I heard this name the other day and I really like it. DH thinks it's a little out there, just wondering what your thoughts were on Aspen for a boy?

We already have a Hudson, do you think Aspen and Hudson sound too "American" if you know what I mean?

It does sound very American to me, yeah. A bit 'wannabe'. But you know, people would get used to it. It's not the worst!

Not keen, sorry.

I like Aspen, but I don't like Aspen with Hudson. They have too many similar sounds IMO.

i quite like them together
Aspen is a gorgeous name

I like Aspen, dd has a friend at kider called Aspen, a little girl!
I think Aspen and Hudson sound ok together!
Good luck!

For some reason I straight way thought of a toilet but I have no idea why. I think there might be a part of a toilet with a similar sounding name? Even without that thought, I don't like it and I don't think it sounds good with Hudson either.

I know a girl called Aspen. I quite like it.

Yeah I think the whole American town and American river in common is annoying me, but I still really love the name.

We were thinking Oliver, which I think sounds better with Hudson.

This baby naming business is HARD!

I think of asprin straight away. Sorry not a fan.

LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Its different but strong and masculine (cannot imagine a girl named Aspen).

I LOVE American names !!! Hence I have a Jett and Carter.

I think Hudson and Aspen sound extremely cool and trendy !!!!

I don't think anything positive can come from a word with such a heavy accent on the "AAss" sound.

I think Aspen is a great place to ski, but it's not just for boys.

As a name? No.

I read this in the side bar and thought it was going to be about whether Aspen was a suitable holiday spot for a young boy.

So it definitely says "Town" to me not person.

Shame as it does actually sound quite nice.

What about Asher?

I like it!

I like it, I think it does sound American and goes well with Hudson IMO. However, the possibility of bullying based on a name like that

Kids can be very nasty with names and those things stick big time.

Oliver sounds perfect with Hudson

Not a fan of Aspen, sorry. I wouldn't do it with Hudson either. Oliver sounds good with Hudson, although isn't there an actor called Oliver Hudson? Kate Hudson's brother.

That was my first thought too, but I've always thought Oliver and Hudson sound great together, so that would be my pick

There's a pharmaceutical co by that name.

It's the name of a tree. Aspen the ski town is named for the trees there.

I don't like naming kids after trees.

Not for me at all sorry. Sounds very American

haha im named after a tree! - Jarra

NMS. It seems pretentious.

It makes me think of Nelson.

Don't like it at all

Unless you misspelt your name, you're named after a bird. Or a jug. Or a mug. But not a tree.

ETA if you meant Jarrah it's a type of timber, not a tree.

That's what I was going to say as well. I really don't like the name Oliver.

A big fat no to Aspen

Sorry, but Aspen is just awful.

BTW Hudson is a great name !!

Keep on searching and good luck

Like Rowan? Really?

Aspen is too American for me.

Go with something less dramatic to compliment Hudson not compete with it.

Sorry I am not a fan of Aspen at all its like one them names u hear and whisper to a friend 'what were they thinking'....but some ppl possibly dont like my children's names either - in fact it took me 2days to take a shine to my son Aiden's name - My husband & i struggled with boys names so much so when he was a boy it was like 'ok....' lol ...we overjoyed but we never agreed on anything and Aiden was the only neutral ground but now he is an Aiden through and through and u couldnt imagine his name anything else lol -

WHich will be the case no matter what u decide darl.

If my first child who was a girl, was instead a boy she would have been Blake and my third child, a girl Natalia would have been Zavier - now i am preggers with my 4th god knows what boys name we will have lol.


Good luck - boys names are so damn hard.

Isnt Aspen a brand of toothpick?

I like some tree names, but Aspen Colorado and Hudson New York are both cities.

And each one is okay but both is too much.

(Aspen is pretty touristy and yuppie too, not really a great association for me)

Meanwhile, my husband only thinks trees, but said he'd name a kid Cedar before Aspen.

I agree with this.

I loved the name Aspen when I was pg with DS2, I also loved Aston. DH didn't like either name! DS2 ended up being Reid, which really suits him
Good luck with your name search.

I wouldn't pair 2 place names together.

I like tree names! Cedar (my secret name crush for a girl), Acacia, Daphne, Cassia, Linden, Rowan.

Well maybe I wouldn't call a child Acacia, but I like them in general.

As much as I adore the place I don't like it as a name.

Kinda reminds me of that episode of Scrubs where Turk doesn't have time to shop for Carla so he grabs her a pen out of the ass box - they say the word ass-pen about three or four times.

Sorry OP, NMS.

My nephew's name is Aspen.
I quite like it.
To me it sounds quite cool and crisp.
I agree it might be a bit much in combo with Hudson.
My nephews brother is Altair.

I love Aspen for a girl. I can't see it on a boy, I know it is a unisex name but i prefer it on a girl.

Sorry but I don't like it. It sounds like half of a name of air freshener or something... "Aspen breeze"

Would be fairly open to teasing from several avenues.

I love this name for either gender.

We also have a neighbour called Espen ( from Norway).

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