Elimination...

These are all great names we like, but there are way too many. Please help us narrow it down. :slight_smile:
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Harlan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Joaquin[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sloan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Tristan[/name]

These are all great names we like, but there are way too many. Please help us narrow it down. :slight_smile:
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Harlan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Joaquin[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sloan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Tristan[/name]

I would eliminate [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Rowan[/name] because of the ending/beginning R sounds, [name]Malachi[/name] and [name]Joaquin[/name], [name]Atticus[/name] and [name]Finnian[/name] because I don’t think they flow well and I am not a fan of [name]Sloan[/name] or [name]Quinlan[/name].

My top five in order would be

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name]

I love the name [name]Jasper[/name]! Great choice!

Best of [name]Luck[/name]!

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name]- I [name]LOVE[/name] this!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Atticus[/name]- When I say this out loud it sounds like [name]Jas[/name] Peradicus… which makes me think of paralysis… If I hadn’t said it out loud so many times I would have really liked it though!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name]- something doesn’t seem right when I say this.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]- Sounds handsome and popular!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]- Sounds smart!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]- see [name]Finnian[/name] and [name]Franklin[/name]!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]- This is amazing!
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name]- I said them out loud many times and decided (along with my husband, who had to listen to me!) that [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name] sounds better than [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]. I also like how to P from [name]Jasper[/name] is repeated, it just looks really nice.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]- This makes me think of the bad guy from 101 Dalmations.

I took out anything that ended in a R sound, almost everything that’s one syllable, just because I don’t think they flow very well. Almost all the two syllable names. And [name]Malachi[/name] because [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name] sounds like a magician to me.

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name]- number 3. This sounds beautiful but has less character than the others
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name]- number 2
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]- number 4
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]- number 1

WOw, you have alot of names!!

Only have a few minutes here…

Favorites are [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name] and [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]

Top 4
Japser [name]Everette[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - I like it
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Robert[/name] - I don’t really like the name [name]Robert[/name] - if it’s important to you, keep it on the list, but it sounds together like you are calling a rabbit.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]James[/name] - sort of close reference to [name]Jasper[/name] Johns the artist, or [name]Jesse[/name] [name]James[/name], the outlaw. It’s not exactly the same, but I hear it.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] - another good choice
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] - Too [name]Jack[/name]-Sprat-icus.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name] - nice one.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name] - also cool.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Franklin[/name] - I think this is nice, different.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] - I also like this - maybe my fave.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Graham[/name] - I really like the name [name]Graham[/name] a lot, but in this case, I think of a specialized telegram, JasperGram. [name]Candy[/name]-gram. Money-gram. Maybe [name]Graham[/name] is difficult with a 2-syllable first name.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Harlan[/name] - It is ok, but probably my least favorite of the keep pile.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Hugh[/name] - I think of you are trying to describe a paint color.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Joaquin[/name] - very interesting.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Jude[/name] - I’m not sure whether to like this combo or not.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name] - same as with [name]Harlan[/name]. I’m not feeling it, tries too hard?
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Miles[/name] - pretty good.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] - quite good.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name] - a decent combo.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Phineas[/name] - sounds scientific for something.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Quinlan[/name] - pretty good.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Rowan[/name]* - [name]Rowan[/name] is ok, but not together. They slide together, but I also feel [name]Rowan[/name] having a quality here that it doesn’t sit comfortably in the middle name position. [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] here or take the name off the list.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sloan[/name] - unless [name]Sloan[/name] is a family name, this just doesn’t sound like the best choice. It’s ok, but you picked so many others better.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name] - ok by me. Someone mentioned a mean guy in 101 Dalmatians (I never saw it), so I’d look into it and see if it’s too strong a cultural reference or if you can let that go.
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Tristan[/name] - This sounds like it might be a country in [name]Asia[/name], possibly once part of the USSR.

These names I then picked out and ranked are all still ok, I think. It’s hard to really narrow it all down to the best. I think there are really two different feels here, one is so more ‘classic’ (numbers) and another one kind of adventurous, imagery-wise (letters). I don’t know how to articulate the different feels.

I would rank them like this, I included the one I liked better switched. #1 and letter A are how I equally like them in 2 different ways, and so on down each list, except F and G come after 8 imo. I really would bottom line have [name]Frederick[/name] and [name]Joaquin[/name] fight it out.

1.[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
2. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
3. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
4. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
5. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
6. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
7. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
8. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]

A. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Joaquin[/name]
B. [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
C. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name]
D. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Quinlan[/name]
E. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Finnian[/name]
F.[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Harlan[/name]
G. [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name]

EDITED to add: [name]Don[/name]'t forget to check initials with the last name, also say [name]Jasper[/name] with your last name without the middle name and then with the middle name. Most people try to strike something melodic with the first middle last and then when they don’t use their middle name everyday, it sounds weird. But you also want the middle name to sound nice between first and last, so say them all out loud several times to eliminate anything strange sounding or hard to say.

Whatever you pick, think of the nn he can have… like JP or JT! Good luck, i am not mmuch help i guess?? :frowning: