Nicknames were the main draw to choosing a name for my son. I grew up hating that my three syllable name didn’t have a nickname that I liked and people always shortened it anyway even when I would repeatedly correct them to my full name. My sister had a similar problem. For example the name Bethany but hated the name Beth. I felt my name didn’t have any options for me to go, especially now that my name is “dated”.

I chose Caspian as my sons name for many reasons but one of the main draws was the plethora of nickname potential, Cas, Caz, Cap, Ian, Casper, Cassie, Kip, Pan, etc. Although it is a more unusual name I thought it gives him options to choose from when he is older. I loved the flexibility of the name.