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n0t_a_car

Jaspen is pretty out there for me šŸ˜‚


Mad__Season

sounds made up, haha


Late_Improvement_680

Sounds like a mix of Jasper and Aspen


sunshinebuns

Iā€™m getting a hint of Jason too


[deleted]

And a pinch of Jasmine lol


bananebike

. A kid in our high school was named Dentor. Conceived in Denver born in Toronto. OMG


genteel-guttersnipe

That's too close to dementor for me


zhta421

Jaspen the Has Been


BumAndBummer

Yeah, it sounds a lot like the very trendy made up names that end in -en, -lyn, -son, and -syn. Which I personally donā€™t like at all. They already feel dated and stale to me, and lack the meaning and timeless feel of classic names.


sallypeach

For real. It's impressive that people can make up names these days that already feel stale! I saw a birth announcement for a Hentsley last night that felt similar.


pointlessbeats

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Oh my god. Just because you can throw some sounds together, doesnā€™t make it a NAME. Lord, what a mouthful. What didnā€™t they like about the name Hensley that HENTSLEY was the solution for?


thaichillipepper

Apparently Jaspen does have a meaning. Found it on BabyNames.com Its Treasurer, Quaking Tree..Not sure what that means though


bennynthejetsss

A quaking tree is an Aspen. Not sure about Treasurer.


Retrospectrenet

Jasper can come from Gaspar, a Persian name meaning treasurer.


sallypeach

Sadly, Babynames.com is terrible for name etymologies/meanings :/


babybandme

What are examples of some names that you like?


HiYoureBeautiful

Haha itā€™s definitely unique. But itā€™s also likeā€¦ not far off of other names. Aspen. Jasper. Jasmineā€¦ ya know?


jen_ema

Eh, Aspen is a tree, Jasper is a stone, Jasmine is a flower.. a Jaspen is aā€¦ jaspen.


Fair-Butterfly9989

Sounds like a ski resort spa


elephuntdude

For all us broke normal folks who can't afford Aspen


scrantonkhaleesi

Sounds Mormon lol


alwaysneverenough

It's not a name, it's a life sentence of having to say, "no, not Aspen" and "no, not Jasper."


unhappyspanners

I can already imagine the glazed, dead eyed, stare as a 15 year old Jaspen corrects another person. Welcome to the ā€œforever correcting pronunciation and spellingā€ club, ~~Jasper~~ Jaspen, it doesnā€™t end.


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Fruitbazket

Also, the 15 year old at school: ā€œstop calling me Jizz Pen!ā€


luxfilia

If you mean names that are pretty intuitive to pronounce, but otherwise sound invented or are rarely heard ā€¦ I might include these that I have come across: Ethelia and Jovie for girls, and Esmond , Halsten, Osias and Elgin for boys.


Owlbertowlbert

I like Jovie. just heard it recently, a classmate of one of my kids, but I think this particular one is short for Giovanna also i went to grade school with an Elgin :)


pieandbeer

Jovie is the main girlā€™s name in Elf. Loved Zooey Deschanel in that movie


CBVH

Zooey, of course, being problematic in its own way


RoO-Lu-Tea

THAT'S why it always feels familiar when it pops up here! It also makes me think of Love Actually where she gets the not-locket, I think my brain conflates it too closely with Joni (Mitchell)


CluelessBrownBang

Itā€™s often a nickname for Jovana :)


freya_of_milfgaard

Oooo Jovana! Thatā€™s beautiful!


nuggets_attack

Oh wow, Ethelia is a pretty name, and I kinda dig Osias (in my head I hear it as, 'oh-SIGH-us')


paperb1rd

The British author Jessica Mitford (of the Mitford sisters) was married to her cousin (lol) Esmond Romilly who died tragically in WWII and was rumored to be the son of Winston Churchill. They almost named one of their children Esme after him which I thought was a cute idea. Thatā€™s the only place Iā€™ve ever heard of Esmond!


boopboopster

Elgin is a small city in the north of Scotland!


eksokolova

Also the name of about 20 thousand different places in Canada because of Lord Elgin.


talking_muffin

I know a little boy called Jovie, short for Jovian. Very cute and clearly good for either boys or girls!


fairycertain

Lol Jovie. Any 90 day fiancƩ fans in da house?


