[name]Casper[/name] would be a kind and attractive guy in my mind.
I’d be thinking, ohh they’ll be interesting, outside the box, excited to meet them.
[name]Casper[/name] I’d imagine to be European, i know only one [name]Casper[/name] and he come from Dutch origin an his parents are very artsy and he gew up very happy, they raised him well and now he’s just graduated from University with a 1st class honours degree in Economics.
Possibly: [name]Cassius[/name], nn [name]Cash[/name]; [name]Lucas[/name], also a very friendly sounding name or [name]Lukas[/name] a variation that has a german/dutch feel.
I’d name [name]Casper[/name]'s brother: [name]Miles[/name]. And I’d name [name]Casper[/name]'s sister: [name]Thea[/name] (the nn of either [name]Theodora[/name], [name]Anthea[/name])
I don’t think it’s getting too trendy at all, what i do think would happen is when other parents in the playground hear [name]Casper[/name] they’ll think “ohh, i love that name”
No i don’t immediately think ‘Friendly Ghost’ reference, he might get it mentioned to him every now again, but so would [name]Simon[/name] with “simple [name]Simon[/name]” and that would be a lot worse.
I think of [name_m]Casper[/name_m] as handsome, sophisticated, and perhaps European. I definitely think the name has kind connotations (he is a friendly ghost, after all!).
I would probably think the couple is upper class Northern/Western European (Dutch, Danish, Swedish, etc).
I think [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] are obvious name twins (in etymology, feel, and coolness factor). [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] has a similar sound to it as well. The -er ending affiliates it a bit with occupation names while avoiding the trendiness of those.
I would choose [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. They are all classy, familiar names that transition well between languages/cultures.
Since [name_m]Casper[/name_m] hasn’t even broken the top 1000, I definitely don’t think it’s too trendy.
I think the ghost is going to be the first association for many adults, but I don’t think that’s too bad. Many people will not have that association, and to me, even if they do, it’s a rather positive character (again, he’s friendly!).
The name [name_m]Casper[/name_m] makes me think of a kind, thoughtful, maybe even adventurous, handsome guy.
If I met a couple who named their baby [name_m]Casper[/name_m], dammit, I’d shake their hand.
I don’t know.
Mylo, [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u]… because they’re all names that I think would fit kind, adventurous, thoughtful boys.
If [name_m]Casper[/name_m] had a brother, I think [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], or [name_m]Linus[/name_m] would sound darling. A sister? Maybe [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], or [name_f]Zoe[/name_f].
I think it can catch on eventually, but right now its pretty uncommon, but not unheard of.
The friendly ghost thing doesn’t bother me at all, and I think it can distance itself from it, in time. If he ever gets crap for it, he could always say “Whats wrong with being a friendly ghost?” because really, what’s so bad about that association? Besides, the background on the character is actually pretty interesting.
#1 It depends, these things vary from person to person and I am not a fan of assigning a child a personality before I get to meet them. #2 I would think they are creative and imaginative people looking for a unique yet foreign name #3 I’d probably think a [name_m]Casper[/name_m] was upper class #4 [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f], [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]… because I like [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and these are the names I also like. They are all unique yet classy #5 I’d go in a different direction as I have different tastes in names that I’d want to express. Sibsets aren’t as important as each one having an individualized personality. Maybe [name_f]Sulola[/name_f] #6 No I do not think [name_m]Casper[/name_m] is trendy, [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is very trendy… [name_m]Casper[/name_m] is classy #7 I do think friendly ghost but I like the association. However unless another animated movie/tv series is released, I think the ghostly association will not be there
