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Rory or Ralph/Ralphie

37 replies

Princesspeachy0 · 25/11/2018 11:08

Which name do you prefer?

If you prefer Ralph/Ralphie, which would you put on the BC?

Any other name suggestions would be great :)

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Hashbrownsandbeans · 07/12/2018 23:41

Rory or Ralph, both nice.

Ralphie isn’t a name really... it’s a nickname. I personally hate it but even if you liked it don’t go for that on the BC!

foxtiger · 07/12/2018 22:57

I love Rory. Ralph feels a bit boring and middle-aged to me, but I like it better than Ralphie!

Grannyannex · 01/12/2018 07:25

Rafe is lovely.

Grannyannex · 01/12/2018 07:23

Rafe or Ralph. Not Rory

Donthugmeimscared · 01/12/2018 07:22

Ralph just makes me think of the kid from the Simpsons. I do like Rory though.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 01/12/2018 07:15

Ralph

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 26/11/2018 09:55

Raphael / Raffy is a better option in my opinion.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 26/11/2018 09:54

Yes Ralph is definitely a penis name for people if a certain age 🤣

Justlikedevon · 25/11/2018 23:18

Wasn't Ralph the name for the bloke's knob in Forever?

TheGhostOfYou · 25/11/2018 23:05

Rory.

Shadow1234 · 25/11/2018 20:16

Prefer Rory

CloserIAm2Fine · 25/11/2018 17:59

I much prefer Rory

If you do choose Ralph/Ralphie though I would use Ralph on the birth cert and Ralphie as a nickname. I know he would grow up with Alfie, Archie, Freddie etc but I always prefer a more grown up name for official things and to fall back on when they grow out of cutesy nicknames

MyView2 · 25/11/2018 15:08

I have a friend who is Ralph, his actual name and the one on his birth certificate name is Randolph-just another idea to throw into the mix.

RavenWings · 25/11/2018 15:04

Rory. Though I'm also Team Ruairí.
I think Ralph is horrible. If you're going to cryogenically freeze him at age 2, call him Ralphie. Otherwise it's ridiculous for an adult.

Syvilla · 25/11/2018 14:45

Ralphie on birth certificate would be horrendous.

You’re not naming a baby, you’re naming a person, who will need to grow up and have a career.

I would be embarrassed if I were an adult man to have to introduce myself as Ralphie. I’d change it by deedpoll as soon as legally possible.

Winterwonderland12 · 25/11/2018 13:05

People still get called Will or Willy despite Willy meaning penis!

Ralph is a well known name. I wouldn't even think of the book by J Blume

Alex3101 · 25/11/2018 12:46

We have a Ruairí so I'm a bit biased.
I'd definitely go with Ralph and possibly call him Rafe

DramaAlpaca · 25/11/2018 12:36

Rory by a million miles, I love it.

Ralph is awful & I have no words for Ralphie.

Astronica · 25/11/2018 12:34

I love Rafe, to give a preferred variation.

Out of Rory and Ralph I prefer Rory, though Ralph is ok. Definitely put Ralph not Ralphie on the bc if you choose that.

Kintan · 25/11/2018 12:24

Ralph pronounced Rafe is nice. I'd prefer Rory spelled as Ruairí.

Limpetry · 25/11/2018 12:17

Yes, I did read Forever at the usual age, but I recognise that it's also a perfectly ordinary male name. I mean, Rees-Mogg hasn't yet put me off the perfectly nice name Jacob, and that's a much more disturbing image than Ralph-as-penis.

NoUnicornsToSeeHere · 25/11/2018 12:12

Does no one read Judy Blume any more? (Where Ralph is the name of the penis in Forever...)

Limpetry · 25/11/2018 12:10

Rory. (Though I prefer Ruairí.)

daisypond · 25/11/2018 12:00

I like Rory and Ralph (never heard of the vomit meaning). Ralphie is awful. I like Rafe too.

TealTurnip · 25/11/2018 11:57

Ralph is the noise you make when you vomit! Hence why it’s a slang word for throwing your guts up Grin