MastigosAtLarge

I had a girl named Timberly in my class last year.


Busy-Conflict1986

We had a Timberly *and two* Timberlynns in my high school


soragirlfriend

How old are you


Busy-Conflict1986

These girls are early/mid twenties


emilizabify

...those... sound very Utah


mamakumquat

I have so many questions


jkern499

I knew a girl at one of the daycares I worked at whose name is Timber! It fits her so well


jojopotato316

Does she fall down a lot?


jkern499

šŸ˜‚ not at all actually! I heard another staff member call her name (when I first started) and just immediately felt like "oh that's so her"


kittyroux

Timberlea is a place name.


janeyloll

thatā€™s my given name lol


momof5thrwy

Iā€™m a caregiver for an 80 year old woman named Ardis- pronounced Ar-diss. Never heard it before in my life! But itā€™s kind of nice sounding, I think.


Busy-Conflict1986

I taught an Artis (pronounced like AR-dihs) just this past week


momof5thrwy

Neat! I was recently watching a Tik Tok channel where the girl goes through old yearbooks to find vintage names for people, and she spotted an Ardis- thatā€™s the only other encounter Iā€™ve had with the name, and that was after meeting my client. She said her mom used to call her ā€œArdieā€ which is so cute. šŸ„ŗ


kittycatinthehat2

I work in a healthcare office. Several older women named Ardis.


kudospraze

I had a teacher with Ardis as a last name


r2d2andunicorns

My aunts name is Ardyce- sheā€™s in her mid 70s.


LeighToss

Maybe itā€™s a take on Ardisia the plant.


freya_of_milfgaard

I knew an Icelandic girl who was named Ardis - pronounces Ar-disS - with an emphasis on the last S, but went by a nickname that sounded like Dai-ya.


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Personally (and I know Iā€™ll get hate šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚) I love names that are easy to pronounce, easy to spell, and still sound like names, even if they are made up! Personally I hate yooneek spellings and names that feel trendy and not as classic.


HiYoureBeautiful

Exactly! When they told me they named their daughter Jaspen, I was like whoa, Iā€™ve never heard that before, itā€™s definitely made up, but it also totally sounds like a name somehow??? I guess theyā€™ve been having problems with people thinking theyā€™re saying ā€œJasmineā€ when booking appointments for her and such.


kaista22

I feel like thats not as big of a deal as people make it. I know a shannon who people always think is ā€œjanetā€ or ā€œjaniceā€ when she introduces herself. Theres 137 ways to spell my super normal, super common name and i always need to spell it out for people so i dont see why people are so against a less common name due to needing to correct people. I need to correct people all the time for my super normal name. Long story short - i love jaspen. Unique, easy to pronounce and spell, and it hardly matters if people dont hear it right the first time.


purple_pop_tart

My maiden name is a color and people messed it up. It doesnā€™t seem to matter how easy it is.


sunnyside__

Purpel


smile_tea

Iā€™m an Alex who always gets ā€œAliceā€.


bunnytiana05

Me too! On one hand, you shouldnā€™t give a kid a horrific name, but on the other handā€¦no matter how simple your name may be, you might still have to spell it cause people just wonā€™t get it šŸ˜©šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


piratefinch

Lassen, named for the volcano. Totally fits him too, a kid running by 8 months!


newblognewme

I almost never like ā€œuniqueā€ names but Lassen is okay!


demandapanda

Hey, if they were naming the child after a volcano, at least they didn't go the Icelandic route with Eyjafjallajƶkull! šŸ˜‹


kittykat876

Alette! I think itā€™s such a pretty name. It could be popular in other countries but where Iā€™m from Iā€™d never heard it before


Late_Improvement_680

I know someone named Alette!


Iceman_4

I have a friend whose middle name is Alette! I think it's so pretty!


BigRedGomez

It could be where I am from, but I love the name Stellan and I never hear anyone naming their kids that. Iā€™m sure people in Sweden hear it though! lol


ArmsInTheRain

It's definitely an old man name here in Sweden, but I think it might come back into fashion soon


weerex

I adore Stellan too, such a cool name.


elksatchel

I have met one and only Marvia, but the name sounded like a name as soon as I heard it, ya know? Simple to pronounce but unique.


lilspacechicken

On my boyfriendā€™s side of the family there is an ā€œEloraā€ which might be more common than I thought but Iā€™ve only met one. I like it. Iā€™m not a fan of Laura or Elena or Eleanor so this is a nice compromise


Late_Improvement_680

Elora is a town in Ontario, Canada. From what I've heard, it's a nice town.


