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Rupert Cosmo _______

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Tobe · 16/06/2016 12:44

Hey,

So we're 2 weeks away from our due date and beginning to (mildly) panic over names.

'Yay' or 'Nay' on the current front-runner if it's a boy...

Rupert Cosmo

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Parsley1234 · 16/06/2016 14:28

Love Cosmo and Cosimo !

namechangedtoday15 · 16/06/2016 14:27

Cosmo sounds like someone out of the Muppets (sorry).

And Rupert to me has always been associated with a derogatory term for a (posh) officer in the Army so it has negative connotations, but if you can get past that, it would depend on your surname.

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Tobe · 16/06/2016 14:21

oh balls... new to Mumnsnet and appear to have posted the same comment twice. And apparently there's no delete option.

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Tobe · 16/06/2016 14:17

No, not posh at all

To be honest I hadn't even thought of it as sounding posh until reading these comments :)

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Tobe · 16/06/2016 14:13

No, not posh at all :) I hadn't even considered the posh factor with this choice. I just liked how they sounded

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nectarini1983 · 16/06/2016 14:13

Really don't like Rupert. Both are a bit geeky and speky imo but much prefer Cosmo given the choice.

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 16/06/2016 14:10

I know a Rupert Charles.
He is always Rupert. Never roo..

Not sure on cosmo.

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CheeseAndSprinkleys · 16/06/2016 14:07

My first thoughts are Jilly Cooper too Grin

DramaAlpaca · 16/06/2016 14:05

It does sound very posh to me.

The only good thing about Rupert is that you can call him Roo, which is adorable.

allegretto · 16/06/2016 13:40

Rupert and Cosmo really leaves nowhere to go if you're child wants something less posh

Tiggeryoubastard · 16/06/2016 13:38

Oh that's bad. Really bad. You've chosen two of the drippiest names going. All you need is to put Walter in there and you'll have the full set.

Diddlydokey · 16/06/2016 13:38

If you have an unusual first name, I think that the middle names should be a normal alternative that they might prefer when they're older.

Pootles2010 · 16/06/2016 13:36

Depends how posh you are. Will they be going to private school? Is the surname double-barrelled?

DavidPuddy · 16/06/2016 13:32

Is your surname Kramer? If yes, go ahead.

Jeremysfavouriteaunt · 16/06/2016 13:32

I am taking these Cosmo comments personally even though I didn't even use the name Grin

Scarydinosaurs · 16/06/2016 13:30

Love Rupert.

Cosmo is a little too spacey/dog name.

Woodenmouse · 16/06/2016 13:06

Personally I don't like Cosmo. I like Rupert though!

Jeremysfavouriteaunt · 16/06/2016 13:01

Not Rupert for me though, definitely one or the other if you have to, not both.

Jeremysfavouriteaunt · 16/06/2016 13:01

Well dh refused me Cosmo and I still love the name.

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Tobe · 16/06/2016 12:59

Jilly Cooper !? LOL

Oh god, now you mention it....

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doceodocere · 16/06/2016 12:58

It screams Jilly to me too.

Not that it matters if you like the name.

FoxesSitOnBoxes · 16/06/2016 12:57

You need to have a double-barrel surname and land/a title to pull it off but I kind of like it!