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Sorry everyone - meant to type Rothko as the artist's name! Pregnant and sleepy. But thanks for the helpful feedback!

I think it would sound a bit pretentious. But it's usable.

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My brother's name is Ross and sometimes people called him Roscoe to be funny. It mostly makes me think of that. But anyway, Ross could be a nickname for it.

I know a little Roscoe. I didn't like it when I heard that his parents had chosen it, but it suits him so well and I've come to really like it.

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ETA I have no idea who Rosko is

This message was edited 3/3/2017, 3:22 PM

It sounds like a dog name to me.

Only a black guy can pull off Roscoe. It's sexy on a black guy. On a white guy, it's uber hillbilly.

I know of a few Rocco's (one who's 25, one who's 6) so Roscoe doesn't seem too out there to me. It does seem like more of a dog name (as does Rocco), but I think it's pretty cool overall. Maybe crosses the line over the hipsterdom, even. I'm not sure I'm familiar with the artist Rosko!

I think it sounds like a comic book hero, and sort of "country". I'm picturing a raccoon character, I don't recall why. The sounds in the name make it sound spunky, rugged, bouncy. (subliminally it has "raw" and "go" in it) It's not like Oscar. It's more like Monty or Brett. There are too many Roscoes for Rosko to have any effect on my feelings about Roscoe.

I think way more people are going to associate the name with Roscoe P. Coltrane from the Dukes of Hazzard TV show/movie than the artist. I have never heard of the artist myself.

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In fact, I know somebody who has a pet chinchilla named Roscoe P. Coltrane.

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So no, I really don't think it's a good name for a person.