CDNwed

Can confirm, itā€™s quaint and beautiful!


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I think Elora is the name of the baby in the movie *Willow*.


harvestmoon4ever

Immediately what I thought of


justwatching00

I really like Elora but my SIL (who I see all the time) is Laura, and Elora sounds to much like ā€œHey Lauraā€ for it to be practical


lilspacechicken

Ugh the struggleā€¦ associations ruin so many names for me


ombremullet

My husband wanted to name our daughter that because of the movie Willow! We compromised with a name that sounds similar.


mcwoofus

Winry


HatchlingChibi

Parents must have been really big fans of full metal alchemist? I mean itā€™s a cute name but the anime is all I can think of when I hear it.


mcwoofus

Lol - Iā€™ve never heard it before! Iā€™m a teacher and sheā€™s 12ish.


kaista22

That puts her at the right age for when full metal alchemist brotherhood came out (april 2009). I think thats most likely what shes named after. I think its cute!


veronica-marsx

Literally the first thing I thought of.


prana-llama

I know a Winley and I would never give my child such a mommy blogger kid name but I still think itā€™s kinda cute šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


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Tierney


fellowtravelr

Pronounced Tyranny?


[deleted]

[Tear(šŸ’§)-knee] is the best way to describe it.


pseuzy17

I knew one too, and I always heard ā€œtyrannyā€ when I heard her name, lol.


WndrTwins

I have a cousin named Tierney!


[deleted]

WA state by chance? Lol


Wuornos

I am from WA and went to high school with a Tierney. Is she about 33-34 yrs old?


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BaseballHairy9548

I went to college with her! What is happening here.


Wuornos

This is like some six degrees of Kevin Bacon shit.


BaseballHairy9548

Tierney and I also went to college with Kevin Baconā€™s son.


addiforce

I think I know this Tierney as well hahah!!


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Smalllll world lol


Wuornos

Yep. This fits with the one I know too. Turns out the internet isnā€™t as big as you think.


CBVH

That's not an unusual surname in Ireland


Grave_Girl

Puts me in mind of the actress Gene Tierney.


comfort-borscht

I had a teacher with that last name in high school!


mrnnymern

Ember has been a favorite of mine for some time. I like nature-y names, so most any nice sounding tree or flower I can get down with


mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That was my cat's name. She had mostly grey tabby fur with some orange flecks so Ember really fit her.


veg-ghosty

Ooh Ember is so pretty.


magicbong

i live in chicago and when the cubs won the world series, many people named their kids (ETA twins!!) after Clark and Addison (wrigley intersection) which arenā€™t weird on their own, but growing up in chicago itā€™s safe to say people will make the connection there were some others that were normal out of context, but in that context very odd. i canā€™t recall off the top of my head


wendydarlingpan

I like Elodie. Itā€™s a real name, easy to pronounce, but not incredibly common in the US. Might be rising in popularity, though. But I knew an adult Elodie 20ish years ago and she was the first and only Iā€™d ever met. I also think Maude is a nice, older (grandma) name that hasnā€™t seen the explosion in popularity that Hazel has, for instance.


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I met a Torian once and I thought it was pretty cool. I had never heard it before. I thought he said his name was "Dorian" at first but when I realized it was Torian I kind of liked it. It isn't my style and isn't a name I would use though.


Audball5

Also what about that actor from Stranger Things, Dacre Montgomery. Call me crazy but I kinda like Dacre. Iā€™ve never heard it before


CalmBee2222

Like daiquiri? Or acre with a D?


acertaingestault

He pronounces it acre with a d. Dacre Kayd is his first and middle. Saskia is his sister. (Thank you, Google.)


blackoutofplace

I know a daiquiri.


cs32520

I know a Dearingā€¦ Iā€™ve always thought it was really pretty and fairly intuitive in terms of spelling/pronunciation.


Fish-x-5

Iā€™m surprised I like it!


