Esper?

So, I’ve been reading a book for school, “The House on [name_m]Mango[/name_m] [name_m]Street[/name_m]” by [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] Cisneros. The main characters name is [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f] and while trying to answer questions for my work I didn’t want to write out her whole name so I just wrote Esper and I really started to think it was a cute name. [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f] means “hope, expectation” and ranks at #996 but Esper is so unique that it isnt even in nameberry’s system. It seems that it kinda has an [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] and [name_u]Ember[/name_u] vibe to it. What do y’all think, useable or dumb?

I’ve actually thought of this name before too when I was repeating [name_m]Espen[/name_m] and [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] in my head! I think it’s super cute, and have thought about putting it on my long list. I love [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] and [name_f]Whisper[/name_f] is a guilty pleasure of mine, so I think it has a similar sound to those. Soft but spunky. I think it’s totally useable, and I love it!