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Rupert

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blondebanana · 26/12/2022 06:31

Can I get some honest opinions on Rupert please? It has always been one of my favourite names - I think of it as strong and classic. However, I recently read a few comments about how ridiculous people think it is! It's currently at the top of my list for baby due next year (we don't know the gender yet).

Thanks!

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Sevilletiles · 16/09/2024 22:11

Wet twee name

MerryMarys · 16/09/2024 17:57

Some of the commenters on here are rude. I'd love to hear their childrens name so I can comment on how bratty they sound

What?! This a forum to express opinions on names and thankfully we all have different tastes!! Hmm

Personally I dislike Rupert. I also struggle with my R and Wupert sounds even worse

redtrain123 · 16/09/2024 17:17

I really like it (and alot better than the ubiquitous Teddy).

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 16/09/2024 17:15

Rupert to me is a middle age man who wears Ralph Lauren, enjoys hunting, drives a Range Rover and calls his parents mummy and daddy.

CuteCillian · 16/09/2024 16:24

Ahhh JaneyG1, congrats on your little Rupert. It is a nice name imo. I know a Rupert in his 50's - really good bloke with a penchant for a vintage sports car-and a three year old one, he is also into his cars!
Must say I like Rufus as well. In my mind they are similar names to Toby/Tobias.

twatmas · 16/09/2024 16:17

JaneyG1 · 16/09/2024 15:17

What did you end up calling your son? My Rupert is 5 years old and everyone comments saying it's a fantastic name. Maybe they're being two faced but I think it's a great name. Reuben and Rufus are not better names. Some of the commenters on here are rude. I'd love to hear their childrens name so I can comment on how bratty they sound.

Eh? Not everyone's going to like
Your child's name. I know not everyone will like my children's names. Calm down, it's not a personal attack.

You've obviously gone searching for specific threads about this name, as it's a zombie thread. What did you expect. 😂
No one cares about your darling Rupert's name as much as you do.

JaneyG1 · 16/09/2024 15:17

What did you end up calling your son? My Rupert is 5 years old and everyone comments saying it's a fantastic name. Maybe they're being two faced but I think it's a great name. Reuben and Rufus are not better names. Some of the commenters on here are rude. I'd love to hear their childrens name so I can comment on how bratty they sound.

PinotPony · 27/12/2022 10:57

Definitely a "posh" name... makes me think of Rupert Campbell-Black from Jilly Cooper novels, a hero at the time but, 30 years later, a horrible character..

DwightShrutesGlasses · 27/12/2022 10:44

I have a penchant for that style of name but don't really like Rupert. There was a baby Rupert in DDs class and I just thought it seemed a bizarre choice. Also a baby Geoffrey!

tunthebloodyalarmoff · 27/12/2022 10:39

No it's awful
Rueben would be a good alternative
Give your child a proper name not a joke

ProperVexed · 27/12/2022 10:31

I love it but DH vetoed it for our boys.

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blondebanana · 27/12/2022 10:28

Thanks so much everyone! I've read all your comments - seems very split! I am actually in country-living Surrey where there are many braying toffs with red trousers and shotguns so I don't think it would bring the same sniggering connotations as some suggests it might in other areas.

I love Roo or Rupe as nicknames too. :)

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saleorbouy · 27/12/2022 10:22

It's my middle name, it always caused much amusement at the start of term when your details were checked in the class register and your full name was read out. Personally I like it and it's not that common either.
It was a family name used in previous generations so that where it originated in my case.
I think you just have to imagine the name as a baby, as a teen and in the workplace. If you're comfortable with it in all these scenarios then go for it.
Why Rupert is seen as posh I don't know? It's actually Germanic for Robert.

RandomCatGenerator · 27/12/2022 10:11

Love Roo as a nickname.

Its a nice name. I think it’s very posh though .

twatmas · 26/12/2022 21:57

It just sounds a bit damp.

Reuben is much better.

PrimarilyParented · 26/12/2022 19:51

It’s clearly divisive but I love the name (very biased on this front). That being said my Rupert is middle class, very bright and I named him after hearing it on radio 4 and remembering how much I loved it. Basically I am at the stereotype of middle class and I couldn’t care less if my son’s name matches that.

QueenofLouisiana · 26/12/2022 19:00

My mother has never forgiven me for not marrying a boyfriend I had called Rupert. She loved the idea of having a SIL with that name (my name is about as far away from a female Rupert as you can get).
Clearly I have fond memories of the name.

shreddies · 26/12/2022 18:57

I would never want to give a child a name that had strong connotations. I quite like the name, but many people's first reaction will be 'posh teat'

Longdarkcloud · 26/12/2022 18:48

I really love it. Do use it if you like it

Supernormative · 26/12/2022 18:45

I know it as slang for an army officer. The urban dictionary defines a Rupert as an officer, mainly an upper middle class one, who lacks common sense and skills. I usually love posh names but this is a tough one to pull off unless you are actually an upper middle class toff.
Plus Rupert the Bear of course, but he was lovely.

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 26/12/2022 18:44

I’ve got a cousin who’s now probably 30 and called Rupert. His dad had aspirations of grandeur but isn’t posh.

To be fair, the family didn’t think too much of it, but we didn’t have close contact wIth that side of the family growing up. I think Rupert the bear was still around when he was born/a young child.

If you like it, use it but beware he may be teased.

BonjourPetitPois · 26/12/2022 18:40

I love it!

LittleBitLostWithoutYou · 26/12/2022 18:39

I don’t like it at all, it does sound silly to me. I used to work with a Rupert who was known by his surname as he thought his name was embarrassing after sadly being bullied through secondary school about it. I suppose that’s less of a problem now as names vary so much though.

RambamThankyouMam · 26/12/2022 18:36

Awful. Braying toff.

itssquidstella · 26/12/2022 18:34

I love it! I'd always thought of it as quite a UMC name, but then I met a working class policeman called Rupert who absolutely didn't fit the stereotype. Still a lovely name either way, and the nickname Ru is great.

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