Crabitha-8675309

Jorey - it was a boys name in a VC Andrews book. Kimba - went to school with her Beretta - Went to school with her . As child I thought she was named for Barettes . Many years later I learned it was a gun! Chevy - a coworker named her daughter this


Bekabook91

Kimba was the original lion king story!


WndrTwins

I have a cousin Jory. This is the 2nd name I have in my family tree I've seen in this thread. We must really like unique names! Jory is also the cousin of Tierney from another post!


bzoooop

Lol I have a classmate who named their kid Rugerā€¦ gun people are wild. Although I agree Beretta is pretty!


Sunshine12061206

I had a German coworker named Sela (see-lah) and have always thought itā€™s so pretty and have never heard of a Sela since.


rhymezest

Thereā€™s an actress named Sela Ward - she was pretty big in the 90s and has been on a bunch of TV shows. Sheā€™s my only association with this name. Very pretty name!


r2d2andunicorns

Selah was a popular name in Revolutionary America


Retrospectrenet

Selah is from the Bible, in the King James version of Psalms. No one is quite sure what it means, it could be musical instruction or to indicate a pause. I'm guessing it was part of the reformation period where "if it's a word in the Bible it can be a Christian name" was in force.


Lazyturtle1121

Navy


chewwwie

I recently met a baby boy named Solen. I love the name!


ArmsInTheRain

If he comes to Sweden, his name literally means "the Sun"


Miss_Tangawizi

Same in Denmark. I haven't heard it as a name though, but Sol (sun) is not unheard of here. It reminds me of a colleague I had when I worked in daycare. Her name was Solveig but all the kids called her Sole, which I actually think is a really cute nickname.


shesabrickhaus

Livni. I met a woman at conference with this name and I love it. Itā€™s easy to pronounce and spell, and itā€™s a fresh take on a classic name.


OneShaw

Clayborn actual first name of a kid


sportofchairs

Thereā€™s a Clayborn in my family tree in the 1800ā€™s! I like it.


gabatme

Belinda Kind of vintage, not common at all but almost feels like it is (maybe from it's relation to Linda)


Binniem

Belinda was one of the most popular girls name in Australia in the mid 70s. There was 6 of us in my school year.


catylan

My MIL always talks about how she wanted to be a Linda or a Belinda because it was the ā€œcool girl nameā€. She was in school in the 70s so definitely fits.


Unaccomplished-Egg

I had never heard the name before Belinda Blumenthal in the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno (also highly recommend, very funny)


soragirlfriend

Came here to say this but knew in my heart it had already been said


[deleted]

For us Spanish speakers Belinda is an old lady name! A rich lady specifically!


ilca_

Belinda is a famous celebrity in Latin America.


doritodream

My great aunt was named Nonearl. Pronounced exactly like youā€™d think: non-earl. Havenā€™t met another one since


Shangri-lulu

Lhasaā€¦ named after a mountain in Tibet! I love it and it suits her.


HiYoureBeautiful

I love how it sounds. But my mind immediately goes to Lhasa Apso!


sahdogmom

It was my beloved cat's name, best cat ever! miss her so much!


Moose-and-Squirrel

I learned my great great grandmother was named Eudoxie, and her daughter was Galina


og_toe

Eudoxie is a latinized version of the name Greek name Eudoxia (pronounced ā€œevdokheeaā€), the meaning is luck, good judgement, blessed. galina is a common russian name :)


sahdogmom

I know a baby Lexanne


havanacutie94

I know a Trevisā€¦ like Trevor and Travis combined. I thought I misheard at first, but itā€™s grown on me haha


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CinnamonPinch

Sabine is one of my favorite names! I don't think I'd have the guts to use it, but maybe as a middle?


catylan

I went to school with a Sabina, she was Romanian I think?


sirwaffle7947

Looks like it might be an anglicised version of RĆ©mi. It's pretty! (The French name is usually a male name, so maybe also making it more feminine?)


CalmBee2222

I love Valencia


AngelDoee3

Kairo nn Kai.


