Honest opinions on Rupert?

[BergamotMouse]

I really love the name Rupert but can imagine people pulling a face behind our backs when we tell them.

What is the MN opinion on the name? Would the child grow up hating it? Anyone know any school aged Ruperts and do they pull it off?

I love Rupert. My cousins DS is 6, it suits him perfectly 💗 we call him Roo as a nn

I went off the name because of family guy

The bear

I love it!

Lovely name

It is OK.

Love it!

I like it.

I really want to like it but I’ve worked with too many middle aged Hooray Henries called Rupert or Rupes for short. And then there’s Family Guy. So it’s a no from me.

Ok, mostly positive, well, more positive than I anticipated. Maybe it's a go-er.

The other name we like is Arthur but feel that's very popular at the moment in our area.

Yes, as PP said Rupert the bear! I don’t like it personally, but I think it is increasing in popularity.

Wet and soppy

Ponsy and posh

Red trousers and pinkie ring.

Love it!

It's awful.

Love it partner hates it

Far too middle class and try-hard. I would imagine Rupert had pretentious parents. Sorry.

I like it a lot.

Nice name, I grew up with a Rupert & he's a nice man with a quirky arty job now.

I know other people think it's posh but I don't remember any negative comments at school etc

I’ve always liked it - just checked the baby name graph and it’s been rising in popularity for a while. Over 400 little Rupert’s were born last year. Definitely due a revival!

I know a few Ruperts and while a couple went to public school, I can think of one lovely surfer dude called Rupert (known as Roo) who always completely crushed everyone’s idea of a ‘Rupert’. Nobody thought his parents were pretentious - it was just his name.

I like it. But I only know one, who's Australian and is known as Roo.

The only Ruperts I have known have been boarding school, trustifarian types. If I said ‘He’s such a Rupert’ I think many people would know what I meant!

Saying that, I do think Roo is a pretty fab nickname. And I think if there can be baby Alberts and Ralphs then there can also be baby Ruperts!

You do know that 'a Rupert' is British army other ranks slang for an junior officer? (and not in a good way, eg - he's a right Rupert. A bit useless.)
The kind of upper-middle class bloke who used to be known as a chinless wonder or a deb's delight.
So I presume the name was fairly common 25/30 years ago in the kind of circles inhabited by MC parents whose sons went to Sandhurst.