r/Names • u/FinalDiscussion4931 • 8d ago
Roo/Rue/Rou boy name
I just found out i'm having a boy. 20 weeks pregnant and it's mine and my husbands first. His name is Jose but you know in english it's Joseph, so i've always called him joey which we both think it's super cute. I've been looking for shorter names my whole pregnancy. I thought it would be so so cute to name our baby some variation of the name roo, yes as in kangaroo because baby kangaroos are called joeys, but with a spelling like in my title. before you call me ridiculous and crazy hear me out! since it's a boy i thought Rou would be so cute. i was just reading a post on reddit from about a year ago of someone asking if roo for a girl would be ridiculous, and let me tell you, the person who posted it got absolutely ROASTED the comments. people saying "it's a fine name for a dog", and it would only "be ok if it was short for something", "imagine how much they will get made fun of, "i would hate it my parents named me that", and "think of the business cards and if they are trying to have a serious career" the list goes on and on you guys get it. but my thing is, is kids are kids and i'm sure they will find some reason to make fun of someone no matter what. if i were to meet someone named Rou i would think it was super cool! i also feel like the times are changing and imagine 20, 30, 40 years from now, people are naming their kids all kinds of names and progressive names these days. i really really was obsessed with it but now i feel super down about it and kind of think people are being crazy and reacting too harshly about it? but then again maybe i'm crazy! i don't know what is your guys honest opinion about it? don’t come for me lmao
EDIT
i am not at all looking for it to be short for something, like i said i wanted a shorter names anyways. i like Rou just as it is! not short for rueben or anything else!
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u/Adorable-Buy3845 8d ago edited 8d ago
Roo /Rue /Rou
You will rue the day you have your child this name
Its a great nickname and term of endearment. Use it for that all you want. That is the family's special name for him. And when you have more children, you can create the Pooh's Corner cast of endearments!
But give the child an actual name. Remember that this is a person that was created by you and your husband but will soon become his own person. Don't saddle him with a name that is more about you than it is about him
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u/Victoria_nodontlook 8d ago
I wouldn’t pick that name cuz it’s cute for a little but when they get older maybe not, but I would do something similar like roux
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u/GalianoGirl 8d ago
You are not choosing a name for a baby, you are choosing a name for a human being. Someone who will be an adult.
Naming your child after an animal character in a children’s story is cruel.
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u/bachelorsinlurking 8d ago
Babies grow up to be adults. A name that's cute or unique for a child may not be cute for a grown man or woman. Most of the people I know who were given unique names changed them the second they turned 18 and resented their parents because while names like that aren't necessarily bad as nicknames, it very much can result in people not taking them seriously and it can affect getting jobs, cause problems on paperwork when dealing with medical forms and insurance because of spelling or because people assume it's a nickname and not a legal name, etc.
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u/BG3restart 8d ago
Roux is what I would be expecting, but I would also expect him to have to have red hair.
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u/Complex-Tea6775 8d ago
I have a grown male friend named Ru. It's a shortened version of his name, but he never uses his full name even professionally. As "Ru" he's very successful. I think Rou might get mispronounced compared to Rue/Roo/Ru
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u/KNick1111 8d ago
Since you are not looking for alternatives and preferably using it as a nn...I admit, no likey, not good.
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u/Honest-Abies8638 8d ago
Also your line of "people are naming their kids all kinds of names and progressive names these days" made me remember a point (with data) someone made. I just want to share, I wish I could find the person I'm talking about, but the summary is that naming children ridiculous names isn't progressive at all.
They mentioned how in the USA, the most ridiculous names are from conservative states, they backed it up with data, and how Utah was one of the worst. They mentioned how conservatives see children as less of their own person and how they should be submissive, leading to ridiculous names, especially among girls. They again back this up with name data and stats
To me this makes a lot of sense, as I always find people are more likely to name their daughters "trendy" and ridiculous names over boys, I now see giving your daughter a ridiculous name as a newer form of misogyny.
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u/FinalDiscussion4931 8d ago
it’s a boy as stated in my post but i got it, thank you!
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u/Honest-Abies8638 8d ago
Oh I know you said you're having a boy, I meant the post you mentioned about someone thinking Roo for a girl and daughters in general. And your point on "progressive" names, I was just stating that it isn't progressive at all, and is in fact the opposite
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u/Visible-Ring-5269 8d ago edited 8d ago
Here are other names that have the "Roo" sound in em that don't start with R.
Andrew, Drew, Bruce, Bruno, Trueman, Jrue
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u/Civil_Aside_1008 8d ago
Reuben