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Another lovely boy.

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Chimbleys · 14/11/2020 23:20

Hello. I have a 3yr old called Rufus (Ru) and am expecting another boy in January. We have gone round and round with names and there's nothing that stands out.
Any ideas please?

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micc · 15/11/2020 09:26

My top boy name was Rocco! Rocco and Rufus sounds amazing imo 😂
I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea.
So what about, Maxwell, Vincent, Leo, Cameron, Johnny?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 15/11/2020 08:46

I like previous suggestions of Miles.

Adam
Dylan
Louis

mathanxiety · 15/11/2020 08:44

Ivo
Hugo
Jago
Arlo
Oscar
Isaac
Quentin
Alec
Felix
Hector

DepuisToujours · 15/11/2020 08:31

Shorten! Ffs, what is abirten?

DepuisToujours · 15/11/2020 08:31

Congratulations!

I know a Rufus with a brother called Wilfred. I think they go well together.

I like Rufus and also like Wilfred. You could abirten Wikfred to Wilfie, Wilf or Fred.

Already suggested, but I also think Ezra would work really well.

Milo, Hugo and Jasper too.

Sebastian or Caspar maybe? Or Francis / Franklin?

ShipOfTheseus · 15/11/2020 08:30

Miles is good. Not Milo.
Jasper works.

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Chimbleys · 15/11/2020 08:18

Thank you all. I'm not too keen on another R name and looking through the suggestions I realise I'm not fond of boys names ending in the ee sound.
Husband wants Fred but doesnt like Frederick and Im not sure Fred cuts it as a stand alone name.

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Pipapple · 15/11/2020 03:26

Someone else said Milo and I think that would be perfect!

Rufus and Milo
Rufus and Hugo
Rufus and Morgan
Rufus and Jasper
Rufus and Tristan

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 15/11/2020 03:24

As Rufus has Latin origins I'd probably match with another name that has similar classical origins (so Greco Roman, sometimes via Hebrew) but that isn't Top 20 popular :
Felix
Leon
Elias
Lucas/Lucian
Hector
(Ale)Xander
Maxim(ilian)
Sebastian
Cassian
Andreas
Leander
Evander
Tobias
Jonas
August
Matthias

EbbaDay · 15/11/2020 01:24

Barnaby, Archie, Theodore, Felix

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/11/2020 00:09

Alexander (Zan)
Sebastian (Seb)
Zachary (Zac)
Finley (Finn)
Gabriel (Gabe)
Troy
Carter
Kingsley
Theodore (Theo)
Dexter (Dex)
Douglas (Dougie)
Wilbur
I also love the suggestion of Casper. Although its not a name I’d ever use as.
I don’t like the abbreviation of Cas. I think it sounds too feminine for a boy.

Lucked · 14/11/2020 23:39

Magnus but maybe two names ending in Us is too much.

Gabriel
Gideon
Felix
Milo
Ellis
Ivan

queenmother · 14/11/2020 23:36

Oscar

Changethetoner · 14/11/2020 23:35

Benjamin (Ben)

audreyand · 14/11/2020 23:34

Elliot
Rory
Ezra

Isadora2007 · 14/11/2020 23:33

Myles is nice
I wouldn’t go for another R name tbh. What about Max? Jasper? (Jazz) Toby, Joel?

Adelais · 14/11/2020 23:31

I love Rufus, it was on our list for dc2. Names I think go well..

Caspar
Stanley
Quinn
Miles
Sidney
Jago
Otto
Wilby

LouiseTrees · 14/11/2020 23:21

Ryan (Ry)