Rodge...? šŸ¤·

Hi all!

Thank you for humouring me on this one, but I have not been able to get ā€˜Rodgeā€™ out of my head for the last few weeks :person_shrugging:

So, a few questions:

(as ever, only answer the ones you want to - no pressure to do them all)

  1. What are your thoughts on Rodge? Any associations or anything it makes you think of?
    (you can say you donā€™t like it - Iā€™m still trying to decide if itā€™s a fleeting thing)

  2. What would you suggest as a middle for Rodge?

  3. Which do you prefer: Rodge or Ro?

  4. Any names ā€˜likeā€™ Rodge you can think of - or, if you prefer, any names for brothers?
    I have these on my list, that could work/fit/give me the same vibe: Ro, Nev, Tay, Tez, Joss, Murphy, Van, Marlo, Iggy, Nash, Wilkie, Geordie, Mack, Tor, Davey - do any of those ā€˜fitā€™?

DISCLAIMER: this is purely for my collection - no real life children / people need to be considered here.

Thank you everyone :heart:

  1. Iā€™ve never come across [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] before! Iā€™m not sure how I feel about it visually, but it does feel totally ā€œname-yā€ as I know of a few [name_m]Rogers[/name_m] who get called ā€œRodgeā€ (Iā€™ve only heard it out loud so not really sure how Iā€™d spell it ā€“ [name_m]Rog[/name_m] doesnā€™t look right :sweat_smile:) and it also sounds pretty similar to [name_m]Raj[/name_m] in my accent.

  2. I think a classic or vintage name likeā€¦
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Gideon[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Milton[/name_m]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]

  3. I prefer [name_m]Rodge[/name_m]! It feels more complete to me.

  4. I think [name_u]Murphy[/name_u], [name_m]Geordie[/name_m], [name_u]Mack[/name_u], [name_m]Davey[/name_m], [name_m]Tor[/name_m], and [name_u]Van[/name_u] totally fit with [name_m]Rodge[/name_m]! Other ideas could be [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_m]Gil[/name_m], [name_u]Albie[/name_u], [name_u]Billy[/name_u], [name_m]Keith[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], Huddy, [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Howie[/name_m], and [name_u]Jem[/name_u].

  1. [name_f]My[/name_f] first thoughts in order were: a nickname for [name_m]Roger[/name_m]? Like [name_u]Hodge[/name_u] with an R? Like [name_u]Ridge[/name_u] with an o? I donā€™t dislike it. It feels both rugged and mid-century. [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] is either a [name_u]John[/name_u] Wayne-esque cowboy or a retired accountant who golfs with friends [name_u]Gary[/name_u] and [name_m]Dennis[/name_m].

  2. [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Huxley[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Amory[/name_u]
    [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]

  3. [name_f]Ro[/name_f], but I think [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] could grow on me.

  4. I think [name_u]Joss[/name_u], [name_u]Murphy[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_u]Wilkie[/name_u], [name_m]Geordie[/name_m], and [name_m]Davey[/name_m] fit best with [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] from your list. Others: [name_m]Gil[/name_m], [name_m]Hal[/name_m], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_u]Pip[/name_u], [name_m]Tam[/name_m], [name_m]Walt[/name_m], [name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_u]Rex[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_u]Monty[/name_u], [name_u]Penn[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_u]Murray[/name_u], [name_m]Jonty[/name_m], [name_m]Niles[/name_m], [name_u]Floyd[/name_u], [name_u]Clancy[/name_u], [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u], [name_m]Dawsey[/name_m], [name_m]Hutch[/name_m], [name_u]Perrin[/name_u], [name_m]Bates[/name_m], [name_m]Judd[/name_m], [name_u]Larkin[/name_u].

@EagleEyes Yeah, I think thatā€™s why it feels namey - it is from [name_m]Roger[/name_m], but looks better than [name_m]Rog[/name_m] or Roj :grin:

Ooh, enjoying those middles - [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Gideon[/name_u], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] (:heart_eyes:), [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] are my especial faves!

[name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_u]Billy[/name_u], [name_u]Albie[/name_u], [name_m]Ned[/name_m] and [name_m]Howie[/name_m] are great!!

Thank you :heart:

@lilsweetpea thank you! Iā€™m enjoying [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] (so cool) and [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] and [name_m]Lance[/name_m], [name_u]Rex[/name_u], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u] and [name_u]Vaughn[/name_u] are great!!

@VEL thank you for those thoughts! It is a diminutive of [name_m]Roger[/name_m] - and I like that ā€˜rugged and mid-centuryā€™ description.
I like the suggestions of [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Huxley[/name_u], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] Rafferty!!, [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] and [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] Amory!! Balanced and cool!
[name_u]Jem[/name_u], Jonty!!, [name_u]Monty[/name_u], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_u]Penn[/name_u], [name_u]Clancy[/name_u], Dawsey!, [name_m]Judd[/name_m], [name_m]Tam[/name_m] and [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] are fab! Thank you!!

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Iā€™ve never considered [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] before!

[name_m]Rodge[/name_m] sounds like a nickname for [name_m]Rodger[/name_m] to me. or it reminds of someone saying ā€œRodger thatā€ and doing the abbreviation of ā€œRodgeā€.

Middle names: [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Raymond[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Windsor[/name_u], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Killian[/name_u], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]

I think I prefer [name_f]Ro[/name_f]! It feels fun and youthful.

@AmyVermeersch thank you for your thoughts :heart:

[name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Windsor[/name_u] and [name_m]Rodge[/name_m] [name_u]Killian[/name_u] are great!

[name_f]Ro[/name_f] is definitely a love of mine - different vibes to [name_m]Rodge[/name_m], but they also have that same ā€˜slightly quirky nickname-nameā€™ style

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