Thoughts on Rouge

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An acquaintance just named their child this.

I have no idea if it's Rouge as in untrustworthy or Rouge as in cafe.

Don't like it. Sounds naughty for some reason.

The untrustworthy version would be Rogue?

I actually knew a little girl called Rogue. Ridiculous.

I can't spell! It's Rogue as in untrustworthy for sure.

Wow.

Also a brand of fitness equipment...

It's not uncommon in France.

Awful

If my french serves me right, it means red.

Rouge is red in french (I think)
Rogue is untrustworthy etc.

Depends on spelling.

Rouge is not great but not horrendous. Rogue is dreadful.

It's Rogue as in untrustworthy.

What a terrible name.

Apologies for my earlier mispelling.

I’ve always liked the name Rogue. But I grew up watching the xmen cartoons and Rogue was the coolest.

Actually I love Rogue, really not keen on Rouge. Rogue says daring, adventurous and a bit of a wild child

My dog is named Rogue lol it's a character from X-Men. I definitely would not name a child Rogue or Rouge for that matter

Rogue is in the X Men. Of all the geek subsets sci fi geeks are most likely to name their kid after a character from their favourite franchise.

LOTR geeks are also very prone to this behaviour.

Unless the baby is going to grow up to be the love interest in a regency romance novel I would stay clear.

There were lots of rogues in Enid Blyton books. Mostly foreign. I read it before hearing it, so thought it was pronounced 'ro-gue' (like you with a g).

Should've called him Roger.

I remember someone here asking for opinions on the name Rogue. Funny if that was your friend.

It's not as bad as Rage who we came across at a children's party. The entertainer when seeking to qualify what he heard said " as in road rage". Yes as in road rage

Definitely not an xmen geek thing!

Hilarious if it is my acquaintance who was asking! Oh gosh.

I've come across a Rowdy previously too, a good few years ago now as well as his brother who was named Striker - I kid you not.

I think Rogue is french for snape in the HP books. Not keen

I like Rogue. Huge X men fan. Each to their own. I think the mumsnet favourites like Maud and Edith snd Mabel are awful.

Of all the geek subsets sci fi geeks are most likely to name their kid after a character from their favourite franchise

I worked with someone who named their daughter what I heard as Gynon, although I later found out is spelt Guinan. That’s an interesting name, I said, where does it come from?

Apparently, she is a character from some Star Trek franchise.

Foolishly, I asked why they had chosen it.

Well, he said, my wife and I really admire Whoopi Goldberg, who plays said character.

Digging the pit deeper and darker, I asked “so why not call your daughter Whoopi?”

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“Because she’d be mocked for having a silly name”.

So Guinan it is. Perhaps when she’s small, she could be called MicroGuinan.

I quite like it!

I don't the connotations of it are quite as bad as "untrustworthy". Think of "you old rogue!" or Sarah Palin's autobiography "going rogue". I think it often implies more a dashing maverick vibe.

Sarah Palin is not a “dashing maverick”. She is a racist idiot.