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Caspian

After the Caspian Sea my next association with the name is Narnia which was a heptalogy of books (7 books) written by C.S. Lewis. One of the characters was Prince Caspian.

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I prefer Caspian to Ian but as Ian is the name of my father in law and the name my father is known by I’d be more likely to go with Ian.

This message was edited 8/26/2022, 11:21 AM

Definitely Caspian, although it is my top name, so very few (if any) names measure up to it. There's nothing wrong with Ian, but it's not particularly interesting imo. And like you mentioned, you still get the possibility of Ian with Caspian, if you really love both.

Caspian. It looks longer and more complete.

Caspian has a geographical vibe, unfortunately an unhappy one because the sea is so polluted and starved of fresh inflowing water that it is an environmental hazard. Steps are being taken, it seems, but they'll have to be good. Cas doesn't appeal much as a nn, and I'm afraid that, rather than Ian, the go-to nn for Caspian would sound more like Peein'.

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I would have named my son Ian in a heartbeat, but at that time it was impossible for family reasons. I still regret not having an Ian son: my two closest guy friends are both Ian, and I've never known an unsatisfactory one.

Caspian - It's okay but I much prefer Cassian is way better.

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Ian - This is an okay name to me but I prefer Ivan.

Honestly, I don’t really like either all that much.

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Ian is boring, but fine.
Caspian is a bit too out there for me and reminds me of an old sailor, but it does have an elegant side. I just can’t picture it on a teenager, or a middle aged man.

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So I guess Ian would be better. I feel like Cas is kind of a girly nickname.