People are sniggering at my newborns name

[Girlymumoftwoboys]

Ds2 is only 2 weeks old and we finally agreed on a name for him which is Rocco.
So far everyone in RL has said it's awful.
Alot of older people have said it's aggressive and sounds like a boxer.
My mother said that people have told her that I've chosen a dreadful name and that Rocco is a well-known famous porn star.
Yesterday I googled 'Rocco' and the first thing that came up was the adult star.
DH met a few friends for drinks last week and they laughed when he told them the name and said they didn't realise we were into porn!
Dh came home saying he now feels like an idiot telling people our sons name as he had heard of this famous pornstar.
Now I am at wits ends.
My mother said people think I'm copying Madonna too(I'm not and not a fan of Madonna either).
I hate that the name is connected to a pornstar.Dh wants to change his name to Samson or Emerson.
I think Emerson goes well with ds1 who is Ellis but don't know what to do!Also like the name Asher.
Just sick of changing our minds so much.
Thought Rocco was a lovely name untill now
Anyway thanks for reading mn's

Emerson has a Soft Porn association.
Samson implies you're religious and he'll spend his life telling people he's not a Samuel.
Rocco is fine, methinks, just tough it out until people are used to it.

I personally wouldn't have gone with Rocco, it sounds to me like a mafia gangster name! I wouldn't change it just because of people's reactions, but the way your dh is feeling is something to consider - iirc he wasn't totally struck on Rocco to begin with? And it isn't good to have him embarrassed by his son's name.

If I were you I would find a name you both like as his given name and give Rocco (if you love it) as a middle name).

I still think Xander (short for Alexander) is lovely. I would avoid having two ds with the same initial, to avoid confusion with the post! I prefer Asher to Samson.

Other names that seem to go with Ellis to my ears (again, not necessarily my favourite names, just ones that go)...

Dexter
Barnaby
Kyle
Archibald (Archie for short)
Nathan
Jude
Saul
Theo

I really like Rocco -- I know an old Italian grandfather by the name, and his great grandson, born two days ago; it suits both.

As someone suggested -- keep Rocco and change your rude, porn-watching 'friends', and your mum and family will come around when little Rocco starts developing his own personality, smiling, charming everyone.

Rocco was originally French but famous in Italy for curing the plague-ridden.

If you name your baby something else, what guarantee do you have that the next hot thing in the porn industry won't have that exact same name either? I knew a lot of Lindas in school who didn't suffer because of that name's association with the very famous 'Linda Lovelace' -- Linda has its own drawbacks entirely separate from the porn association, imo, but that association wouldn't immediately spring to mind.

"If you go for a brave name, such as Rocco, its always going to be a case of love it or hate it. Its the same with Samson, Emerson, and Beau.

If you dont want this then you have to play safe with names like - Tom, Richard, Edward, Mark, Nicholas, Alexander, Ian, Gareth, John, Daniel, Mark, Adam, Robin etc."

Not sure I agree. I for example, hate the names Richard, Robin, Mark and in particular Gareth.

What sophieandbelly said. Tell them all to piss off or you'll set Rocco on them as soon as he's old enough!

I used to know a guy by that name......seriously good looking & uber cool... & of Italian descent

its a macho name that you don't forget easily, so can no doubt only serve him well in life.........so I'd keep him as Rocco, ignore the sniggerers as just been plain ignorant & without any taste or style

Rocco's great, so you tell them to eff right off! And I don't know anything about a porn star named that, so...

And Rocco's a real name, unlike, you know Taydon or something. (And yes I do know of a Taydon!)

I like Rocco, keep it!

Ellis and Rocco go well together. I hadn't heard of the porn chap, most people won't have i'm sure!
Keep the name!
If you do change it, don't pick Emerson, because of the aforementioned post - same initial issue.

I don´t think Rocco or Emerson go with Ellis.

Asher OK with it though (imo)

I suggested Rowan or Robert as alternatives to Rocco when you asked before on the other thread. They both go well with Ellis.

If you don't feel confident with Rocco then you should change it, it's how you feel about the name that matters.

FWIW I don't like Samson and think that would attract negative comments too (although all rude obviously).

Rocco is a lovely name. I'd be tempted to give the rude person who mentions porn in relation to my baby's name a long hard stare and ask them coolly if they are really suggesting I have just named my new son after a porn star. And keep staring until they back down and never mention it again.