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Baby names

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Rose Elizabeth or Bruce

39 replies

CluelessDil · 17/02/2015 21:41

Basically Rose for a girl or Bruce for a boy.

It's early days but I think I quite like them, thoughts and opinions welcome!!

I can take it

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Ohfourfoxache · 19/02/2015 01:50

We've shortlisted Elizabeth Rose (my family are Scottish and both names have family connections!) - I also like Rose Elizabeth, but as you can tell I'm biased!

Not as fond of Bruce tbh, but I say that as someone who lives in London. It may well be more popular North of the border.

Fwiw our boys shortlist is Oliver James, Toby, Jacob and Jenson.

CarlaVeloso · 19/02/2015 00:58

Funniest thread title ever

pilates · 18/02/2015 18:53

Rose Elizabeth is lovely but Bruce is awful, sorry.

Very different style of names IMO.

PrimalLass · 18/02/2015 18:50

Bruce just isn't a babies name. It's an old man name. Sorry!

Nightstar · 18/02/2015 18:45

I love Bruce because - Bruce Wayne
How could a kid not be totally cool with the same name as Batman?
And I assume Robert the Bruce is the Scot connection?

Rose is beautiful, very English though to have both Rose (symbol of England) with Elizabeth (again a very old English name), if I was Scottish I think I would want something slightly more celtic, but that's just because I'm jealous that I can't use any of the gorgeous Scottish names as I simply have no claim to it at all.

Alansbiggestfan · 18/02/2015 15:40

Love Bruce, wanted it for ds2 but my partner vetoed it as ds1 is called Ken. Ds2 is Called Frank instead.

squoosh · 18/02/2015 15:33

'bloody ugly thing it was too, a shihtzu with bulging eyes and teeth at every angle!!'

The owner probably refers to the dog as having a 'lot of character'.

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 18/02/2015 15:27

Bruce reminds me of Bogtrotter. Or Brute. Rose is pretty.

Dogsmom · 18/02/2015 15:23

Don't let the dogs name thing put you off, I wok with dogs and have seen pretty much every name used on a dog, it's really popular to give them human names now such as Dave, Clive, Brian etc and there are hundreds named Poppy, Megan and Tilly.
I even met one with my name which is a fairly unusual biblical name, bloody ugly thing it was too, a shihtzu with bulging eyes and teeth at every angle!!

squoosh · 18/02/2015 15:10

Dolph and Rutger would definitely fit an 80's action hero theme.

BanKimoon · 18/02/2015 14:49

Bruce Lee, not Brice Lee. Sausage fingers.

BanKimoon · 18/02/2015 14:49

Love Bruce. What about Bruce Willis or Brice Lee? I think 80s action hero names should come back, DH vetoed Arnold for our DS but I would totally have gone for it. Sylvester is still a great name, Harrison is very popular now, I like Kurt too. Chuck and Jean Claude maybe not so much though...

DressingGownFrown · 18/02/2015 11:12

I know a lovely, gentle dog called Bruce. Beautiful animal, thick as two planks of wood and starts whimpering if he can't sit directly on your lap - which wouldn't be so bad if he didn't weigh 30kg.

squoosh · 18/02/2015 11:08

Bruno is lovely though!

squoosh · 18/02/2015 11:07

Bruce makes me want to throw a shrimp on the barbie.

Rose is lovely.

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CluelessDil · 18/02/2015 10:35

Thanks all, so interesting and really helpful. It seems the consensus for Rose is it's a classic name which some love/like or at worst find boring.

The boring bit doesn't concern me too much as I'd hope the personality of the child would fill it out if that makes sense.

Bruce seems to be causing more gut reactions of dislike. I hadn't made the Australia connection and the my grandad had a dog named Bruce may haunt me! I still like it though, my one concern is that is is probably more commonly known as a surname here, think Robert the Bruce or A slightly more up to date figure Jack Bruce. I had wondered if anyone would mention that but I don't know if it's an obvious surname as a first name.

I still have lots of thinking (& time!) left so will no doubt be back to ask more opinions but so far it's not been as nerve wracking as I thought it might be to ask...even getting compliments on my accent, thanks scarychicken!

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Thumbwitch · 18/02/2015 06:01

I have a personal dislike of Bruce because of someone I know - he was nicknamed Brucellosis because of his appalling behaviour.

Not too many of them in Australia any more, nor Sheila either.

I like Rose but agree there are a lot of them around, although possibly it's more used as a middle name than a first name.

at reuset - oops!

Annabannbobanna · 18/02/2015 04:49

love them both! Especially pronounced with a Scottish accent.

ScaryChicken · 18/02/2015 04:32

Rose Elizabeth is beautiful and classic, especially in a Scottish accent.

Bruce takes a bit more getting used to as I don't think I know any in RL and it seems a bit Australian /something you'd hear on Neighbours.. Once you get past that though it's actually a nice name. Solid, masculine, unpretentious (all things I like). Again, it would sound good in a Scottish accent (but then most things do!).

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 18/02/2015 00:11

I love Rose and Elizabeth. both my dds names

reuset · 17/02/2015 23:51

I've been reading it as 'he would understand'

reuset · 17/02/2015 23:50

I've just done a double take at your user name, Gilbert

Threeplus1 · 17/02/2015 23:49

Bruce

GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt · 17/02/2015 23:49

Both good, solid names.

reuset · 17/02/2015 23:46

I like both names.

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