Rufus? Rex?

[DogzBollox]

Are these just names for dogs?

We have a nephew Rex. His mum said Max was a dogs' name!

I know a whippet called Rufus 🙂

What's a whippet

Rex and Rufus sound like posh names to me pupil I used to teach kids in a deprived part of London. Not too many Rexes or Rufuses there

pipil not pupil!

Max is an awful character in Eastenders

I thought of a dog too sorry OP. Rory is cute, as is Rafe

A whippet is like a small greyhound

Raphael is beautiful. Rafe is another posh wanker name

Dogs are called things like Alfie, Archie, Bertie and Stanley these days.

And therefore all horrid names for a boy Mike

My boyfriend when I was in 6th form was called Rex. I don't have any issue with it as a name. I quite like it.

BUT whenever I mentioned him people ALWAYS thought I was talking about my dog, not my boyfriend.

I also don't much like Rufus. Rhymes with doofus and whilst I adore Rufus wainwright it makes me think of Rufus hound which I'm less keen on.

What about Ruben?

Oh or one of my personal faves Rafferty? Raffy or Raff for short?

They're not horrid but I wouldn't use them. Or Sebastian or Jadon, Jackson, Harrison etc.
I like Rex and Rufus but the OP had a point.

You ok, Joystir59? Did you get out of the wrong side of bed this morning? You seem a bit cross about it? Thanks for popping along though.

Having read everyone’s comments I’m not convinced they’re the names for us. I don’t know what is though! I guess I’m wanting universal approval but that equals a different sort of name to the ones that appeal to me. Hmm. Back to the drawing board. Thanks all.

I don't like the name Ruben. I would spell it Reuben and definitely not Rueben. It seems wishy washy.

Lol! No I'm in a pretty good mood OP, just hate those snotty boys names. They sound like they belong to knobheadish men who would be a bit self obsessed and precious. I like Rufus Wainwright's music but hex a bit precious tbh. I prefer the music of his mum and aunt anyway.

Wow, Joystir59, really hope you don't pass your prejudices about names on to your children if you have any

I have a son called Krishna. He is Indian and came to my life with that name.

Rufus

Rory

I love that joystir thinks all these names are posh wanker names except for Raphael, which is 'beautiful'

Love Rex

ha! I have a 6yo Rufus ... all my kids have posh wanker names that was actually one of my naming criteria

I have a suspicion it might become popular though.

Love Rex. Rufus is 100% a dog's name.