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Rocco or Roscoe

62 replies

KatieB356 · 24/01/2026 20:08

Are these names awful? Do you like any of them and if so, which?

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Knitterofcrap · 25/01/2026 12:15

Nice names for a terrier.

VikaOlson · 25/01/2026 12:12

Roscoe - honestly I'd be surprised to meet a human child named this.

Rocco - fine but a bit odd if you aren't Italian.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 25/01/2026 12:08

Btowngirl · 24/01/2026 20:19

I like rocco. Rosco would get shortened to Ross which I am not very fond of.

Agree with this.

Sunset6 · 25/01/2026 12:05

It’s a Rosc-no from me

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 25/01/2026 12:05

Rocco is a porn actor (documentary on Netflix before anyone gets inflamed) and Roscoe is Roscoe P Coltrane from the Dukes Of Hazard.

Hoppinggreen · 25/01/2026 12:01

lostarc · 25/01/2026 08:15

Roscoe is from the Dukes of Hazzard. I appreciate I am showing my age however that’s the first thing I thought of. Possibly anyone from the 80s will think the same.

Roscoe P Coltrane

CrostaDiPizza · 25/01/2026 12:00

Of the two, Roscoe but only because Rocco is awful.
Ross is nice.

lostarc · 25/01/2026 09:44

Lewis Hamilton had a dog called Roscoe I think.

EleanorReally · 25/01/2026 09:37

not really on my radar
not keen on either

clarrylove · 25/01/2026 09:36

Rosco P Coltrane!

DisplayPurposesOnly · 25/01/2026 08:46

Rocco

Rosco to me is Rosco P Coltrane (Dukes of Hazzard). You'll need a basset hound called Flash for the full effect.

Anewuser · 25/01/2026 08:32

I know a couple of Roccos and Roscoes. Unfortunately all ‘challenging’ children. So I’d say neither.

Pettenell · 25/01/2026 08:29

I like both, but like Roscoe best.

Snorlaxo · 25/01/2026 08:25

Madonna named one of her kids Rocco. This isn’t a problem since nobody your child’s age will know who Madonna is plus he seems to be a normal adult but an fyi that older people might comment. Do you have Italian heritage ?

I think that unless you live in the US where any surname can be turned into a first name, I would assume that Roscoe is a grown man or teen who is called by his surname. I’ve read on here that it’s a dog’s name but there seems to be less distinction between human and animal names these days.

RaraRachael · 25/01/2026 08:24

Neither

lostarc · 25/01/2026 08:15

Roscoe is from the Dukes of Hazzard. I appreciate I am showing my age however that’s the first thing I thought of. Possibly anyone from the 80s will think the same.

cariadlet · 25/01/2026 08:06

OttersMayHaveShifted · 25/01/2026 07:36

Not a fan. To me they both sound like characters out of a lame 1970s cop show or something!

I was trying to think of why Roscoe sounded familiar when I have never met anyone with that name - Rosco was the corrupt, inept sheriff in Dukes of Hazzard.

Clawdy · 25/01/2026 07:47

Rocco - cool name

starrynight009 · 25/01/2026 07:39

If you like them, go for it. But they're more dog names to me. Although I'm now imagining a sweet, sensitive boy being called Rocco and it's making me chuckle.

OttersMayHaveShifted · 25/01/2026 07:36

Not a fan. To me they both sound like characters out of a lame 1970s cop show or something!

cariadlet · 25/01/2026 07:33

Both pretty awful, sorry.

I hadn't thought of them as dog names before reading pp but I agree with others that they do make good dog names.

MarchAprilMay · 25/01/2026 05:32

Definitely names for dogs. A bit like Benji, Oscar, Milo.

GoldenRosebee · 25/01/2026 05:29

I like Roscoe and would suggest Roland

SharonEllis · 24/01/2026 22:44

Dog names.

Blondieeeee · 24/01/2026 22:43

Yep I like Roscoe and like the nn Ross