first selection of boy names

A beaming, friendly Irish last-name-first-name waiting to be discovered.

After half a century, this otherwise feasible name has at last started to lose its link to the friendly ghost; it certainly didn't scare model Claudia Schiffer, who chose it for her son, as did Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost. Iconoclastic namer Jason Lee switched genders and called his daughter Casper. Also related to the revived Jasper, Caspar seems headed towards the path to a similar resurgence.

Jasper and its many international variations, from Kasper to Casper to Gaspard, is finding new popularity.

Well used in Japan, appreciated for its powerful meaning.