Uh Oh the name we have chosen

for blue bump may be out of the window.

As you may remember me mentioning we had decided on Rossi James, and it was practically definate (well we have no other choices or ideas and we loved Rossi)

But after thinking about it i really do not like Ross and fear this is what people will shorten it too. Also i'm not sure it goes with Marks surname ( the lovely Wellard 😜 )

I also mentioned Rossi as a name on another forum and only one person out of 20 actually said they liked it. Most others said they thought it sounded babyish or said they couldn;t imagine an older man with that first name 🤔

The only other name we ever liked and agreed on was William (after dp's grandfather) but it sounds too much with dp's surname.

Any suggestions....or opinions??

Much love

Achey Wolfblass xx

I wouldnt let anyone put you off the name if you like it. It is up to you what youi call your child.

I am Alexandra to all my family, always have been. My dad never wanted my name shortened but knew when I got older friends would shorten it but he has always said that they WILL NEVER shorten it and he has to put up with others shortening my name.

If I try to call Joseph Joe or anything else Joseph corrects me as he has always been Joseph from frineds and family

If you want Rossi, then call him that all the time but be prepared he may decide when he is older to shorten it himself. Most people have a shortened version of their name, or a nickname of some sort.

And I agree with the William Wellard!!!! 😉

Hun i agree with Alex.If you like the name Rossi then stick to ya gun's and tell people that its his name and it WONT be shortened!!!
Not everyone will like names that you pick out for your child so dont worry to much about what others may like or dislike.My sil dislikes both my childrens names and lets me know about it 🤔 but i really dont care as i think it suits them and im happy.lol!!

I didn't really tell many people what we decided to call George because I had people telling me what I should call Charlotte. Some of my family don't like George's name but tough!

As for shortening, Charlotte gets Lottie a lot, but sometimes if she is that way out she will tell people her name's Charlotte hehe!!! George gets Georgie, his name ends up being lengthened!!

If you really like the name go for it! 🙂

I like Rossi its different, but if you like it, but worried about how hellcope with it when hes older why not make it a middle name, he could still have an R name, what about Robert? or you could have Rossi as his 1st name and William as the middle name.

Rossi William Wellard has a kind of ring to it dont you think?

or

William Rossi Wellard, that sounds nice too.

Ill try to see if i can find another list of R names that might be useful

Baby Names, Baby Name Meanings, Baby Name Origins

Baby Naming Tips | Most Popular Baby Names | Unusual Baby Names
Search Baby Names & Meanings

