Give it to me straight: Is this a dog's name?

[theprecious]

Rufus

(I love it but eveyone in RL is a bit , for pfb due next week)

Rufus is a super cool name!

ruff!

Sorry yes, it is cute, but to me it is a dog's name

haven't read whole thread, but honest answer: Yes.
Ditto for Poppy and Molly.
None of those as bad as Rex, of course, and I once met a 40-something man named Rex.

I like Rufus.
Esp Rufus Sewell

OK if your surname isn't Doofus.

Rufus is gorgeous - especially if he has red hair.

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i think it's a dog name but it's your baby so it's up to you

I love the name Rufus and it was on my list of names for boht of my DCs. I did have a pony once called Rufus and I do know a dog called Rufus but then I also know a pony called Gloria, a dog called Paula and a horse called Jemima

IMO Max is a dog's name, as is Sam/Ben/Benjy/Toby so really don't see a problem with Rufus..

Apologies to anyone with children called any of thoses names - do like them, but I always imagine small terriers and droopy labradors when \i hear people calling them.

I have to admit I hate the name Rufus. Definitely a dogs name or an incredibly posh drippy bloke's name for me. Names have such incredibly different connotations for different people, though. Seriously, I would go with whaT t YOU like.

I had a dog called Rufus . Sorry

i know a baby one - cute

Rufus - sorry - does feel a bit canine

This whole dog's name thing is a bit ridickilous anyway.

Dogs should be called rover, shadow, fang, etc.

How come they seem to now monopolise human names like Ben, Rufus and Poppy?

Don't play second fiddle to dogs.

Yes.

It's the name of an Irish setter.

is still boho posh

erm it is a bit

Think, 'Ruf! Ruf!'

As in a dog, barking. An Irish setter, for example.

yes expat! (I posted the same earlier.)

Hi, just looked down the thread, Two of my three boys are called Ben and Rory, and I have a dog called Toby! So according to some here I have a very doggy family!! I think Rufus sounds more posh than doggy..But I say go with what you like, you'll only regret it if you don't and anyway kids grow into their names and after a while you can't imagine them as anything else.

obviously no hope for my boys then. Poor old Ben and Rex they are doomed to a lifetime of caninity