Rebel and Rogue

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Name changed for this as I don't want to be identified.

My cousin is pregnant and has just discovered she is having twin girls. All lovely. But she has announced their names are going to be Rebel and Rogue. And I am absolutely horrified. Sounds dramatic but especially the name Rogue which for me is someone who regularly breaks the law. I feel sorry for whichever baby is going to be landed with this name and who will possibly be ridiculed at school.

Am I in the wrong for having such a visceral reaction to this? I want to say something diplomatic about this but how?

Lucky they're girls, they could've been Bionic and Legend! I reckon she's spinning a yarn to stop people asking.

Oh god. Do you think so? I have never seen them pick up on baby names before?

Awful @stupidnames They actually sound like the names of 2 German Shepherds.

My dad heavily abused acid when my mother was pregnant with myself and my twin in the 90s.

He wanted to call us summer and storm. My mother was horrified and vetoed this immediately. These names feel traditional and conservative in comparison.

Hopefully it’s the hormones and she’ll cop on.

Otherwise politely point out that these are very strong flavours of names, quite likely to prejudice teachers and employers - as a minimum please can she give them normal middle names, so at least they have options.

Or a well-matched pair of Shire horses

Self fulfilling prophecy dictates they'll grow up to be naughty.

This is what I want to say. Life can be hard enough without facing prejudice about your name. I actually feel quite furious on the twins behalf as to me this all feels very selfish. It isn't cool or wacky to name your children something that might cause a lifetime of problems

Rebel will have it easy. She can be Bel. Struggling for a good NN for Rouge.....

Your typo already found one!

Deffo a reverse and testing here
I know a child named Rebel, she’s 2- I agree bit if a weird name when I first heard it and agree negative connotations. i think people are naming after Rebel Wilson without realising it’s not her actual name

Tell her if they got the gender wrong she can go with Ronnie and Reggie...

Some people are called Jesus…

let it be… kid can change name in the future… they are all changing their gender!

Rebel is not the name she was given by her parents though, it’s a name she adopted for herself

Wasn't Rogue in Gladiators?
Or maybe they both were.
They're definitely Gladiator type names.

If you gave those names to your dogs you'd live to regret it. Nominative determinism. It's a thing.
This is a truly stupid woman IF this is her true intention.

My mistake, it was Rebel and Vogue in gladiators...

Might not be my cup of tea but there are worse names.

I think she could consider

Prowler and Growler

(it's a lovely pet shop nearby)

A friend of my husband has twin boys called Ronnie and Reggie!! They are 5 now. What’s more, the parents really think that the names are cool and kooky. I think its an awful thing to put on your kids.

Awful. Leave it to her to explain the children in due time.

I’ve got a rebel and rogue! One’s a dog and one’s a lizard. Tbf there’s a celebrity rebel, and a rogue, though she’s off x men 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 each to their own I guess. I think there’s far worse common names

I thought I was opening a thread about a clothing brand that I’d never heard of 😬

Rebel is not the name she was given by her parents though, it’s a name she adopted for herself

Not really. Her mother wanted to call her Rebel after someone she knew but her dad was against it. They did use the name Rebel for her as a nickname when she was growing up and then she changed it.

Same here. I thought it might be a bit alternative which is why I was curious...

Hormones?
Wanting 'super unique' names?
Winding you up?
I've heard of twin boys Ronnie & Reggie (not in my social circle, but several times on here)
Doesn't really matter what you think, not your babies not your choice