Cute nicknames for Rufus and experiences from parents who use it

[Sam10123]

Cute nicknames for Rufus? Anyone have a Rufus?

That’s not really how nicknames work. What’s wrong with calling him Rufus?

I’ve known several dogs called Rufus.

Roo (like the baby Kangaroo in Winnie the Pooh)

I think Ru (Roo) is super cute. It’s worked well in my real life experience for a Ruth.

Nicknames aren't linked to the child's actual name, they evolve over time. You could call him literally anything.

Rufus doofus,call him Doof= Nickname

A nick name evolves, you wouldnt usually decide it, its not planned,it happens

Th ob Shortening of Rufus is Ru

Just call him Rufus

Muffy (just watched first episode of series 2 of Rivals)

I know a couple of dogs called Rufus, no humans though.

Nickname for a dog would be easy: Woofus.

Wow lots of snarky comments here.
I know two humans called Rufus.
one is an adult - often shortened to Roo. The other one, a toddler is just Rufus.

Not Roofie

Spike, Chip, Sonny,...

This. It’s a dog’s name, op 🙄

Is this a MN thing, pick a name and a nickname? just call the child by his name fgs.

Definitely a MN thing but a lot of people don't know the difference between a nickname and a diminutive.

A nickname is a family name - we call my son after the way he used to pronounce his own name.

To be fair, a lot of mumsnetters use the term nickname when they actually mean the diminutive form of a name, such as Katy for Katherine. A nickname is something that either evolves or is given by a particular set of friends at a point in time. It more often than not has nothing to do with the person's real name. So someone call Rufus could have the nickname "Basher" for example.

What’s wrong with calling him Rufus ffs, it’s a lovely name. I know someone who evolved into Roofs. NNs should evolve.

Exactly this.

I am guessing OP means "what are the typical diminutives for Rufus."

I know a Rufus who gets Roofy.

Yes sorry, I mean diminutives. Still deciding on name so just curious to see what others/i may end up calling him