Harold or Rufus?

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Expecting DC2. DS is called Edmund. I like Rufus for a boy. DH likes Harold and thinks it would be better to have 2 boys with Saxon names rather than one Saxon and one Norman origin (he's a proud Fenlander). Our surname is double-barrelled.

Rufus. Harold Bishop ruined Harold for me.

Rufus - gorgeous name!

Harold! Please no. This is not a name that I can take seriously at all.

Rufus is great but if you have to look for another name what about Oswin? I like Randolph but I suppose there's a risk of people calling him Randy.

I actually prefer Harold, I've never been keen on Rufus.

Rufus? Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan...

Harold is a fine old name. One of the few which needs to be shortened, to Harry. Excellent.

Rufus. (Really like Edmund btw.)

Rufus.

I honestly can't think of one positive thing about the name Harold.

What about Roderick if you're set on a Saxon name? It's far less awful than Harold.

Or Sexwulf? There's a showtopper of a name!

I like Harald, which is pretty Nordic and possibly the original form. It looks more interesting than Harold. How about Eric ? I've also known two Herewards, and you can't get more fenny than that.

Hmm. Harald sounds better. Harold Bishop has ruined the name for me too tbh.
I love Oswin but it wouldn't work with our surname.

Please not Harold!!

anything but Harold...

Love Rufus- it's on our short short list! I love Edmund but oh not so keen. I also like eben, but again oh not so keen. Saxon names are great. But I'm not keen on Harold!

My Rufus is a week old today, so I'm a bit biased!

I prefer rufus, but it depends if you shorten names?

Eddy and Harry are great, with Edmund and Harold for formals.

I know a Harold (6ish) who goes by Harry.

Also met a rufus (3or4) who got called roo or roobes. Roo is ok, but roobes was girly. Especially as he had pink shoes on. I think his mum even called him ruby.

Rufus is a dogs name

Harold is great but only if you are happy for him to be known as harry as it will happen even as a baby.

Like rufus but if he isn't Ginger it'll seem wrong at least to me. Love hereward.

I like that you're bearing in mind the Saxon and Norman politics of the day

I think Harold is wonderful. Really good solid name, and works with Edmund (I'd suspect you of being historians or some such). Rufus wouldn't be so bad, it was only William's nick name after all, not an obvious Norman name.

I know a Harold who always goes by Harold, it's never shortened. Though it's more probable it will be Harry, or Hal.

I can't take either of the names seriously tbh. Rufus is too doggy and Harold...well it's just wet.
If I had to pick one...Rufus. But reluctantly.

Now Sexwulf, there's a name!

I've never known a single dog called Rufus. Most dogs I know are called 'Max' or 'Sam', but people don't seem to bat an eyelid at those names for their children!

(And Sexwulf is epic, I concur!)

Be excellent to each other

Watching Bill & Ted again was the clincher for us, I have to say...

My DS2 is a Rufus. It's a great name and we'be had a lot of positive comments about it. I am not so keen on Harold but don't think it's awful. Edmund is a lovely name (we couldn't use it with our surname).