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Ludo?

113 replies

Keepingbusyeating · 11/06/2025 12:44

Due later this year with a boy and have NO idea what to call him!

We love Ludo but saw someone’s dog was called Ludo and now can’t help but think of it as a dogs name?

Also love Harrison but my DH knows a Harrison who was a bully at school so he can’t come around to it.

I love Ralph but not sure it hits the spot…

Also love the name Joss but can’t use it!

Hit me with any and all suggestions!!

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gingergeri · 11/06/2025 13:03

How about Scrabble?

You beat me to it 😂

GoldenRosebee · 16/06/2025 17:29

I think people here are kinda narrow-minded. Ludo as a name is nickname for Ludovic, but game isn't known as Ludo in any other language but English and not outside Britain.
I would personally prefer Ludovic over Ludo.

SunDash · 16/06/2025 17:05

Ludovic, or Ludovine from a girl

Channel4IsShit · 16/06/2025 17:03

Don’t listen to these naysayers. Ludo is great.

But not as good as ‘Monopoly’, ‘Draughts’, ‘Backgammon’, or ‘Craps’.

If I have a boy ‘Yahtzee’ will be top of the list.

CurlewKate · 16/06/2025 16:54

Ivo?

earlgreyandlemon · 16/06/2025 16:51

I know a child called Ludo, I think it's nice and he really suits it.

I think he was originally going to be Ludovico, but they decided to just go with Ludo because that's what they wanted to call him day to day. So it's not short for anything - just Ludo.

I love that it means 'play'.

spottydinosaur · 14/06/2025 11:32

I know a Lupo no idea if it is short for anything

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 14/06/2025 10:51

One of my favourite children's books was 'Ludo and the Star Horse', so I have good associations with the name.

I think it'd be seen as unusual, but not eyebrow raising unusual.

slinkiemalinkiey · 14/06/2025 10:50

Ludo is a game.

NeverHadHaveHas · 14/06/2025 10:41

Wasn’t it the name of Kate and William’s spaniel?

musicalfrog · 14/06/2025 10:38

Luke or Luca

SunnieShine · 14/06/2025 10:36

Actually, I like it. Unusual but not silly.

Maythefuckinglordopen · 14/06/2025 10:35

What about Luca?

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 14/06/2025 10:00

maddiemookins16mum · 12/06/2025 11:11

Ralph is a great name.

See to me it’s like a small dog yapping. It’s so subjective..

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 14/06/2025 10:00

I quite like Ludo but I’d go for Ludovic for full, might as well go for it

Rafe is much nicer than Ralph, Harrison will date badly

Names that are a bit Joss like to me

Luke
Nate (Nathaniel)
Gabe (Gabriel)
Kes (Kester/Christopher)
Blaise
Dashiell - Dash
Abe / Bram (Abraham)
Seth

Mydadsbirthday · 13/06/2025 12:20

I think Ludo is good, but you need a longer name to shorten so Ludovic. I knew a girl called Ludovica who also went by Ludo.

IIRC Prince William dog was Lupo, not Ludo. (Random useless royal fact)

GiddyCrab · 12/06/2025 23:43

Prince William had a dog called Ludo. Great dogs name.

YellowPostIts · 12/06/2025 11:11

I’m clearly a child of the 80s! I came here to say “Ludo and rocks are friends” and that Judy Blum ruined the name Ralph but I see everyone else has beaten me to it!

Ludo was the best character though !

maddiemookins16mum · 12/06/2025 11:11

Ralph is a great name.

rainbowstardrops · 12/06/2025 11:10

Can I be red please?
Sorry, the board game was the first thing I thought of!

I love Jude , Xavier, Xander, Isaac

AFrolicOfMyOwn · 12/06/2025 11:05

Love Ludo - one of my favourite names. And I like the longer names it might be derived from. So I’d happily use it.

Mungo
Guy
Ruairi
Hector
Fabian
Lorne

monktasmic · 12/06/2025 07:55

I know a Ludo (short for Ludovic) he’s a loon.
i like the name though.
I like Monty, Digby, Laurie (Laurence) I met a little Florian recently.

PoppyHill123 · 11/06/2025 22:30

Ludo means "crazy" or "a crazy man" in some Slavic languages. I could never get passed that lol!
Congrats OP and good luck!

YesItsMeYesItsMe · 11/06/2025 22:27

I have a Joss ☺️ great taste.

I like the sound of Ludo but it’s just way too posh and the dog connotations put me off.

Harrison is other end of spectrum to Ludo imo but I like it and it seems friendly.

Rory
Oscar
Dylan
Max
Grayson?

Branleuse · 11/06/2025 22:25

I know of a Ludo. A friends grandkid. I really like the name

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