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Ok, I am going to list a few names, and without looking at what other posters' comments, can you tell me the first thing you think of when you hear/see them?
I would really REALLY appreciate your help! Thank you!
Alden
Arthur
Jasper
Orrin
Julius
Sebastian
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Re: Need your FIRST thought
Alden -
Arthur -
Nice classic. A family name on my husband's side, so a definite possible mn for us.
Jasper -
Orrin -
Julius - Caeser?
Sebastian -
Very cute.
Alden- smart, sophisticated
Jasper- worldly intellect
Sebastian-preppy (in a good way)
Arthur- old man
Orrin- Israeli
Julius- Caesar
Alden--this is my cousin's kid's name.. he's a chubby little redneck kid. So, that's what I think of. hehe. Sorry.
Arthur - Bea Arthur, or an old man
Jasper - I don't hate this one. I'm imagining jazz hands though. No idea why.
Orrin- My first thought was Orvis--the fishing catalog. But I don't dislike it.
Julius --Orange Julius
Sebastian --The Little Mermaid
I really need your initial thought or association, not whether you like it or not. My husband and I are deep in an argument on a couple of these names and it has to do with what people think of when they hear the name.
Thank you!
Alden - no
Arthur - old - not my style at all
Jasper - reminds me of the friendly ghost although he was Casper
Orrin - no
Julius - no
Sebastian - the only name I like on your list
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Alden - some guy from The Real World
Arthur - King Arthur, or the kid's books about Arthur
Jasper - This is the only one I like, I have a friend with a little boy named Jasper
Orrin - Nothing comes to mind, but it's NMS
Julius - Caesar, or Orange Julius
Sebastian - the crab from The Little Mermaid
Okay then
Julius - the orange smoothy place
Jasper - Casper
Orrin - I picture it more for a cat, there was a cat I knew named with a name similar
Arden - Elizabeth Arden, perfume
Sebastian - Bach
Arthur - the 80 year old drunk who comes into my place of business and never buttons more then 3 buttons to his shirt.
ETA - oops its Alden, not Arden but still I will go that I thought it was Arden and that is close enough.
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Alden- nms
Arthur- old fashioned but nice
Jasper- LOVE
Orrin- Different but not bad, it has a nice ring to it.
Julius- nms
Sebastian- nms (makes me think of Sebastian the crab from little mermaid)
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I didn't have any associations with some of them, which is why I just told you whether or not I liked it. I told you that my first thought about Arthur is that it is a nice classic name and family name for us and that Julius makes me think "Caesar". The others have no instant associations for me.
Alden- reminds me of that actor Alden Alda (I think his name was Alden)- the guy that was on MASH anyway.
Arthur- reminds me of an old guy or that nerdy whiney cartoon Arthur
Jasper- I love the name but it reminds me of Twilgiht (not that its a bad thing- just as long as isn't actually named after that charactor)
Orrin- Sounds like an old name. not an old man name- but just an old name
Julius- 1st thing that pops in my mind is Ceasar.
Sebastian- reminds me of the crab from The Little Mermaid and also the lead singer from Skid Row.
Alden - mens shoes
Arthur - medieval knight
Jasper - dog from Chuck E Cheese
Orrin - from Eragon
Julius - Caesar
Sebastian - from Cruel Intentions
Alden= Astronaut
Arthur= Aardvark
Jasper= Southerner
Orrin= Oreo Cookie
Julius= Caesar
Sebastian= Bach/Crab
You asked for first thoughts, so these are mine:
Alden - didn't even know this was a name
Arthur - https://pbskids.org/arthur/friends/arthur/index.html
Jasper - Ick! Bad association - guy from high school.
Orrin - never heard it, but nms
Julius - Caesar
Sebastian - love it! I think of an adorable 1 year old that was in my Infant Room when I worked at a daycare while in college.
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Alden - cute, but makes me think about Aldi the Grocery store
Arthur - King Arthur and mike get the NN Art or Artie
Jasper - Twilight series
Orrin - Old man. My cleaning ladies husbands name is Olin. Makes me think of hin
Julius - Orange
Sebastian - Lobster (or was he a crab) and Cruel Intentions (Ryan Phillipe's character)
Alden - the painter from Murphy Brown
Arthur - NMS
Jasper - I like this name
Orrin - NMS
Julius - would prefer Julian/Julien
Sebastian - LOVE this name, the best one on the list for me
Love Arthur and Jasper.
