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Is Roger due a revival?

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Spaghettinetti · 20/11/2013 13:42

I haven't seen any mumsnetters mention the name 'Roger', so what do you reckon? Is it due a revival? What other names could be resurrected?

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BOF · 20/11/2013 19:56

Roger is rather cute- but I'm biased, as my little brother was called this (after a favourite footballer with an even more unfortunate surname, 'Hunt' Grin), and he was quite possibly the most gorgeous baby ever born.

FWIW, he has never been bullied for it; the worst he's ever had is nicknames like RogerTheDodger etc, which is no hardship.

KateCroydon · 20/11/2013 19:52

Prince's real name is Prince Rogers Nelson.

All the same, Noooooooo.

Threetofour · 20/11/2013 18:47

I know a baby Roger!!

peggyblackett · 20/11/2013 16:13

No!

VirtuallyReal · 20/11/2013 16:09

Isn't Roger slang for sex? As in "a good rogering"?

Really don't see it coming back.

squoosh · 20/11/2013 15:58

11 little Rogers born last year.

Hello Rogers!

hulabaloo · 20/11/2013 15:42

Roger Federer comes to my mind. In fact, I don't know any 'old' Rogers so can equally see it for a baby as an old man.

Agree that names like Wilfred, Edwin, Arthur, Stanley etc were deemed to be 'too old' only a few years ago. I expect Roger to rise in popularity again.

SoftSheen · 20/11/2013 15:04

I like it. Judging from this thread I am in the minority, but I bet you would have got a similar reaction to Arthur or Wilfred a few years ago, and both names are pretty popular now.

I like Roger because it is the name of the hero of one of my favourite novels (Wives and Daughters). It was a common name in the 19th century, and is therefore not really comparable to Ian, Nigel, Roland etc, which are more modern.

I met a baby Gordon the other day, couldn't quite bring myself to like that name, though he was a lovely little boy.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 20/11/2013 15:03

He foreign though! And yummy.

CockyMcChicken · 20/11/2013 14:54

I quite like Colin.

I can't imagine a little baby Ian or Nigel though.

yummymumtobe · 20/11/2013 14:52

Roger Federer though - only one of the best tennis players ever!

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 20/11/2013 14:50

Roger that, fnar fnar. ShockWink

HeirToTheIronThrone · 20/11/2013 14:49

The first boy I ever kissed was called Roger. Sigh...

Theas18 · 20/11/2013 14:45

I have a lovely friend called Roger. It's a nice name for me.

Pennythedog · 20/11/2013 14:45

I know a few baby Colins. It's definitely coming back.

Don't know any baby Rogers though.

Scarletohello · 20/11/2013 14:44

Only if your second name is Rabbit.

Arabesque1 · 20/11/2013 14:43

Roland is quite retro. Roger, on the other hand (and apart from the obvious problem) is very much on a par with Colin, Brian or Terry.

eurochick · 20/11/2013 14:42

Although that was Roget...

But still no to Roger.

LCHammer · 20/11/2013 14:38

Roger's thesaurus. A million ways to avoid using a word. He knew what he was talking about.

TopHatAndTails · 20/11/2013 14:30

No, I don't think so. Colin?

squoosh · 20/11/2013 14:26

Roland reminds me of Grange Hill.

CockyMcChicken · 20/11/2013 14:24

My sister is going to name her baby Roland if it's a boy.

DorothyGherkins · 20/11/2013 14:23

It was Roger who compiled that wonderful thesaurus. No one took his work seriously until he changed his name to Roget.

MadBusLady · 20/11/2013 14:23

I like Roger.

I agree the double meaning is maybe too much of a problem though.

UriGeller · 20/11/2013 14:20

No.

Patrick
Douglas
And Noel at a push.

But not Roger

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