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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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Jaminas · 06/11/2022 19:13

Actually Knecht Ruprecht is a mean knight in Germany who comes to naughty children instead of St Nikolaus!

So not a good association in Germany

Longdarkcloud · 06/11/2022 19:05

Rupert is the Germanic form of Robert, though the German name is actually Ruprecht.
Bit like James & Jacob. When I was 9 I fell in love with Prince Rupert who fought on the Royalist side in the Civil War. I’m not so partisan now having found ancestors who fought on both sides and some civilians who suffered.
I still think Rupert is a great name though and would have used it if I’d had a DS.

Bluelightbaby · 06/11/2022 13:05

I had a cat called Rupert……perfect for him…..not keen on it for a child though, sorry !

catinboots123 · 06/11/2022 13:02

My best friend is Rupert and he's the most wonderful person on the planet

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Nancy155 · 06/11/2022 12:54

I knew a Tarquin who was lovely (not wet or soft or any of those other things) so putting it in the same bracket at that doesn’t put me off at all!
I think I’ve accepted it a marmite choice and I’m ok with that. There’s plenty of names I don’t like; Robert being one them 😂 Would be boring if we all liked the same names.

It’s still my number 1 choice, thank you for all the feedback, positive and negative!

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AllPlayedOut · 06/11/2022 11:09

love Rupert. It’s definitely not in the same category as Tarquin and Peregrine

It most definitely is. It's equally wet and unattractive and conjures up exactly the same sort of man.

DozyFox · 06/11/2022 11:04

I love Rupert!

No name is ever going to be loved by absolutely everyone, so go with what you love.

xPeaceX · 06/11/2022 11:03

ghislaine · 06/11/2022 10:50

I love Rupert. It’s definitely not in the same category as Tarquin and Peregrine. It’s a natural move from the more popular names of a certain era - Frederick, Albert, Alfred - to the lesser-used.

Go for it!

Oh no, Frederick, Patrick, Dominic and good strong names have no room for Rupert.

ghislaine · 06/11/2022 10:50

I love Rupert. It’s definitely not in the same category as Tarquin and Peregrine. It’s a natural move from the more popular names of a certain era - Frederick, Albert, Alfred - to the lesser-used.

Go for it!

OrangePumpkinLobelia · 06/11/2022 10:38

I quite like it. DH has a whole bunch of really lovely friends named Rupert (aged circa early to mid 50s) so it has a good association for me. But that is the current vibe, older names are coming back and are popular because they are quite nice.

(A few years back DH went on a stag do and one of my friends asked who else was going. i said ; 'Some people named Rupert')

Ellmau · 06/11/2022 10:32

It is quite posh, but I do like it.

Pinkandyellowstars · 05/11/2022 23:11

I love it . It’s a ‘posh’ name though. I couldn’t pull it off because I hail from a very working class background so despite being reasonably successful these days I still talk like Danny Dyer with a cold , and so do our kiddos 😂
if you speak properly I think you can use it .
for similar sounding names Reuben, Robert and Rufus are cute too.

Mulberrybushes · 05/11/2022 23:06

I don't like Rupert. But I like Robert

DramaAlpaca · 05/11/2022 21:39

Oof, no. Not good. I much prefer Robert.

Thisisnotmyname2 · 05/11/2022 21:09

OK as long as you can send him to private school.

Midsizegal29 · 05/11/2022 21:01

Love it. I know one in his 50s and one in his 20s and it suits them both so much. It’s a classic name but nowadays more unusual.

JennyForeigner · 04/11/2022 14:42

Makes me think of Rupert of Hentzau. Imaginary swords at the ready!

stickybear · 04/11/2022 14:41

I think it's becoming more popular, I was at a baby group this morning with my one year old and there were two Ruperts in the group

HoHoHowMuch · 04/11/2022 14:40

Woopert. I imagine a rather damp tissue of a person with no chin.

Only saying this as you ask beforehand, people just have to smile when you tell them after the kid has already been named it. Would be polite if I met one in real life!

TowerStork · 04/11/2022 14:24

I like it but I'm not English so I wouldn't use it myself.

Bimbil19 · 04/11/2022 14:24

Go for it OP!!!! My DS1 is a Rupert and so many people over the years have commented on it being a lovely name (not had the same for DS2 ... oops!). When he was learning to speak he christened himself Roo Roo and it's stuck - very cute. We're not posh, just loved the name.

Ingrainedagainstthegrain · 04/11/2022 14:10

It sounds very privileged.

MonkeyPuddle · 04/11/2022 14:06

Makes me think of poshos who wear salmon chinos with a green waxed jacket. Probably pro hunting. Not my taste.

Underhisi · 04/11/2022 14:02

Rupert, Rupert the bear....

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Nancy155 · 04/11/2022 13:49

Thanks for the feedback! Looks like it’s a mixed bag 🙂 I’m surprised people think it’s close to robert. That kind of puts me off it abit!! Ha ha.
i don’t think Rupert the bear will be an issue, I have two older children and they have no idea who Rupert the bear is.
I am surprised no one mention Rupert Penry Jones. I’d say he was a good advert for the name Rupert!
Think il ignore my mum and keep it at the the top of my list. She generally likes the more popular names that are always in the top 10 so I guess we will always disagree!

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