Free Stuff For Expectant Parents

Boy Baby Names beginning with the letter R
Baby Names Origin Meaning
R'phael Hebrew God's healer
Ra'id Arabic Leader
Raanan Hebrew Fresh
Rabi Arabic Breeze
Rad English Red
Radbert English Red haired counselor
Radbourne English Lives by the red stream
Radburn English Lives by the red stream
Radburt English Red haired counselor
Radbyrne English Lives by the red stream
Radcliff English From the red cliff
Radclyf English From the red cliff
Radeliffe English From the red cliff
Radford English From the red ford
Radite Indian Sun, unpredictable and radicalism. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raditya Unknown The sun (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Radley English From the red meadow
Radmund English Red haired defender
Radnor English From the red shore
Radolf English Red wolf
Radolph English Red wolf
Rae Scottish Grace
Raed English Red
Raedan Anglo-Saxon Advises
Raedanoran English From the red shore
Raedbora Anglo-Saxon Advises
Raedburne English Lives by the red stream
Raedclyf English From the red cliff
Raedeman English Red haired horseman
Raedford English From the red ford
Raedleah English From the red meadow
Raedmund English Red haired defender
Raedpath English Lives near the red path
Raedwald Anglo-Saxon Name of a king
Raedwolf English Red wolf
Raeez Arabic A strong leader (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rafael Spanish God has healed.
Rafael Hebrew God has healed.
Rafal Hebrew God's healer
Rafe English Shield wolf
Rafe Spanish Form of Rafael God has healed.
Rafe Hebrew Form of Rafael God has healed.
Raff English Red wolf
Rafferty Irish Prosperous. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Ragan English Little King or Ruler (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raghav India RAGHAV is the name of God Shri Ramchandraji. He was the king of Ayodhya and is known as maryada purushottam because of his truthfullness, sacrifice and justice. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raghnall Irish Strong
Ragnar English Strong counselor. Ancient personal name.
Rahimat Arabic Grace
Rahul Arabic Traveler. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rai Spanish Abbreviation of Raimundo.
Raidyn Japenese god of Thunder. Variant of Raiden. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raighne Irish Mighty
Raimond German Guards wisely.
Raimond French Guards wisely.
Raimundo Spanish Wise defender
Raimundo German Guards wisely.
Raimundo French Guards wisely.
Rainan Hebrew Joyous. Alternate Spelling: Ranen. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rainart German Strong judgment
Rainer German Strong counselor.
Rainger French Ward of the forest
Rainhard German Strong judgment
Rainier French Strong counselor.
Rainor German Strong counselor.
Rakin Arabic Respectful
Rald German Famous leader
Raleah English From the roe deer meadow
Raleich English Deer's meadow.
Raleigh English From the roe deer meadow
Raley English From the roe deer meadow
Ralf English Red wolf
Rally English From the roe deer meadow
Ralph English Red wolf
Ralphiel Unknown Prince or mighty one (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Ralston English Ralph's town Surname.
Ram English Ram
Rambert German Mighty or intelligent
Ramey Arabic Loving.
Ramhart German Mighty or intelligent
Rami Arabic Loving.
Ramirez Spanish Judicious
Ramiro Spanish Judicious
Ramm English Ram
Ramm Anglo-Saxon Ram
Ramon Spanish Form of Raymond Guards wisely.
Ramond German Guards wisely.
Ramond French Guards wisely.
Ramone Spanish Form of Raymond Guards wisely.
Ramsay English From Ram's island
Ramsay Scottish Ram's island.
Ramsden English From the ram's valley
Ramsey English Ram's island.
Ramsey Scottish From Ramsey
Ramy Arabic Loving.
Ramzey English Ram's island.
Ramzey Scottish Ram's island.
Ramzi English Ram's island.
Ramzi Scottish Ram's island.
Ranald Scottish Rules with counsel. Form of Ronald.
Rance Latin Crowned with laurel (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rand English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Rand Anglo-Saxon Wolf shield. Variant of Randolph
Randal English Shield wolf Variant of Randolph
Randale English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Randall English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Randel English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Randell English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Randkin English Little shield
Randolph English House wolf; protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
Randon English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Randon Unknown Unknown (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Randson English Son of Rand
Randy English Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf; protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
Rane English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Ranell English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Ranen Hebrew Joyful
Ranfield English From the raven's field
Rang English Raven
RANGAM EASTERN INDIA name of a legendary tribal folk tale hero..known for his strength and loyalty.literally..ra-ngam means war winner , a variant of the name victor (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Ranger French Ward of the forest
Rangey English From raven's island
Rangford English From the raven's ford
Rangley English From the raven's meadow
Rangy English From raven's island
Rani Hebrew Song
Ranier French Strong counselor.
Ranit Hebrew Song
Rankin English Little shield
Ranon Hebrew Joyful
Ransom English Son of Rand
Raoul French Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
Rapere English Maker of rope
Raphael Hebrew God's healer
Rashaad Arabic Thinker; counselor.
Rashad Arabic Thinker; counselor.
Rashard African Righteous (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rasheed Arabic Thinker; counselor.
Rashid Arabic Integrity
Raul Spanish Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
Raulo Spanish Wise
Raven English Raven
Ravid Hebrew Wanderer
Ravin Unknown Alternate Spelling: Raven. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Ravisood Thai Sunlit (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rawgon English Son of Rawley or Raleigh
Rawiella English From the deer spring
Rawley English From the roe deer meadow
Rawling English Son of Rawley or Raleigh
Rawlins Anglo-Saxon Son of Rolfe
Rawls English Son of Rawley or Raleigh
Ray Scottish Grace
Ray English Counselor. Abbreviation of Raymond.
Ray French Regal
Rayce French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayce English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayder French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayder English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Raydon French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Raydon English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayethan America Strong sensitive leader (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rayford English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayford French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayhourne English From the deer's stream
Rayhurn English From the deer's stream
Raylen French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Raylen English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayman Spanish Form of Raymond Guards wisely.
Raymil Unknown Variant of Raymond. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raymon Spanish Form of Raymond Guards wisely.
Raymond French Guards wisely.
Raymond German Strong defender Guards wisely.
Raymund French Guards wisely.
Raymund German Guards wisely.
Raymundo German Guards wisely.
Raymundo French Guards wisely.
Raynan Unknown From the slang word rainin (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raynard German Strong counselor.
Raynard French Strong counselor.
Rayne English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Raynell French Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Raynell English Counselor. Variant of Raymond.
Rayner English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Raynor English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Raynord English Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Rayyan Arabic Gate of heaven. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Raziel Unknown A fallen angel from heaven (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Re'uven Hebrew Behold a son
Read English Red haired
Reade English Redheaded. Surname.
Reade Scottish Redheaded. Surname.
Reading English Son of Reed
Readman English Red haired counselor
Reagan Celtic Regal
Reagan Irish Little Ruler (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reagen Unknown (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reaghan Celtic Regal
Reave English Steward
Reaves English Son of Reeve
Recene Anglo-Saxon Quick
Rechavia Hebrew Broad
Redamann English Red haired counselor
Redd English Redheaded. Surname.
Redd Scottish Redheaded. Surname.
Redding English Son of Reed
Redford English From the reedy ford. Old English surname.
Redley English From the red meadow
Redman English Red haired counselor
Redmond English Red haired defender
Redmond Irish A Form of RaymondCounselor. Surname.
Redmund English Red haired defender
Redwald English Strong counsel
Reece English Ardent; fiery.
Reed English Redheaded. Surname.
Reed Scottish Redheaded. Surname.
Reeford English Surname. The medieval castle or landholding reeve oversaw all feudal obligations.
Reegan American Little King or Queen (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reese English Ardent; fiery.
Reeve English Steward
Reeves English Son of Reeve. Surname. The medieval castle or landholding reeve oversaw all feudal obligations.
Reeya India Gem. Altenate Spelling: Riya or Reena. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Regan Celtic Regal
Regan Irish Little king
Regenfrithu English Peaceful raven
Regenweald English Strong
Reggie English Counselor-ruler. Abbreviation of Reginald.
Reggie German Powerful ruler
Reghan Celtic Regal
Reginald English Strong Counselor-ruler. Form of Reynold.
Reginald German Powerful ruler
Reginhard German Mighty and brave
Reginheraht German Mighty or intelligent
Reid Scottish Redheaded. Surname.
Reid English Red haired
Reidhachadh Irish From the smooth field
Reign Unknown Dominance or widespread influence (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reilley Irish Rye. Form of Ryley.
Reilly Irish Surname. Rye. Form of Ryley.
Reiner German Counsel
Reinhard German Mighty and brave or strong judgment
Relix Unknown Resemblance the word Relic a religious symbol (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Remi French Rower
Remi English Abbreviation of Remington.
Remington English From the raven farm. TV detective character Renington Steele. Surname.
Remo English Abbreviation of Remington.
Remy English Abbreviation of Remington.
Remy French Rower
Ren English Raven
Renaldo Spanish Counselor-ruler.
Renard French Strong counselor.
Renard German Strong counselor.
Renato Spanish To rise again.
Rendall English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Rendell English Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname.
Rene French Reborn
Renfield English From the raven's field
Renfred English Peaceful raven
Renfrid English Peaceful raven
Renier South Africa Unknown (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Renke German Strong judgment
Renne French To rise again.
Renneil Unknown From Renardo and Tenneil. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Rennie French To rise again.
Renny Irish Mighty
Renny French To rise again.
Reno Spanish Abbreviation of names like Moreno. A city in Nevada.
Renshaw English From the raven forest
Renton English From the raven farm
Renweard Anglo-Saxon Guardian of the house
Renwick Teutonic Ravens Nest (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reod English Ruddy colored
Reuben Hebrew See - a son. Firstborn of Jacob's 12 sons.
Reuel Hebrew Friend of God. (Submitted by Babies Online Member)
Reuhen Hebrew Behold a son
Reule French Famous wolf
Reve English Steward
Reve French dream.
Rexford English Variant of Rex chieftain; ruler. Surname.
Rexley English From the king's meadow
Rexlord English From the king's ford
Rexton English Variant of Rex c

