I'm not really sure of the meaning, but a friend of my sister named her son that and I actually like it! Any opinions? The only set-back with me choosing that for my son, is that my husband keeps telling me it sounds too much like the channel ESPN.
I like the sound of Espen James for my son by the way (due in November)
2007-08-25 03:59:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Ham B and Shauna - it actually is a real name:
The meaning of the name Espen is God Bear
The origin of the name Espen is Scandinavian
But...
Info on this name: Also a created American name from the Television sports network ESPN.
2007-08-25 04:18:24 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Espen Name
2016-11-08 20:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son s name is Donald Espen but he goes by Espen. The only reason his first name isn t Espen is because Espen Donald didn t sound as good and we wanted Donald after my late father-in-law. The name Espen was not created from ESPN. It is actually a male name that was popular in Norway in the 1970 s to 1990 s. However, we did learn about it from watching ESPN. My husband s family are sports nuts. It is very fitting to our family and he loves his name. I am not the type of person who cares what people think about me or my family so I am not shy about telling people that we got the name from ESPN. But I also give them the background and meaning of the name.
2014-12-17 07:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Brandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I actually really like it, and no it's not too much like ESPN... It's easy to pronounce, and it doesn't have anything bad rhyming with it. I prefer Espen. Good name!
2016-04-01 08:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ESPN is where it came from. There was a couple a while back that named their son Espn and pronounce is "Espen"
Im honestly not to fond of it. It feels like it is missing something.
2007-08-25 04:58:11 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the sound of Espen Beowulf for your son.
2007-08-25 05:18:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bit of a strange one - makes me think 's' bend of when plumming (pipes and things),
perhaps use it for a middle name.
Go for Jamie Espen.
2007-08-25 04:14:12 · answer #7 · answered by Kazz's crew 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't like it, but it's your choice not anyone else's. I'm really more into traditional names and not being a trendsetter....but I don't think it is a bad name that would prevent the kid from having a lot of difficulty in like (be prepared for him to be called Espy or ESPN, but those aren't bad nicknames).
Choose whatever makes you happy and everyone else will deal with it.
2007-08-25 05:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Espen??? That's not a real name. It's just some made up nonsense. Don't torture your son by naming him some ridiculous word just because you think it sounds cool. He will live with the name for the rest of his life. How many times is he going to be asked "Espen is an unusual name, what does it mean?" Give the kid a break.
2007-08-25 04:10:50 · answer #9 · answered by Ham B 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It reminds me of a tree...an aspen tree.
To be honest, that sounds too made up and too feminine for a boy. For a girl, it would be okay...not great but okay.
If you decided to name your child that, at least give him a nickname. He's the one who has to grow up with that name...not you...so give him one he can live with.
EMT
2007-08-25 06:07:14 · answer #10 · answered by emt_me911 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