Sebastian is solid.
Not a fan of Orrin or Alden.
Julius - I am having a hard time deciding how I feel about this one!?
Alden-an old man
Arthur-nms
Jasper-could possibly be okay
Orrin-akward
Julius-okay, but I think of a violin player
Sebastian-nms
Alden - nothing I'd use, but I kind of like it
Arthur - okay if a family name, but I don't particularly like
Jasper - like it
Orrin - like it, but much prefer the spelling Oren
Julius - Caesar. I love Julian, though.
Sebastian - I know this is sort of trendy name that a lot of people like right now, but it's just very feminine sounding to me. NMS.
Alden - Never heard of this name...I like it since it sounds unisex & unique. It means fiery.
Arthur - Reminds me of the aardvark on PBS and in the books
Jasper - Casper the ghost...
Orrin - Again, never heard of this name...I like it though.
Julius - I knew someone growing up with this name...he was a piano prodigy
Sebastian - The red crab from Little Mermaid
Alden: A pervy guy I used to work with who had a pebble stuck in his hand.
Arthur: My grandpa & uncles' name.
Jasper: a dog's name.
Orrin: no thoughts on this one.
Julius: Orange Julius.
Sebastian: the crab (or whatever he was) on The Little Mermaid.
ETA: that was kinda fun. I didn't look at any responses before I posted, and it's interesting to see how common the associations are.
Alden - hmm, my cousin's boyfriend's name. Makes me think of Alden Brown.
Arthur - Oi. The king or the bear?
Jasper - *facepalm* Not another Twilight name!
Orrin - Orrin???
Julius - Caesar.
Sebastian - Unda da seeeeaa...
Alden--Reverand Alden from Little House on the Prairie
Arthur--the dad from King of Queens
Jasper--didn't Brad Paisley name his newest LO this?
Orrin--Huh?
Julius--Orange Julius
Sebastian--okay name
Alden- Reminds me of Holden, a soap opera character?
Arthur- King Arthur
Jasper- a jamaican character on a computer scrabble game I used to play
Orrin- Never heard of it before, no preconceptions
Julius- a friend I had in high school
Sebastian- the lobster from Little mermaid
Alden - old man
Arthur - old man
Jasper - British man
Orrin - strange kid I went to high school with
Julius - Orange Julius
Sebastian - the little Mermaid
Alden - Aldi's, like the grocery store.
Arthur - My grandfather's first name. Strikes me as old.
Jasper - Too trendy
Orrin -
Julius - I can't get past "orange Julius".
Sebastian - Best name of the bunch.
Alden- For some reason it made me think of books- Is there an Alden Books Brand?
Arthur- Makes me thin of Sr. Arthur or that cartoon called Arthur.
Jasper -Makes me think of Casper the friendly ghost.
Orrin - Very strange.
Julius- Makes me think of the Orange Juice fast food place.
Sebastian- From the little mermaid.
Okay, then I will redo my anser...
Alden - Sounds like it should be Aiden
Arthur - An old persons name
Jasper - Very cute name
Orrin - Is this even a name?
Julius - Caesar
Sebastian - Little mermaid
(W) Alden - Books
Arthur - Round Table
Jasper - Twi-fan
Orrin - Misspelled version of my husbands MN
Julius - Orange
Sebastian - ?Undah da sea?
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Alden: Alden Valley in England (nns)
Arthur: King Arthur
Jasper: A pebble or stone
Orrin: Orrin Hatch the Mormon Utah Senator
Julius: Julius Caesar of course
Sebastian: Johann Sebastian Bach (my fav composer)
Alden - love it, it's a family name though and my mn (see screen name) is a variant of it
Arthur - first thought? a name for an old dude. But, I appreciate that it is not made up, not trendy and is more classic.
Jasper - Friendly ghost or Twilight character
Orrin - it's alright, not a huge fan, but I can see why someone else would like it
Julius - Ceaser
Sebastian - no real association here; I think it's a nice name but some parents can sound really snooty depending on how they pronounce it.