Meet three-year-old Casper Alice.
That’s what Jason Lee and Ceren Alkac called their baby girl. They never officially released the name, but since they renewed their wedding vows on 11/11/11, Casper’s been allowed to fly free. If those old internet rumors [see last comment] are indeed true, as they turned out to be with Casper, then Alice is indeed the middle name. I love how these initials mirror mom’s, à la Constance Zimmer and daughter Colette Zoe.
While boys’ names on girls may be all the rage, this friendly ghost of a name is still an unexpected choice. It is a bit odd that the dark one of the siblings would be called Casper, and the girl no less, but I find the whole combo somewhat sweet. Not nearly as objectionable as Inspektor-with-a-K. We thought for sure they’d go with something like Umbrella Time Machine. Glad to be wrong.
I imagine their decision not to release the name rested on the fact that poor big brother took such heat in the press, and they also probably knew it would drive us nuts guessing.
My advice for any future mysteries? Google. That’s how I found out Casper’s name three years ago, but my how I wish now that I had posted on that unfounded internet rumor oh so long ago! It’s a slippery slope.
Think they’ll call her Cassie?
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Only Jason Lee, with a kid named Inspektor-with-a-K, could make a baby girl name like Casper Alice sound just adorable.
And it DOES sound adorable!
It’s not terrible, especially since it’s so easy to shorten to Cass. In general Casper would be a pretty cool boy name if it weren’t for that cartoon… kind of like how Felix is forever The Cat.
I like it. Casper is sweet. And it doesn’t get any more classic sounding than Alice. I think it has great balance! I bet they call her Cas.
I have good friends who named their son Pilot, and I really like the name (and it truly fits him, too). I disagree with the K in Inspektor (and Inspector reminds me of Inspector Gadget from childhood) so not a fan, but to each his own.
I think of Casper as a boy’s name, but since that is the trend for girls, it’s not surprising. And it seems to soften it, paired with Alice.
As for Casper for a raven-haired lady, there are plenty of names that mean dark (or light) that are now used for everyone– eg Kieran means “dark” and I know several blond Kierans.
I am most curious about how the parents chose these names– what’s the story behind it? I usually like a name more when I know the special reason for which it was chosen.
I was just waiting to see Jasper on a girl – but Casper got there first! Go figure!
I wonder if one reason they chose not to be uber-public about Casper’s name is because she has a different mom than Pilot Inspektor does (the amazing actor, Beth Riesgraf). While most celebs seem unworried about dragging their personal lives out for all to see, perhaps the break up and new baby made them more circumspect?
Caspar & Alice are my #1 boy and girl names, respectively, at the moment, so I find this an odd coincidence
I’m really not loving Casper on a girl at all, but I guess it’s an improvement on Pilot Inspektor.. Alice is divine though!
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i’m totally speaking from my own opinion, but i’ll never understand why parents give their daughters boys’ names, when there are so many beautiful, feminine GIRLS names to pick from!
Pilot Inspektor is my favourite celebrity baby name of all time except for Moxie Crimefighter. Who wouldn’t want those names??
I think Casper is a great way to get to the pet name Cassie, and it’s so much like Vesper and Harper that it actually seems trendy. Even with the whole friendly ghost/boy name thing.
Jason Lee is a Scientologist. He is clearly insane, as also evidenced by these terrible names. Funny guy, but insane.