Odd man out or What?

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Odd man out or What?
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Mon, 05-19-2008 - 6:40pm
I really really love the name Rogue for a girl. I know it can have a negative connotation but I kind of dont care. I love it! Am I crazy???
The thing about it that is kind of funny to me is that I am not any sort of X-Men fanatic but that is the first time I had heard a girl with that name and my oldest sons name is Logan. For those that dont know Wolverines name is Logan when hes not superhero-ing. Also, for those that dont know the girl that is his little sidekick is Rogue (anne marie i think).
I hope if I choose this name not many people have that knowledge because I dont want to seem crazy or anything. I've only seen the movie once. The name just struck me years ago and I cannot get rid of it.
Thoughts????



Edited 5/19/2008 7:03 pm ET by aprilhendrickson2003

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Fri, 05-23-2008 - 3:13pm
I think for the most part the opinions and feedback were great positive and negative so I really dont feel like I have been immature at all. The ones I was talking of at that moment were the comments "Dont do that to your kids"----which is a judgement and "Poor Kid" also a judgement. I really read and thought about the rest of the advice, opinions, thoughts, etc...
I'm sorry if you felt like I was bothered by yours or other opposing comments because I wasnt. I wanted to joust back and forth a little to see who had more ammunition in their argument so to speak. There was a lot there on the correlation with the comics that I hadn't realized.
I actually saw "Rogue River" on a Kayak one time and I just really loved the sound of it. Sad to say but I grew up with all sisters so I should be embarrassed that I knew nothing of x-men until the first movie. So I am really glad some of you know a lot more of the history of it and could share it with me.
I realize tone cannot be heard through writing but hadnt chosen my words more wisely so I didnt seem hostile. I am truly a very mellow person and just wanted to hear all angles.
thanks again for your time and thoughts and sorry for any misunderstandings
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Fri, 05-23-2008 - 5:14pm

You're right, tone and facial expressions can't be seen when communicating through the internet, so it can be near impossible to guess how to take some comments. I know I was one of the people you were talking about before, lol, but I hope there are no hard feelings. I'm glad you got a little more out of the history about the Logan/Rogue thing from X-Men, and I would have elaborated a bit more on my initial comment if you hadn't already brought up that connection.


If you really love Rogue, though, despite the association, again, you should use it. Personal instincts are not a thing to be ignored, so if you feel it is THE name, then by all means, use it. However, I would suggest instead to give her a different name, and use Rogue as a nickname if you feel it fits her.

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Sat, 05-24-2008 - 10:18am

I think Rouge might be a little too much. I don't think the meaning of the word will be a factor until she reaches school age. One of her classmates WILL find out its meaning and as we all know, children can be cruel.

Good luck finding a name.

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Sat, 05-24-2008 - 7:33pm
I know nothing about the X-Men...but I think Rogue sounds a bit more like a nickname.
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Sun, 05-25-2008 - 8:38am

My first thought as i was reading your posting, was "oh Rogue is from X-Men"


If your sons name wasn't Logan i would say Rogue was an unusual and cool name and if you really like it why not. However your kids would never hear the end of it... "Logan and Rogue" are really not two names you wanna be putting together, they are unusual and people will always put them together from X-Men,


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Sun, 05-25-2008 - 8:55am

Oh one other thing i forgot to say in my above message...


If you really like the name "Rogue" and you couldnt think of naming your child anything else, you should use the name, regardless of everyone elses opinions, because at the end of the day, your the one who makes the final decision and our opinions are just that ours.


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Sun, 05-25-2008 - 1:55pm

Thanks all,

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