Roux for a girl?

[butterfly280]

This has come up between friends as a good first name for a girl. What are your thoughts? I personally thought it was a sauce made from flour and milk.

[ILoveDolly]

It might be appropriate if the baby is ginger, or a Fox, or a nice bechamel. What's wrong with something nice and traditional like Qba

[TinselTwins]

It also sounds stupid if the kid isn't a red head....but even so it sounds like a sexy Jessica rabbit red head so it sounds creepy to me as a kids name

[viques]

If that is their "good" name for a girl can you let us know the ones that fell by the wayside, it's a cold dark rainy Friday and I could do with a laugh!

[holdthewine]

Like the others I just think: butter and flour...

[Jooni]

I quite like Rue from Hunger Games but can't get past the literal meaning of the word (regret) - not terribly auspicious.

Roux makes me think of the sauce and of Chocolat, in which I always assumed it was a nickname based on appearance rather than his real name as it means "red-haired" in French. It's also the male variant of the adjective, so seems weird to use for a girl (feminine would be "rousse"). A bit odd all round.

However, I do know a little girl called Boux, which is definitely worse!

[imjessie]

How about Rumer?

[MSLehrerin]

Is it not French for russet or something like that? If so then the feminine version would be rousse 😃

[MSLehrerin]

Oops hadn't noticed that @Jooni has already said that!

[Twofishfingers]

it may be a nickname but not really a name, it just doesn't work. Even in chocolat it's probably a nickname. Roux just doesn't work. Rue is French for street. Just no.

[farfarawayfromhome]

I know a rue........

[OlennasWimple]

I'd assume the parent wanted to name their DD after Rue from Hunger Games but thought that they were using a "posher" spelling

[Dizzybintess]

Definately abwhite sauce base
Also makes me think of Ru paul! Who is pretty awesome so that's not a bad thing x

[Dizzybintess]

Actually just googled and......
RuPaul was born in San Diego, California, on November 17, 1960. He was named by his mother, a Louisiana native. The "Ru" came from roux, which is the term for the base of gumbo and other creole stews and soups

[Twofishfingers]

How about Romy? As in Romy Schneider?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romy_Schneider

[SuperBeagle]

Rue doesn't make it much better. It means "street" in French.

[CatastropheKate]

One of the Golden Girls was Rue mcsomething so it's been around for a while

[euanthesheepiloveyou]

Oh no. No no no no no no no no no no. Just no.
I do know a lovely red setter called Rua though.

[Fauchelevent]

You'll Roux the day you call a daughter that name.

And yes I also thought of RuPaul. But he's very in these days - RouxPaula might be the start of a new trend

[caffelatte100]

just no

[TipTop333]

Next time baby I'll beeeee bulleeeeeeeetproooooof

[LeninaCrowne]

..and Bechamel for a boy!

[buttercup54321]

its awful

[NC4now]

My best friend is Ruth. It's a lovely underused name, nn Ru/Roo.

Standalone Roux - not keen.

[Viviennemary]

It's dire.

[GiantSteps]

and Bechamel for a boy!



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