Thanks guys you are all so kind! 😍 Thanks for restoring my faith in our original decision...

There are no other names at all that we jointly like!

I love Harry, Archie and Jacob - whereas Mark despises all of them!

You are right about people shortening names, dd is Georgia-Mae and this is shortened to George, Georgie, GM etc - but she still prefers Georgia-Mae 😀

I'm officially Rebecca-Jayne, family call me Becca, but i'm usually Becs or Beccy (i personally dislike the spelling Becky and decided i was Beccy when i was 10 lol) to dp other family and friends...

DP is set on Rossi and i admit that i still love it... maybe i'm just worrying now bumps arrival is getting ever closer to what people think of the name. 🤔 I'm not so bothered what my son will think when he's older as let's face it - who is perfectly happy with their name? 😉 And he will make his own judgement on what he wants to be called..

Do you prefer:

Rossi James Wellard

Rossi Aaron Wellard

Rossi William Wellard

i like Rossi James Wellard

I also think you should go with what you like and not worry about other people's opinions.

My sister thought Sophie was an 'odd' name for us to choose. I didn't understand what she meant by that and never bothered to dig deep as she couldn't really explain it but said she didn't think it was our kind of name - whatever that means 😉

My best friend said she only ever thought of blondes when she thought of Sophie so couldn't imagine a dark haired one and it seemed strange to her but she said no doubt once she meets Sophie, she will have a dark haired association too.

To everyone since she was born, she IS Sophie - nothing else.

Go with your gut feelings the pair of you and he will be who you name him 😀

For what it's worth, I like Rossi too.

