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Rupert

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Nancy155 · 04/11/2022 09:56

What do people think? I absolutely love it and it’s the only boys name I like really but my mum hates it and is trying to put me off!

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Derbee · 08/11/2022 18:09

emmathedilemma · 04/11/2022 10:08

I'm not a fan I'm afraid. I'd expect him to wear coloured jeans, a barbour jacket and have at least 2 black labradors in the back of one's Range Rover.

Sounds lovely 🤷🏼‍♀️

eurochick · 08/11/2022 18:08

It's a no from me.

It's Army slang for an officer as it has such a reputation as a posh boy name.

Gummibär · 08/11/2022 15:13

Sorry - I don't know any young Robs.

Gummibär · 08/11/2022 15:12

*You'd call 'Rob' in the supermarket and 20 people would turn around! So boring and unimaginative.

Rupert is much nicer imo OP*

I don't any young Robs!

And I don't find Roop any nicer, personally. I much prefer Rob!

VenusClapTrap · 08/11/2022 14:40

There seems to be a rash of little Ruperts popping up at the moment. I can’t for the life of me see the appeal. It’s about as attractive as Colin and Malcolm but with a red trouser slant too.

Wouldn’t do for us all to like the same thing though!

ShakeYourFeathers · 08/11/2022 14:22

I know a couple of Rupert. I actually quite like it.

MidnightMeltdown · 08/11/2022 14:09

I can't believe that people on here prefer the name Robert!

You'd call 'Rob' in the supermarket and 20 people would turn around! So boring and unimaginative.

Rupert is much nicer imo OP

MidnightMeltdown · 08/11/2022 14:05

IHateWasps · 04/11/2022 10:35

Robert feels completely different to Robert imo. Rupert is utterly wet. A Robert could be anyone. I picture Rupert and I can only see a foppish awkward Hugh Grant type in red trousers(or the bear.)

Robert is as boring as hell. I think that Rupert is much nicer

CristinaNov182 · 08/11/2022 13:56

I know a 4 year old Rupert and he is a cute little bean.
I wouldn’t have thought R a nice name before meeting him, but it suits him well.

ancientgran · 07/11/2022 16:27

When I had one of my kids I was on the post natal ward when I saw someone I'd gone to antenatal classes with and admired her baby and asked his name. She said it was Rupert and everyone hates it. I said I always associate it with Prince Rupert of the Rhine who I've always thought of as quite a romantic figure in the civil war, a dashing cavalier. I still think that. I don't know why anyone would tell a new mum that her babies name was horrible.

SiobhanSharpe · 07/11/2022 16:20

secrete · 04/11/2022 10:22

I don't like it, though maybe it's a cultural thing (it's hardly ever used in my community and I don't think I've ever met one). It also reminds me of Rupert Murdoch, but he's old enough to be irrelevant to the next generation of kids.

I wouldn't talk about names with my mum because we have completely different tastes. Of course she's going to try to steer you towards a name she likes better, but it's not her decision to make.

'Rupert' Murdoch's first name is actually Keith...
Rupert is his middle name. I reckon he changed it to seem posher than he is.

Newuser82 · 07/11/2022 16:17

Love Rupert!

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 07/11/2022 16:17

Love the name Rupert .

SemperIdem · 07/11/2022 16:03

It’s not a name I’d use personally, however it’s not dreadful. There are names I like significantly less that get used all the time.

I think you’re just going to have to ignore your mum. When I told mine what my daughters name was going to be, she described it as “blah”. I named my daughter it anyway and from the day she was born, my mum has denied ever saying such a thing “I always thought it was a simple and elegant name”. It’s been 7 and a half years of solid denial now 🤣

GlassDeli · 07/11/2022 08:09

I don't like the 'pert' sound in Rupert.

RambamThankyouMam · 07/11/2022 05:06

Dreadful. Like a Little Lord Fauntleroy in old-fashioned bloomers.

garlictwist · 07/11/2022 05:04

Not keen. It's too posh and wet. You'd be mocked for a name like that where I live.

ChillysWaterBottle · 07/11/2022 04:53

I think it's cute x

Blablablaaaaa · 07/11/2022 03:58

I’m ok with Rupert but adore Rufus

mycatisannoying · 07/11/2022 03:38

Rupert, Rupert the Bear, everyone knows his naaaaame.

No, no and no.

AverageJoan · 07/11/2022 03:35

Rupert would've been our DCs name had she been a boy! If you like it, OP, go for it. Other people's opinions don't really matter ☺️

MrsJephson · 07/11/2022 02:38

Love it. I also like red trousers and Labradors!

alexdgr8 · 06/11/2022 20:28

it's a good name.
and i rarely say that on MN.
rupert the bear.
prince rupert of bohemia.
all good associations.
it is a variant of robert.
which i also like.
what does your husband think;
that's far more important than your mother's prejudice.
you are the parents, not her; as long as it's not outlandish, which it's not, it's your choice.
good luck.

User6761 · 06/11/2022 20:20

Sorry OP but like previous posters I really don't like this name. Very posh, twee, wet...yep, it has those associations for me too. I do like a lot of R boys names - Robert, Robin, Reuben, Ruairidh, Rory, Rowan. BUT this is your child and you have to choose a name you love.

ProperVexed · 06/11/2022 19:15

Absolutely love it...but was vetoed by DH.

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