Rufus, Ralph or Rupert?

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Those are my three favourites if it's a boy (due Weds).

Would you mind picking your favourite of the three please?

And incase I've missed the perfect girls name, perhaps offer a name that might suit me if I like the above?

Thank you.

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They are all "R's" by coincidence btw.

[Ladybird333]

Ralph, closely followed by Rufus. I have a friend who has one of each! I would have been called Rupert had I been a boy!

Rosie
Alice
Martha
Matilda

Good luck!

[Shropitlikeitshot]

Thank you. I'm awaiting a barrage of abuse, so thank you for not slating them.

My current girls name of choice is Phillipa. Thoughts?

This baby will be a sibling for Henrietta.

[Ladybird333]

Ooh, I love Phillipa! Or is it Philippa?
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Scarlett
Jemima
Harriet

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And I love you. Had lots of negative feedback but you've made my night!

Think I prefer Rufus to Ralph. But don't want him to be a doofus. DH likes Wilf, so I just have him to convince.

[Optimist3]

Rufus or Ralph.

[Optimist3]

Rafe is another similar name. Adore wilf also

[weasle]

All good but Rupert best to me.

[Ladybird333]

Aw, bless you! Rufus is lovely too. My friend's Rufus doesn't get doofus but he's still pre-school. And of course there's the gorgeous Rufus Sewell we've just seen in Victoria! He definitely isn't a doofus!

[DramaAlpaca]

Of the three I like Rufus best, but I think Rupert goes best with Henrietta.

I also like Philippa (with that spelling).

[katemess12]

Rupert.

Ralph is nice, but I will always picture Ralph Wiggum from The Simpsons when I hear it. And I don't like Rufus.

I like Wilf when short for Wilfred, but not as a stand alone name.

[Sophronia]

Rupert. I prefer Philippa spelled this way.

[Usernamer]

LOVE Rupert, not so keen on the other two boy options.

Philippa is nice too, do you plan to shorten it to something in particular?

[sonlypuppyfat]

Wilfred and Rupert oh they would have gone down a treat at my school Rufus and Phillipa are lovely, all the best for the birth

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Love Rufus and Rupert.

And Philippa.

[EuroCarpediem]

We have a little Rupert in our extended family.

He is the sweetest toddler and it suits him. I have come to love the name.

[AmeliaJack]

Rufus is my favourite from your list


Philippa is beautiful.

[CakeRattleandRoll]

I like Rufus best.
Agree that Philippa is better spelling.

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Thanks gang.

Would it bother you having two daughters with feminine versions of masculine names?

I like Pip, Pippy or Philly as nn. Pippa I like but prefer the above. Just worry that Pip is a bit tomboyish.

I've gone off Ralph over night so Rufus or Rupert it is.

[acsec]

I like Ralph but pronounced Rafe (like Ralph Fiennes). All nice names.

I too am due Weds!

[Ohdofuckoffplease]

Rufus over Rupert by miles for me! I only like Ralph if it's pronounced Rafe and people will always mispronounce it that way. Rufus is very cute. I love Roo for short.

[Ohdofuckoffplease]

Haha X-post!

[Optimist3]

Rufus. The one I know isn't called dufus.

Not keen on Rupert. Too 'try hard' posh sorry.

[girlandboy]

I know a Rufus, who within days of his birth has been called Roo instead, which I think is a bit of a shame.

And yes he's also called Doof...short for Doofus.

can't see the point in naming him Rufus if no-one ever calls him it

[Ohdofuckoffplease]

OP, do you like Rafferty? It's a bit less stuffy than Rupert and has a nicer sound than Rufus I think.