatname · 22/11/2023 20:33

Week old baby boy can't decide on his name, siblings are Cecelia and Owen.

Choosing now between Felix or Jasper, I know some people consider them to be pets names or whatever but that doesn't bother me.

Middle name will be Thomas and our surname is long and double barrelled starting with an L.

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OneMoreCookie · 22/11/2023 20:37

I like both. Overall though I’d probably err on the side of Jasper to avoid the cat food association.

Quickredfox · 22/11/2023 20:38

Felix

Jellycats4life · 22/11/2023 20:38

As a sibling set, I think Jasper goes best. Mainly because Cecelia and Felix both have the same “eli” sound.

That might sound like weird logic but there you go!

Olika · 22/11/2023 20:39

Love them both.

thisnamethatname · 22/11/2023 20:41

Jellycats4life · 22/11/2023 20:38

As a sibling set, I think Jasper goes best. Mainly because Cecelia and Felix both have the same “eli” sound.

That might sound like weird logic but there you go!

This is the exact reason I'm hesitating on Felix! I feel like the nicknames would be too similar sounding, We call her Ce lots and I feel like I would end up calling him Fe and it would just be too similar

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AutumnNamechange · 22/11/2023 20:41

These were both in our top 3 names, and loved them both equally. We went with the third choice in the end, but if we ever miraculously had another son, I think we’d use Jasper.

SabrinaThwaite · 22/11/2023 20:46

Jasper goes well with Owen (Jasper was the son of Owen Tudor).

Goodornot · 22/11/2023 20:48

Jasper is a dogs name. Sorry

Felix won't work with a surname beginning with L. Too many L sounds together.

DramaAlpaca · 22/11/2023 20:49

Jasper, for sure. Nice name.

DuploTrain · 22/11/2023 20:50

Both lovely names. One is going to be my DS name, one is my lovely friend’s DS name.

My older DS also has a name that was considered a pet name on mumsnet and it has never been mentioned in real life!

Sconehenge · 22/11/2023 20:52

Jasper. On its own and it also works perfectly with the siblings names (not that that matters in the long run but it just feels perfect).

dressedforcomfort · 22/11/2023 21:00

Felix

threecupsofteaminimum · 22/11/2023 21:01

Felix

theduchessofspork · 23/11/2023 00:11

Jasper

Felix does say cat to me, and the only human one I know is a head wrecking fucker.

Also Jasper is a rather lovely red quartz

theduchessofspork · 23/11/2023 00:12

Also agree Cecilia and Felix are too similar

user1492757084 · 23/11/2023 08:53

Celelia, Owen and ..
Jasper Thomas Lxxxxxx
or
Thomas Jasper Lxxxxxx

thisnamethatname · 23/11/2023 12:07

user1492757084 · 23/11/2023 08:53

Celelia, Owen and ..
Jasper Thomas Lxxxxxx
or
Thomas Jasper Lxxxxxx

It would be Jasper Thomas

Thomas is DBIL and also DH best mates name so getting double points for honouring both of them in one middle name 😅

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SneezyEvie · 25/11/2023 22:54

Jasper fits best I think.

DandelionPockets · 25/11/2023 22:55

Love Jasper.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 25/11/2023 23:01

Felix is a saint.Jasper is a rock

OccasionalHope · 26/11/2023 22:24

Both are great names, but I think Jasper with Thomas as Felix also ends with an s sound.

AllIWantForChristmasIs2PinkLines · 27/11/2023 00:40

Felix

soosal · 27/11/2023 08:00

Definitely Jasper! Felix is also cute, in fact I may even prefer it. However, Jasper Thomas has a better ring to it and goes with the siblings.

MilkChocolateCookie · 27/11/2023 08:01

Jasper

Cheshunt · 27/11/2023 08:03

Felix - lovely name

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