Rufus?

[Madamecastafiore]

Cool or dogs name?

Is it better than Milo or Theodore (nn Teddy - dh's choice).

Mind you DS has a dogs name so won't make much of a difference.

This is on the back of me asking DS about the name daisy and him asking if I am going to give birth to a cow!!

I LOVE Rufus!

That's good to know. I think it different but not too far out. I like Reuben but it becoming increasingly popular round here.

I really like it, much more than Milo or Theodore. Teddy is becoming v popular now, as is Reuben.

Hmmm. Gut feeling is...

Rufus - dogs name
Milo - BIL's dog's
Theodore - chipmunk!

I like Rufus better than Milo - I think it's one of those names that once you give it to a child it will become 'them' iykwim, although I suspect you'd get some raised eye browns initially.

I know a Theodore, a couple of Theo's and a Teddy - all lovely boys but it's not an uncommon name if that's a factor in your decision making process. Ted is nice for an older boy/adult too.

I love Rufus. Love it.

Theodore is also lovely, and Teddy very cute indeed. Theo/Ted also good for older boy/adult.

Don't like Milo, sorry - wasn't he a Tweenie?

Rufus is used as a dogs name but why can't humans use it as well? I like it. Also like Reuben or how about Quentin or Tristan which have a similar feel?

I have a Rufus and he's definitely a boy not a dog!

He gets called Roo

I know a lovely little boy named Rufus, so it doesn't seem doggy to me.

I really like Theodore/Theo/Teddy.

I did like Milo but every family in Ideal Home seems to have one!

I know a grown man called Rufus! Roo. He is very cool.

Rufus is a very cool name!

How strange - we were going to have Rufus or Theo but when he got here he looked like a Milo. All lovely names!

I love Rufus, but one of my ds's has a dog's name. So maybe I'm not the best person to advise!

Rufus is great, going by MN I'd say less prolific than Milo or Theodore,(never heard it used as a dog's name).

Love Rufus it was on our list for ds4, we used rudi in the end.

We have a Theodore as well :)

And I has Milo on my list but dp said no because of the tweenies

Oh we have an Oscar as well which is apparently a cat/dog name...

My Oscar is Oscar Reuben! Very similar name taste so I am sure whatever you choose will be fabulous

Love Rufus.

Also love Theodore nn Teddy too.

Shame you aren't having twins!

Dogs name DS here too.

Milo is a cat not a dog!

Rufus is both :) if you like it use it! If you think about it dogs were all called Ben and Sam when we were kids. But now they are firmly people names again. So it will be with Rufus/Oscar/Jasper etc.

In Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures the guy from the future was called Rufus. Bill & Ted 3 is in development and will feature Rufus. It may be out in a couple of years? He's cool though.

But the last word in Rufus is surely Rufus Sewell?

Bill and Ted 3? OP can you have twins and call them Rufus and Theodore thereby paying homage to B&T and pleasing your Theodore loving DH?

Love both Rufus & Milo.

Like Theo but not Teddy.

Thanks guys.

Now to convince DH. He came up with Rufus in the first place because said Reuben was too Jewish????

Now have gone off Reuben as popular and he home off Rufus!!!

I think I could stand Milo but not Teddy though.

There may be a DC4 if DH has his way so can always have one in reserve.

Girls names are even bloody harder! DH likes Florence, I like Nancy!

Rufus is great. My Mum did the dog name thing when I suggested it (that was the point I stopped sharing names with her haha), then their neighbours used it.
She still makes dogs name comments about it, despite me pointing out we know both dogs and kids called Max, Ben, Oscar, Lucy and Emma!
I like Theodore better than Milo. What about if nn was just 'Ted' not Teddy?
Florence beats Nancy for me. I like the nicknames Florrie and Floss :)