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Rupert as a brother for Freya?

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OneYummyBiscuitLover · 30/06/2025 16:31

Hi!
Currently pregnant with baby 2, a boy. Our daughter is called Freya, middle name Rose. We've decided to call our son Rupert, middle name Michael.
Just wondering on people's thoughts on whether Rupert goes well with Freya as a sibling name or not? Already know our family are probably going to think Rupert is a bit of a strange name as it is usually old men with this name, or makes them think of the bear, but this is the name we love and have decided on so they will have to get used to it😁 (not sharing until he is born to avoid potential unnecessary/rude comments from them though)
I guess what I'm asking really is that if we met for the first time and I said "my kids are called/ oh and here are my kids, Freya and Rupert", would you think they sound weird together at all? Just curious as Rupert is so different to Freya.
Obviously I am not choosing names to make sure they match/are a set, none of my siblings names are similar style to mine/match mine, nor my partner's siblings or a lot of my family members, it's just names the parents liked. Just want to make sure it doesn't sound too silly when said together!
Thank you😀

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PunishmentSnart · 07/07/2025 12:10

We have a Rupert (not posh at all). It was very divisive when we first named him. A few family members were baffled and others thought it was lovely. He couldn't be any other name now - he really suits it.

He has had various nicknames from us, friends and family over the years - Roo, Rupey, Rhubarb and my personal favourite Roop Dog!!!!

Trishthedish · 03/07/2025 19:34

Rupert is a great name and goes well with Freya. As you love it, other people will to.

SeaDragon17 · 03/07/2025 13:57

Icebreaker911 · 03/07/2025 07:48

Just a heads up - (A) Rupert is British army slang for an officer. I quite like it though (I've always had upper class traits 🙂)

Exactly this, and not in a “strong leader” context. It means the sort of posh, braying graduate of Sandhurst who hopeless as a soldier. “Woo-pert”

i like the name but it does have wet connotations.

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OneYummyBiscuitLover · 03/07/2025 13:52

Thanks all for your opinions, very varied!😄re nicknames, we are aware that he'll likely have his name shortened at school/by friends and are fine with it, we just don't personally see the point in naming our child a name and then only calling them by a nickname. To us we may as well just name them the nickname in the first place (e.g. if we named him Theodore but planned on and always after birth called him Theo, we would have just registered him as Theo if planning to call him by that, we don't see the point in giving a name and not using it!). So to us and family (and family friends) he will be called by his actual name of Rupert, but if his future friends call him Ru/Roo/Rupes etc then that's fine too, we understand that kids choose things that are easier. Just personal preference to not use nicknames outside of that context of school/friend groups I guess.
But again, thanks all for your very varied opinions, appreciate them all! 😊

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Marylou2 · 03/07/2025 08:11

Only the OP can know if the name will be unproblematic for her child. I presume you live/mix in Ruperty circles. I quite like the name but will definitely be Roo at school and with friends.

Icebreaker911 · 03/07/2025 07:48

Just a heads up - (A) Rupert is British army slang for an officer. I quite like it though (I've always had upper class traits 🙂)

SteveChelt · 03/07/2025 07:23

100% it will be shortened to Ru

Whatinthedoopla · 02/07/2025 23:22

Both are lovely names. I don't consider Rupert old, I associate it more with Rupert Grint

Blades2 · 02/07/2025 22:11

My dogs called Rupert 😬 and my sisters and her partners old whippet is Freya 😂

Bowies · 02/07/2025 22:10

Yeah they go well. I had a friend Rupert he was about 20 at the time, lovely person.

Otherwise it’s just “ Rupert, Rupert the Bear, everyone knows his name” - except now only people of a niche age will know it and have the tune in their head for the rest of the day!

Choppedcoriander · 02/07/2025 21:34

Loads of Ruperts around now. I know several of various ages. It’s a great name. It goes fine with Freya. The style doesn’t clash at all.

LlynTegid · 02/07/2025 21:32

I would be concerned about teasing or worse at school, either being mocked for having a 'posh' name, or references to Rupert the Bear.