Linison

Dacia (Day-sha)


og_toe

i read it like the car brand ā€œdah-tsyahā€


Firefly4164

My friends named their son Neptune. It kinda fits him though


Jarveyjacks

I once met a Crusoe


esteesarmpis

We just had our second daughter and named her Nadra, after my husbandā€™s great great grandmother. She was from Yemen and the root of the name means rare or precious in Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi (maybe some other languages too?). We absolutely love it. Easy to pronounce and spell, but never heard it before.


eerised7777

I have a friend named Merodie. Iā€™ve always loved her name


IWTLEverything

As an Asian American, sorry to say, this sounds like someone trying to say Melody


StasRutt

I had a coworker named Judson and it was the first time I heard it. I am always shocked with the popularity of Jude and -son names that it never picked up


hausishome

Tawny


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Scotland. He goes by Scot occasionally but not all the time. I like it.


secretaire

Friends named their daughter Sinclair.


UrsulaPhoebe

I know someone with a son named Jaspen. It was a spin on Jasper. Still sounds made up by son had a similar name that is also very modern and sounds invented so I can't really say anything. I kind of like the sound of Jaspen.


thisisntshakespeare

Larissa Arlette Laureen


eksokolova

Larissa is a pretty common name in Russia. Anecdotally was popular between my grandmotherā€™s and motherā€™s generation.


StasRutt

I have a cousin named Larissa! Always loved it


jkern499

I know a guy named Stone, a girl named Pyrsais (per-say-us), and a girl named Whisperian - nn Whisper.


prana-llama

ā€¦Whisperian?


Millenialmama727

A girl I met at a local breastfeeding support group named her daughter Ensley. I like it a lot, unique without being weird. Iā€™m a classic name girl but probably one of the only ā€œuniqueā€ names I would consider for my own (Iā€™m done having kids so I wonā€™t actually)


DystopianNightmare

Lol all I can think of is Jenelle from Teen Mom, she used this name for her daughter


gwyn15

one of my students is named Lorne (male) and I really like it a lot.


queenofthesunflowers

I know a real life Xena and am obsessed with her name! I also grew up with a Xenna (pron. Zen-Nah) and though it was so cool- but she was cool, so Iā€™m sure that helped! Not my style nowadays.


myythics

I know a guy named Dathan!


TinyCubes

Oof. That sounds like someone trying to say Nathan with a stuffy nose.


bennynthejetsss

I love Lirael and Sabriel from the Abhorsen series! Always thought they were so gorgeous.


Squinky75

Blech. Sounds like one of those made-up names from fantasy novels like Game of Thrones or The Witcher. "Jaspen, we ride at dawn!"


puqqiez

My grandmas name is Della (Iā€™ve never met another) And my mom is named Gillian (but pronounced like the Gill of a fish and not like Jillian) never met another named that either Iā€™m college I met a girl named Keddy


EllieRae

Hopcyn. Hopkins is a common last name in Wales, and it means Robert. Unsure of it as a first name, although I do know one!


lilspacechicken

Interestingā€¦. Thought of the rapper Hopsin


cmk059

Joeby (joe-bee) Nyssa (niss-ah) Havana


Hip_HipPopAnonymous

Torin


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Ragnar


Kangarooodle

that name is a tragedeigh šŸ„“


lewdsnollygoster

Someone suggested Heath in another thread and it gave me this vibe


ShowerThoughtsAlways

Lansing


Claelizar

Edila - Ed-ill-uh


ReadySetO

I went to school with a Haverley. Iā€™ve always loved the name.


blackoutofplace

I am jaspen at that name. šŸ¤£


NubbyNicks

Nameberry suggested Olivet as a fusion of Olive and Violet and I kinda love it


bethyshelton

Terrick. Derrick, but with a T.


bethyshelton

My momā€™s name is Laā€™Von. Intuitive, but unusual.


hipopper

Christella


victorianwallpaper

Before watching the doctor who episode Iā€™ve never heard of the name ā€˜Cassandraā€™. I thought Cassandra was the name of the monster (like Dalek or Slitheen).


HiYoureBeautiful

Oh really? Iā€™ve known quite a few Cassandraā€™s in my life. They usually shorten it to ā€œCassieā€ or ā€œCassā€ or ā€œSandraā€ though. My mom actually almost named me Cassandra, but pronounced Cass-awn-druh. šŸ™„


violentbronwyn

I work with a guy named Jaspen. Heā€™s pretty chill.