If we have a boy, we're thinking of calling him Roscoe...

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Hi everyone,

It's my first time on here but really keen to hear your thoughts. We're expecting our first baby soon, not sure if it's a boy or a girl. We've got plenty of lovely girls names but stuck on boys names!

Our two favourites are...

Myles and Roscoe

If we have a boy we're wondering if we should call him Myles Roscoe or Roscoe Myles.

Any thoughts?

What does it mean?

I like Myles but Roscoe just makes me think of the Dukes of Hazzard sheriff Roscoe P Coltrane. (Said in a very twangy American accent)

If I heard someone call "Roscoe", I'd expect to see a dog come bounding up. Sorry.

I love it.

But then again I am a Dukes of Hazzard fan and love cowboy names in general.

Most people won't be ad old as me and therefore will have no memory of Roscoe P Coltraine !

I like Roscoe - reminds me of the DJ shows age

Not mad keen on Myles so Roscoe Miles - Roscoe is hard enough to spell without an middle name that's a variation on the more usual spelling.

Same as Germgirl. Yeehaw!

I'd never have thought I'd like it but actually it's fab, isn't it? Especially when you say it out loud.

I love Roscoe - it's the name of a song by one of my fave bands Midlake- American beardy band, about a woodcutter in 1891 - video on YouTube - hope that doesn't put you off

I'd think of the tennis player.

My head said "P Coltrane" as soon as I saw this listed in active convos. Actually "Pekoe Train" as I was a child at the time and never worked it out.

That said, how many of DS peers will be familiar with Dukes of Hazzard and will it still be around once he had grown up? DM gave me exactly the same name as an authoress of the time. Up until I was 7 or 8 older people would look at me and say "what, as in the writer?" but it was never mentioned at school and these days no one has even heard of her.

And in answer to your question, I like both.

I know a Ross who gets the nn Roscoe. Tbh Ross is a name enough it doesnt need the exrra

I thought Roscoe P Coltrane too but as Baroness said, fewer and fewer people are going to make that connection. And yes, it sounds good.

'Ros-coe P Col-traaaaane!'

Hmm not sure OP

We had Roscoe on our shortlist for ds. We liked it because of the Midlake song (kaizen ) but the thought of it being shortened to 'Ross' really put us off. Great name if you can handle him being called Ross half the time.

No- his teachers will say have you seen my class list? I've got a Roscoe. Does Myles need a Y? Miles is fine.

Myles is great too. What about the perfect combination, 'Milo'?

No- his teachers will say have you seen my class list? I've got a Roscoe. Does Myles need a Y? Miles is fine.

do you have a dog called flaaaaaaaaash?

it's unlikely his peers will make the connection but it's the first thing i thought of. sorry.

It's Miles, not Myles.
And, yes, Roscoe sounds like a dog's name.

Ooh yes, I love Milo though

No to Roscoe! You can't call a child that!

Roscoe sounds really cool actually. If Oscar and Leo can be popular, surely Roscoe can join in.

But personally I like Myles Roscoe.

There is a roscoe roundabout near here... I think the name should be reserved for roundabouts and dogs.

Milo is good!