Mumoftwoandcats · 02/07/2025 21:29

Love both the names. Good luck with the birth of your baby boy x

SouthLondonMum22 · 02/07/2025 20:15

Kjpt140v · 02/07/2025 18:23

Does Rupert go with anything these days? These kids have to go to school you know.

It's a top 100 name these days.

MellersSmellers · 02/07/2025 20:07

You realise he'll be called Rupes by his friends....

DuchessOfNarcissex · 02/07/2025 19:39

However, in the case under discussion, we've got two modern fashionable names so it's still a mystery. I will follow and learn.
I think you get it. Freya and Jaxxon would clash because one is a regular name that doesn't really say much about the parents, whereas Jaxxon is a bit less neutral.

MeandT · 02/07/2025 19:27

I think they sound fine together. If I overheard you in the playground/campsite, I'd make the assumption you are unfeasibly posh, but 🤷🏼‍♀️

Muddlingalongsomehow · 02/07/2025 19:24

DuchessOfNarcissex · 02/07/2025 19:15

@Muddlingalongsomehow ,what's to understand? I can think of sets of siblings with a mix of names but they show a similar sort of taste, whereas if someone has 3 DC with names that vary e.g. Jayden, Sebastian and Tabitha, I'd probably think that one of them was from a previous relationship.

The examples you gave were a bit bizarre. Blodwen has been used for 3 baby girls since 1996 and the name is very old-fashioned and not in a good way, whereas Sophie has been in the top10 for most of that time. The other sibset names you gave were just ridiculous.

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Thanks, that does indeed come under the "what's to understand" banner. The "previous relationship" judgement didn't enter my head at all. So it's not exactly about whether the names themselves "go together" in some way that sounds nice or something but whether the names present the family in a different way then.

However, in the case under discussion, we've got two modern fashionable names so it's still a mystery. I will follow and learn.

PizzaSophiaLoren · 02/07/2025 19:15

I think Rupert is a bit wet.

DuchessOfNarcissex · 02/07/2025 19:15

@Muddlingalongsomehow ,what's to understand? I can think of sets of siblings with a mix of names but they show a similar sort of taste, whereas if someone has 3 DC with names that vary e.g. Jayden, Sebastian and Tabitha, I'd probably think that one of them was from a previous relationship.

The examples you gave were a bit bizarre. Blodwen has been used for 3 baby girls since 1996 and the name is very old-fashioned and not in a good way, whereas Sophie has been in the top10 for most of that time. The other sibset names you gave were just ridiculous.

Muddlingalongsomehow · 02/07/2025 19:01

DuchessOfNarcissex · 02/07/2025 18:50

@Muddlingalongsomehow , sibling names usually don't clash. They're named by the same parents, and their taste won't have changed.

Yeah, see, I don't even know what that means! Eg "clashing". I mean, you wouldn't call them Phyllis, Dilys and Willis, one would hope. Or Rag, Tag and Bobtail (for older listeners). Is it a sort of culture clash, eg one posh name vs one downmarket? Or nationality, eg if I, Welsh woman married to an English man, had called one Blodwen and the other Sophie? (I didn't). I genuinely need to get my head round this, as even if I might not be a gran, I am already a great aunt, with scope for many more little treasures, and I don't want to put my foot in it.

Trishyb10 · 02/07/2025 18:50

Boy in my year at school, from 11 to 16 years and he got called “ rupert - stupid “ right the way through those years by other kids … sorry x

DuchessOfNarcissex · 02/07/2025 18:50

@Muddlingalongsomehow , sibling names usually don't clash. They're named by the same parents, and their taste won't have changed.

Yourcatisnotsorry · 02/07/2025 18:26

Rupert is quite a divisible name. A lot of people will strongly dislike it, it’s associated with foppish upper classes in my mind. I think they will get nicknamed Roo as well regardless of whether you like that (you have no choice with school friends). It goes fine with Freya though (which I think is lovely and seems to be liked quite broadly).

bellocchild · 02/07/2025 18:23

We've got one and he is in his 40s and absolutely fine with it! He has the choice of reverting to Michael if he prefers

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