See the results of this poll: Caspar vs Caspian
Respondents: 32 (This poll is closed)
- Caspar : 12 (38%)
- Caspian: 20 (63%)
Respondents: 32 (This poll is closed)
I prefer [name]Caspian[/name] to [name]Caspar[/name], but prefer [name]Casper[/name] to [name]Caspian[/name].
[name]Caspian[/name]. [name]Caspar[/name] sounds like [name]Gaspar[/name] to me and I’m not really a fan.
I prefer [name]Caspian[/name]. I can’t get the ghost connection out of my head with [name]Caspar[/name]/[name]Casper[/name].
I like [name]Caspar[/name] better. [name]Caspian[/name] seems a little much to me. [name]Do[/name] kids nowadays even know who [name]Casper[/name] the Friendly Ghost is?
I can’t get [name]Casper[/name] the Ghost out of my head, so I voted for [name]Caspian[/name].
[name]Casper[/name]/[name]Caspar[/name], for sure, if only because an “-an” ending is so much more common than an “-ar” or “-er” ending. More distinctive. I think if I actually met a little [name]Caspar[/name], I wouldn’t think of the ghost at all, even though I loved him as a kid.
I love [name]Caspar[/name]! [name]Caspian[/name] is the name of a Pizza delivery place near me, lol.
I love the more whimsical feel of [name]Caspian[/name]. I think of the sea rather the ghost as with [name]Casper[/name].
I have a [name]Caspian[/name] who is 9. We used to get all kinds of weird looks, and adults especially (like at the doctor’s office) thought it was [name]Casper[/name] The Friendly Ghost and I was always having to correct people. Fortunately, [name]Caspian[/name] is a name that is finally beginning to “come of age.” I suppose the recent movie boosted it a lot, which is okay: [name]Caspian[/name] has a lot of room to grow since there are usually only a couple dozen boys per year given the name. (Also I’ve never heard of the pizza place).
I do agree that the -ar ending would be much more unusual, as the -an suffix is, indeed, to the point of overuse. Nine years ago when I named [name]Caspian[/name], I wanted unknown with a touch of familiarity. I think that the continued use of -an suffix names has probably decreased the potency of the name a bit – [name]Caspian[/name] could now be counted as having some familiarity thanks to the [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Jayden[/name], even [name]Mason[/name] crowd – but I certainly do NOT think [name]Caspian[/name] has passed its prime, simply because it is so much more striking with the hard C sound and being 3 syllables instead of 2. I think it’s now a name that everyone admires, but hardly anyone actually uses.
At this point in time I expect you’d be most likely to get ghost comments out of the age 30+ demographic. I think that the memory of the ghost is definitely fading out, though if there ever comes (yet another) remake, it will be back in full force. That’s something to consider. The known associations with names pretty much never go away. It’s mostly a matter of how big a deal those are culturally and to you, and whether those associations are having a particular focus at the moment, and how much that is or isn’t a problem.
I personally love [name]Caspian[/name], it sound much more handsome than [name]Casper[/name] which ultimately will always be associated with the ghost. Name your baby after the sea or a king, not something that is dead. [name]Caspian[/name] has a lovely, soft sound that is wonderful.
I love [name]Caspar[/name]. I never understood the big deal with the ghost. [name]Casper[/name] the Friendly Ghost is adorable. It’s not a bad association at all!