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<WAILS> she's unwittingly nicked my boy name!! <sob>

180 replies

UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/10/2013 19:07

We had decided on Rufus Caspar.

It was perfect.

We knew no other child with the name,it creates the NN Ru which I adore (can't use rupert or Reuben either),it's not popular but not unknown,it has no terrible associations,it goes brilliantly with our other DC names,and it's cool dammit.

But now a sort-of-relative-family-friend has used it for her PFB,and it will look like we've copied and I know it's childish but I do care about that for some reason.

It's taken me months to settle on a name and now I have to start all over again

It's Not Fair!

HELP ME

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MyBoilsAreFab · 06/10/2013 19:18

I was going to suggest that too, although have a friend with a ds with that name and nobody can ever remember how to spell it.
What about Struan - Stru, or could you get away with Rory, and call him Ru?

nickelbabe · 06/10/2013 19:18

or Ruan (that's cornish I think)

Thisisaeuphemism · 06/10/2013 19:17

Andrew gets shortened to roo sometimes.

I like Casper!

JoulesM · 06/10/2013 19:16

A Ruaridh will get Ru for short...any Scottish connections....

VegasIsBest · 06/10/2013 19:14

Lucky escape. Chose a better name.

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