Thinking of using the name Rocco

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Thinking of the name Rocco
Really like it
Anyone used it?
What comments do you get ?

It's a dog's name

What about Roscoe?

I like it. Do you?

My nephew is a Rocco and not had any issues.

I think it's nice. Some years ago I wanted a DC2 and chose it for my fantasy DS.

I know a 10 year old Rocco. Not Italian and his family aren't at all "chavvy" - quite the opposite.

Not for me

I like it! Wouldn’t use it myself probably but would like meeting one :)

It’s a name like any other name. If you like it then use it! In my experience, when someone has used a name I didn’t ‘like’ within a few weeks of knowing the child it has grown on me and I no longer have negative feelings towards it.

Rocco is fine. 😊

I literally thought it was for a dog. I know 2 dogs with that name

I know someone with the name. It's not my favourite but for those of you who keep saying about it being an old fashioned name in Italy, we'll we're not in Italy?!

I like it

1st thought: Madonna's son
2nd: Decent for a particular breed of dog
3rd: Happy reminiscing of Jackie Collin's Hollywood tomes circa mid eighties

I really dislike it. Reading previous posts, I'm clearly not allowed to describe it as "chavvy", "very Essex", or "common" but without those words I'm struggling to articulate my dislike 😂
Unless you have Italian heritage of course, and then it might be different.

OK quite surprised on how passionate people are expressing their extreme dislike for the name but everyone is free to do so I still like it
All the best to you all

Rocco instantly makes me think porn star too.

Knowing an extremely upper-middle-class, boho young adult Rocco with snob in the creative industries has switched my associations away from Rocco Siffredi.

Depends on his last name.

Only scores 9 in scrabble?

I love it! Why...it's different! I get bored of the same old names personally.
I also like the names Jayden, Cayden etc..

Except it's incredibly unpopular in Italy at the moment for all of the reasons that have been explained. I'm not going to go into it again but OP can do an advanced search and find the several recent threads. They follow a pattern - OP asks, several Italian MNers patiently explain why it has some unfortunate connotations, OP gets arsey.

It seems to be coming up a lot recently. I saw one MNer say it was the equivalent of Roger in Italy - very dated and a with bit of a sniggery innuendo.

A woman in my nct group has a Rocco. It's not my type of name but I prefer it over something like Oliver/Noah

Madonna called her son Rocco 😂

I know a 14 year kid Rocco he is a normal kid

It's not my type of name but nor does it make me go ick.