Rue?

[name_u]Rue[/name_u] has been firmly in my guilty pleasure list for a while, but now I’m trying to find a home for her, either as a first or middle.

Trying around my my other likes I’ve got maybe:
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] (not sure if I prefer my [name_u]Rae[/name_u] middle)
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] (not sure on flow)
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] (Sounds like ‘[name_m]Rude[/name_m]’)

Any suggestions?

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I think [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is lovely, I don’t think it needs to be a guilty pleasure! Personally I love [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] nn [name_u]Rue[/name_u], but I do think [name_u]Rue[/name_u] as a stand alone is great.

Juniper [name_u]Rue[/name_u] works, the r at the end could run into it a little but not terribly. Although I think you’re right about [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], avoiding D middle names seems like a good idea.

Rue [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]

Anthea [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

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Juniper [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is sweet though very plant-y

Elodie [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]

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Thank you! I like [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] :blush:

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Oh I love [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]! I had [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] on list too but didn’t think of pairing them, I quite like it. Thank you :relaxed:

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Persephone [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]

This is all “Hunger Games” to me, but I actually like that association. :slight_smile: [name_u]Rue[/name_u] was amazing & would be a great namesake:

Thank you! I love [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], just wish I was brave enough to use it. [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] is so pretty too

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I think [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] works the best of these choices!

Juniper [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is my favorite of the choices you have listed so far. [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] has been on my list for ages.

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Rue is gorgeous! So sweet and fresh, cute but not cutesy. I like [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] best of your options, I think the alliteration is fun!

How about [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] or [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]?

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I would opt for [name_u]Rue[/name_u] as a middle spot. [name_u]Love[/name_u] your ideas so far, and [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] wouldn’t be half bad, either!

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I LOVE [name_u]Rue[/name_u]! It’s been on my gp list forever, I think I like [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] the best.:blush:

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Rue oddities…

In English: easily misheard for Rude. Or Jew. Or Prue. Also, the meaning/ common expression is one of regret/remorse. E.g. “rue the day!”

– To rue is to feel regret or remorse for something. … Shakespeare made famous the phrase " rue the day ," meaning you bitterly regret a moment.

In French: means street. People will wait for you to finish the street name. Rue de…?

I would go with Rae or Jude or June or Jade

Love love love:

  • Daphne Rae
  • Daphne June
  • Daphne Jade
  • Juniper Rae
  • Persephone June
  • Persephone Jane
  • Persephone Jade

All the best!

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I love the name rue!

Although I do agree the meaning of rue- regret isn’t the best.

Rumi is a pretty name and you could use rue as a nickname!

Love [name_u]Rue[/name_u].

Juniper [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is pretty. I think [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] would work well too

Rue is a beautiful name! I have the combo [name_f]Rosenwyn[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] on my list. I remember you mentioning a while ago that you had one [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] and I think that’s adorable!

Out of your combos I do like [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] best. The r’s run into each other on [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] and [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] just doesn’t flow.

Araminta [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

I love the name [name_u]Rue[/name_u]! It’s been on my list for a while as well.

I’m not a fan of [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]. It just doesn’t flow well to me.
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is cute! I like that combination.
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] does have kind of a strange flow and “rude” sound to it.

Rue [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Margo[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]

Naomi [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

I like [name_u]Rue[/name_u] although I dont like the meaning. I think of [name_u]Rue[/name_u] McClanahan though and she’s an amazing namesake! I also like [name_u]Rue[/name_u] so much more than [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. I agree though it can sound like [name_m]Rude[/name_m] so no middle starting with D or if your last name starts with D I would avoid.

The first combo that came to mind for me was [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

I’ll be honest and say [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] just aren’t really my style. I like [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] but you can’t do [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] but maybe [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]?

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I love [name_u]Rue[/name_u]!

From your list, I like [name_u]Rue[/name_u] and [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] together, but agree about the [name_u]Rue[/name_u] D- sound, so I would personally flip it to [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]. You could still call her [name_u]Rue[/name_u].

I’m going to second [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], and [name_u]Rue[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] from previous posters. I particularly like [name_u]Rue[/name_u] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] together (or any other name with a ‘happy’ meaning) if you’re at all concerned about the [name_u]Rue[/name_u] meaning, which I don’t mind but could be important for you.

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