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Rudi for a boy?

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BrightnessFalls · 18/04/2012 09:33

Or is not traditional enough? Its not for me btw Smile

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5madthings · 18/04/2012 22:38

i am sure they are both equally adorable Grin only the cutest boys are called rudi/rudy Grin

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 18/04/2012 22:36

Rudy v Rudi cuteness competition

could get messy......

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5madthings · 18/04/2012 22:33

you havent met my rudi! Grin

i assume you mean pinch him! lol at pitch him Grin tho i do feel like pitching my rudi out the window at times.... he is lovely, but incredibly stubborn, ie 40 mins the other night sat at the table refusing to even pick up his fork at dinner time as he wanted a kinder egg instead! i said he could have a kinder egg if he ate some dinner, he didnt eat any dinner, he sat with his arms folded looking at the wall all through dinner, he seemed to forget about the kinder egg tho and just went to bed having eaten nothing, strange boy.

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5madthings · 18/04/2012 22:28

can i ask why the question 'not traditional enough' in the op, its quite an old germanic name, i know a rudi in his 60's its not that popular in the uk but is much more common in germany and some other european countries, its certainly not a 'new' name.

evamummy · 18/04/2012 22:26

Rud-y like Rudyard would be an alternative, I guess.

5madthings · 18/04/2012 22:25

our Rudi is also after the specials song, we play it for him and sing along to it Grin

and we also say 'nudey rudey' when our kids are naked, which they often are, and well it just has more meaning for Rudi as is is a nudey rudi! he LOVES his name :)

after the last debate on gansta connections i actually googled gansta clothes for toddlers, just for a laugh, but didnt find anything suitable :(

but given that my rudi has spent the past few days with a blanket shoved up his jumper so he has a big tummy like father christmas i am not sure he will ever be much of a gangsta :(

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 18/04/2012 22:21

How else would you pronounce it?

evamummy · 18/04/2012 22:20

Rudy, pronounced rude-y? No, too rude imo.

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 18/04/2012 22:19

Yeah we do that too but in our case it has extra special meaning Grin

arfur · 18/04/2012 22:18

"rudie nudie" is what you are in our house when you are in the bath Blush

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 18/04/2012 22:18

Ha ha ha ha @ inner city warnings.

Why?
Spent my whole life in dah (various) hoodz.

Its never cropped up as an issue.

MrsShitty · 18/04/2012 22:17

Just makes me think of being "rude" ...you know.

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 18/04/2012 22:15

I have a Rudy.
Its aces.

He is Rudy on the birth cert but since Christmas I have taken to calling him Rudolph.

I named him after the Specials song.
Nowt wrong with that.

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Bilin · 18/04/2012 19:23

Dont like it. sounds like rude.

EdithWeston · 18/04/2012 19:22

Inadvisable in some inner cities.

oikopolis · 18/04/2012 19:19

"a message for you, Rudy"

gafhyb · 18/04/2012 19:14

I quite like it, but it's not serious enough for an adult, IMO

If you like Rudi and Dexter (which are both quite trendy), what about:

Jude
Evan
Levi
Luca
Haydn

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BrightnessFalls · 18/04/2012 17:48

I was thinking of suggesting a more traditional name and having Rudy as a nickname. Its been on my sisters list for 12 years and I cant see it slipping. Its a shame that Dexter has become a seriel killer in the last 12 years as, that was the other one.

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FoxyRoxy · 18/04/2012 16:52

I like it. Reminds me of the character Rudi in Misfits on E4!

Stellan · 18/04/2012 16:35

Few points:

Don't like the spelling - prefer Rudy.

Sounds like 'rude'.

Reminds me of Sheridan Smith's character in Gavin & Stacey. Rudi was Smithy's sister.

Could work as a nickname for something obviously masculine/without any teasing potential.