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HelpCaspar or Casper?
Casper is my #1 name right now for our baby, due to arrive Dec 31. My husband doesn't like Casper but isn't totally against Caspar.
I don't really get the difference so help me out. Are they pronounced the same? Which do you like better and why?
I don't really get the difference so help me out. Are they pronounced the same? Which do you like better and why?
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They are exactly the same name to me and said in the same way too. Casper is my preferred version though. As you can see by my signature I have a son named Jasper, that's why I prefer the name with an 'e'.
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Caspar
It looks more authentic and strong and less like the friendly ghost.
It looks more authentic and strong and less like the friendly ghost.
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Casper I would pronounce the ending er and Caspar I would pronounce the ending ar like the sound a pirate would make, but not with as much emphasis. I like it either way. But if Caspar is pronounced differently people will pronounce it the same as Casper. Most of the time.
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Some people might pronounce them differently or even put the emphasis on dif. syls...
That said, I'd have a hard name thinking of that name w/out the cartoon ghost so it's hard to objectively consider that name now.
That said, I'd have a hard name thinking of that name w/out the cartoon ghost so it's hard to objectively consider that name now.
This message was edited 9/1/2011, 3:50 AM
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I pronounce them the same and I don't really have a preference about spelling. I don't really understand why your husband is against one spelling but not another!
If you like the sound of Casper, I would go with your husbands prefered spelling, since it means you might still get to use the name you like!
If you like the sound of Casper, I would go with your husbands prefered spelling, since it means you might still get to use the name you like!
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Caspar
I plan to use Caspar and that spelling only, I do pronounce them slightly different but to me the main difference is that Caspar it the 'original' spelling and refers to the Three Wise Men which is where I got the name.
I plan to use Caspar and that spelling only, I do pronounce them slightly different but to me the main difference is that Caspar it the 'original' spelling and refers to the Three Wise Men which is where I got the name.
This message was edited 9/1/2011, 12:05 AM
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This is why my husband likes it, it's a Saint's name and therefore goes well with our other children's names.
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Absolutely pronounced the same, but Caspar is a name with a long, proud history whereas Casper sounds like someone who *casps* for a living. And Cas is a good nn. Where I live, it gets pronounced pretty much like Cusper and it shortens to what sounds like Cuss; since we don't use the word 'cuss' here, that doesn't matter, and if you don't use the Cusper pronunciation it shouldn't matter there either.
I know a retired man who traces his ancestry back for centuries: he's Caspar, and so is his grandson; he named his own son after his father, and his grandson will no doubt do the same. Nice man; nice story; nice pattern.
I know a retired man who traces his ancestry back for centuries: he's Caspar, and so is his grandson; he named his own son after his father, and his grandson will no doubt do the same. Nice man; nice story; nice pattern.
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I pronounce them the same, but I agree with your husband. The Caspar spelling looks more masculine, less friendly ghost. Not to mention, the two As just look more balanced to me.
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Neither.
Sorry, folks, but I just can't get the image of that little white ghost out of my mind. I don't think Casper OR Caspar are usable.
Sorry, folks, but I just can't get the image of that little white ghost out of my mind. I don't think Casper OR Caspar are usable.
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Casper reminds me more of the friendly ghost. Caspar looks a bit more eloquent to me.
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Is the Friendly Ghost reference a bad thing?
By the time the baby is old enough for school etc. the kids won't know who Casper is I don't think.
By the time the baby is old enough for school etc. the kids won't know who Casper is I don't think.
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I wasn't implying that the Friendly Ghost thing is bad, it may just be why I like the other one better. I don't think he'd be teased, but I still wouldn't want the same name as a cartoon ghost meant to entertain children. Sort of like Barney, I wouldn't want to be named Barney either.
Caspar I think just looks more mature. Kind of like how I like Aidan much more than Aiden.
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ditto on the 'more mature' part.
This message was edited 9/1/2011, 12:03 AM
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Oh no I didn't think you were implying it was bad. I've just been wondering myself about the reference.
I'm thinking it might be one of those things that gets mentioned when you first meet him, and then gets forgotten basically. WDYT?
I'm thinking it might be one of those things that gets mentioned when you first meet him, and then gets forgotten basically. WDYT?
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I'm inclined to agree with you. I don't think it would be an issue really, but I can see why your husband prefers Caspar.
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I think so, but only because the more I hear the name the weaker that association gets. I imagine if I meet someone with that name I'd be something like "OMG! like the Friendly Ghost!" and then never say/think anything about it ever again.
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That's good to hear, that's what I was thinking too.
It's really grown on me and it's already lost the Friendly Ghost reference for the most part for me. But honestly he was a cute ghost and I liked the show. ;)
It's really grown on me and it's already lost the Friendly Ghost reference for the most part for me. But honestly he was a cute ghost and I liked the show. ;)
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I kind of want to emphasize the second syllable in Caspar. The only other thing is that Casper is very "Casper the Friendly Ghost" while Caspar offers a very slight dissociation from that.
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I prefer Casper. I want to pronounce Caspar differently, really emphasizing the second syllable. I don't know if that's correct or not though.
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I agree
I actually read the topic in my head as "kas-PAR" or "KAS-per".
I actually read the topic in my head as "kas-PAR" or "KAS-per".
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Me too
See I say them slightly different too but my husband doesn't and he thinks most people will say them pretty close to the same way. ?
See I say them slightly different too but my husband doesn't and he thinks most people will say them pretty close to the same way. ?
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ditto
I want to say kas-PAR, which seems awkward but it doesn't look anything like Casper (KAS-pur) to me.
I want to say kas-PAR, which seems awkward but it doesn't look anything like Casper (KAS-pur) to me.
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Congrats! I love the name Casper (this spelling)! I do pronounce them differently. Casper = CASS-purr (cass + the "pur" in purse). Caspar = CASS-parr (cass + the "par" in particle). In English, though, this difference is very subtle, and I doubt that many English-speakers would pick up on it. For example, in English, Shannon, Shannen, Shannan, and Shannyn are all pronounced the same. I think the same can probably be said for Casper and Caspar, depending on the person.
I prefer Casper. I don't really have a particular reason for liking it more than Caspar. It's just the spelling I'm used of seeing.
I prefer Casper. I don't really have a particular reason for liking it more than Caspar. It's just the spelling I'm used of seeing.
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