Rufus ?

[bouncyball16]

Really struggling for a boys name for DC1, please share your thoughts on Rufus? I like it but worried may could go off it in time...I am very indecisive!

[nectarini1983]

Not to my taste but I've heard of a few so others clearly like it.

Good luck choosing!

[Vixxfacee]

Doggish

[ToffeeForEveryone]

That's a dog name.

[HarlettOScara]

Only if you're expecting to give birth to a spaniel.

[ScarletForYa]

Yeah, that's a dogs name I'm afraid.

[Atlas15]

Automatically thought that's a dog name before I read the pp

[Bewilderedandbewitched]

I really like it!

[rufus5]

Woof!

[whifflesqueak]

well.

I love it.

but apparently I'm in the minority there.

[Imknackeredzzz]

Harlettoscara- I laughed out loud!

[SucculentSoul]

I like it. I called my cat it.

[Ringadingdingdong22]

This was on our list for a while. Didnt go with it in the end as there was a dog in the family called Rufus. Still think it is great though.

[bouncyball16]

I also like Oscar, maybe I am just a fan of canine names

[marblestatue]

I really like Rufus.

[Heratnumber7]

I think only if he has ginger hair, because that's what it means.

[julfin]

I think "red-headed". I like the name. My husband thinks "dog". He vetoed it for our boy.

Oscar is also a really nice name. Apparently v popular nowadays, if that bothers you.

[Shropitlikeitshot]

LOVE Rufus.

For me I'm torn between Rufus, Ralph and Rupert. Not sure why they're all R's. And no idea on a girl.

[mountaintoclimb]

A dogs name

[GinnyMcginface]

We have five sons and a Rufus among them. When he was born for about five minutes people talked of dogs but now they just associate it with our Roo. Lovely name but clearly I am biased.

[Misnomer]

Rufus is a lovely name.

Surely dogs are called all kinds of thing? It's not like you have Fido and Rover on the shortlist. Our dog is called a very popular girls name (followed by the middle names 'Ninja-Girl' because the kids named her) that is also really popular for dogs, it seems. It would still be a lovely name for a non-canine!

[littlepeas]

Meh. Toby and Oscar are also dog's names, but that hasn't affected their popularity. If you like it, you should go for it. I rather like Rufus - it is cute on a little boy, but somehow rather debauched (in a good way) on a grown man.

[littlepeas]

Also, my dog is called a fairly popular Welsh name. Any name can be a dog's name.

[FrikkaDilla]

who let the dog out

ow ow ow

[Shropitlikeitshot]

I'd call my son Doug in a heartbeat. Alas the dog came first.

Having said that DH thinks we should still call it that. But that's a whole other thread.

[fionadal]

I think it's a lovely name!