I have to agree with everyone else hun. Go with your gut instinct on this one. If you like the name Rossi then go with it. If people shorten it and you aren't happy then ask them not to. When he is older he will be able to choose what he prefers.
I am Amanda but always have been mandy to friends and family. Lauren has been Lolly almost since she was born and Jake was monkey at first but as that can't last forever he is Jakey quite a bit now! I have to say i do think some people (mostly celebs) go way overboard when choosing a name sometimes. I really feel for the poor child when they are named something really silly like Apple for instance?
I have to confess we didn't tell anyone our choices before we had the kids as we had a really hard time agreeing on names (like you) and i didn't want to be put off a name i liked. I knew once they were born people would just accept what we had chosen and even if they didn't like our choice most would keep their mouths shut by this stage!
Oh and just to add to the poll, i like Rossi too 😀 !

Lucy said:
i like Rossi James Wellard

This is our fave at the moment too!

Thansk everyone for your comments 😀

Kristag - i have a Sophie in my family who is dark haired and know none who are blond at all 😉 pmsl

I loved the name Ebony when i was pg with Georgia-Mae - but dp said he could only imagine a girl with dark hair with that name - which i found rather bizarre at the time too... 🤔

I'm actaully surprised (and secretly pleased) that so many of you have said you like Rossi!!!

Thanks xxxx

Stick with Rossi, it's a lovely name and it's what you want to name your lad that's important- stuff everyone who tells you otherwise! Rossi James Wellard is a nice name. 👶

Awwwwww thanks so much Welshmum!!

What names have you thought of??? xx

Can I say - and don't all hate me 🙁 - that I don't like the name Rossi. BUT - and here is my point. Who am I? No-one.

If you like it the go for it! 😀

When I was little I hated anyone shortening my name to Sam and even now it get's my goat. I suspect this was due to my parents insisting that my name is Samantha and not Sam. So if you instill the same idea in Rossi's head he will be like that too.

As for it sounding childlike - I don't think it does. So stick your tounge out to those people! 😜

Samantha 😜

I do not mind people saying that they don't like it tbh - i know most people do not like many names they were given.

To be honest when i look through all the name threads on that site some of the names people are coming up with or people recommend are in my opinion atrocious.

People are reverting back to 'old' names that are no longer in fashion so there's alot of Hilda, Hilary, Ursula, Enid , Barbara etc flying around and then names like Theodore, Barney, Baldrick, Ernest etc which are so not my cup of tea... and people seem to get jumped upon if they choose a more common or usual name! 😉

(although i do think some old classic names that are unused are very chic - just not sure i'd choose them myself)

For example a colleague of mine had a baby earlier this year and named her Prudence Ethel - you should of seen everyones faces at work! At first i really wasn't sure about it, but i quite like Pru for short! And it's what she wanted (people were very shocked as they are a young couple etc ..but hey it works for them!)

xx

Wolfblass said:
Awwwwww thanks so much Welshmum!!

What names have you thought of??? xx

We are sticking with Lewis Robert for boy and Jessica Charlotte for girl, I am hoping I will get another scan nearer to due date as I did with Gem but it wasn't because there were problems just to see how big she might be... can see them doing that again as they want to see how I fair for a natural delivery and if bubs is too big that probably won't happen! Jer was apparantly 11lbs 5oz at birth, c-section unsurprisingly!! 😲

We had a late xmas early new year party last night but thankfully I wasn't the only 1 not drinking alcohol!!

Lou x

If you like the name then stick with it. If others say nay then just tell them you could do alot worse like those humiliating ones we hear about.
If you don't want others shortening his name to Ross then you can say so. But if he rather Ross then you just let his friends call him by that and you can still call him Rossi, Thats how it is with my man. Everyone calls him Rob except his own family calls him Robert.
And I don't see whats so bad sounding of Rossi James. Sounds kinda western. My daughter's sounds western too, but it's not even close to western name. There are soooo many names you can choose from that you could easily get confused. Stick withthe one you guys choose. It's good for you relationship.

I love the name Lewis and Jessica and Charlotte too (dd and me noth liked charlotte for a pink bump - dp just kept syaing Jessica Rabbit 😉 and wasn't so keen) however i personally think it's a lovely name and not used very much these days which is a definate bonus!

Georgia-Mae has an imaginary baby boy in her tummy which is called Louis Dalek / Lewis Dalek at the moment pmsl.... She asked mark to place his hand on her tummy yesterday to see if baby wanted to kick him 😲 Hopefully this will pass (i know she is only pretending and doesn't believe there is a babe in there - lol!)

Thanks glowingsun - you are right! We both love the name and it's staying!

gotta say the name rossi is growing with me. dont worry i wont pinch it haha

Hi Beccy

I love the name Rossi James, its a lovely name and as all the others have said its whats important to you that matters. My family hated my lo's name when i first told them (because so many names in there) but soon changed their mind when he was born and said it really suited him. stick to your guns honey and dont let anyone try and change your mind x 😘