Message: "Re: Rufus" - Behind the Name

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Re: Rufus

by noel (glaucous)

7/1/2018, 7:41 PM

I think it's weird and classical and stylish. Like if Rocco and Galena had a love child, he'd be named Rufus...or maybe that could be a sibset.

Also, it reminds me of names like Rupert and Fergus, which makes it sound British to me.

And the fact that it rhymes with doofus makes it seem kind of goofy, but not horribly (or unusably) so IMO.

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- solveig (zfluffyboots) +2

7/2/2018, 12:01 AM

Rufus is utterly British to me. I think that's part of the reason it's such a dog name, it's comically British in my opinion. Like Armand for a French poodle, Rufus for an English setter.

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- noel (glaucous) +1

7/2/2018, 4:46 AM

In defense of Rufus, I think it sounds adorable and outgoing, which yeah, would make it perfect for a puppy, but not bad for a kid either.

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- solveig (zfluffyboots)

7/2/2018, 8:01 AM

I would really have to meet one to see how I feel.

I recently come around to Linus, so perhaps there is hope for Rufus.

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