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Asa Rufus or Rufus Asa?

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 08/09/2013 21:21

Love both,also love the nicknames Ace and Ru that may or may not stick Wink

We can't decide on an order though,so to a MN poll...

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Clargo55 · 08/09/2013 21:25

Rufus Asa Grin lovely name.

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r3d3 · 08/09/2013 21:26

Ã…sa is a girls name in Swedish

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 08/09/2013 21:28

My DP has a girls name (more popular in the USA) he doesn't care...so its not much of an issue for us.

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DoItTooJulia · 08/09/2013 21:30

You know I'm going to say Asa Rufus....

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bundaberg · 08/09/2013 21:30

2well I have an Asa, so i;m going with Asa Rufus :-D

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 08/09/2013 21:31

Grin Grin Grin

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bundaberg · 08/09/2013 21:33

the swedish name is different anyway (has the thingy over the A) and is pronounced totally differently. so irrelevant IMRO (in my right opinion ;-) )

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devonsmummy · 08/09/2013 22:43

Asa Rufus
I adore the name Asa but it was vetoed :(
Rufus Asa kind of blends into one word as you say it , sounds more like Ru Fusasa

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Alisvolatpropiis · 08/09/2013 22:56

Rufus Asa.

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pygmy · 08/09/2013 23:40

Rufus Asa

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FetchezLaVache · 08/09/2013 23:46

Rufus Asa. Both gorgeous names though!

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NoSquirrels · 08/09/2013 23:49

Asa Rufus.

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bananamummy · 09/09/2013 06:57

I prefer Rufus. Asa sounds and looks feminine to me.

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Saffyz · 09/09/2013 07:56

Rufus Asa.

Asa is a girls name.

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bundaberg · 09/09/2013 09:11

Asa isn't a girls name. it's a biblical male name.

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bundaberg · 09/09/2013 09:12

Asa

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FingersCrossedLegsNot · 09/09/2013 10:23

Asa Rufus of course, ignore those who say its a girls name in Sweden. It is a biblical boys name and iris pronounceddifferent in Sweden.

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 09/09/2013 12:54

I wouldn't care anyway,as I said its a non issue for us.

I was more interested in which order it flowed better...

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Bowlersarm · 09/09/2013 12:55

Rufus Asa

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hellokitty123 · 09/09/2013 14:55

To me, Asa sounds/looks very feminine. I think it is the fact that it ends with an 'a'. I'd also worry about people mis pronouncing it as ASS-a.

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hellokitty123 · 09/09/2013 14:57

But I do agree that Rufus Asa doesn't flow that well and the other way round sounds better.

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LeoandBoosmum · 09/09/2013 15:04

Just Rufus or Rufus with another middle name.

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 09/09/2013 15:28


we do not care if you think it looks or sounds feminine

It is a boys name...DP has what is essentially a girls name and it has never ever been a problem.


I was only asking which way round they flowed better.
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bundaberg · 09/09/2013 16:03

lol. it's painful isn't it?

i asked a similar thing a few years ago and got told that both my choices sounded "wanky" (among other insults)
i hasten to add that i hadn't asked for opinions on the names, just which went better.



fwiw no-one has ever called my Asa ASS-a (he's 4.5 now)

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pygmy · 09/09/2013 16:07

I don't think Asa sounds particularly girly, but it does strike me as the sort of name that a celeb might choose.

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