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On a local news site, where most posters are either Afrikaans or English: Rouxzanne Louise Lastname. Roux is a familiar surname, pronounced Roo, so Rouxzanne would rhyme with Suzanne. When I hear it in my head, it tries to sound like Ruth-Anne and I think it might get confused with it quite often. Any ideas or reactions?
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Rouxzanne, daughter of Ratatouille
Reminds me of Roxanne with a terrible spelling
The x makes it look ugly and silly to me. I've never seen surname Roux - I just think of making gravy. I have only seen a silent x at the end of a name or word, never in the middle, so it's confusing.
I think Ruzanne or Rouzanne would not be bad, though. It reminds me of Roseanne (and Ruzha, Ružena).
I think Ruzanne or Rouzanne would not be bad, though. It reminds me of Roseanne (and Ruzha, Ružena).
I don't like the spelling, I think RuthAnne would have been better
Erm.
Interesting.
I actually wouldn't abhor just Roux as a name? Don't like it, but wouldn't hate it, exactly? The name is interesting but it's not something I like.
Interesting.
I actually wouldn't abhor just Roux as a name? Don't like it, but wouldn't hate it, exactly? The name is interesting but it's not something I like.
It looks and sounds to me like a mangling of Roxanne.
It would be pronounced "roox" like "rook" +... uh, I'm not sure how to write this part phonetically :') but like "ahn" as in "aunt," with a longer "a" than Anne. Like... Rookzhan? Saying it out loud, it's fine for where it's from. The spelling is unfortunate, though
Combination names are common in Afrikaans. This one is new, and like most combination names, I hate it. As for its functionality, in Afrikaans communities, the pronunciation would be intuitive. I've never met anyone named Ruth-Anne. I hadn't considered that as a double-barrel before, so there wouldn't be any confusion among Afrikaans speakers. It's not a name that travels well, though.
To be fair, Rouxzanne is probably the worst combination name I've seen; I've never met a Ruth-Anne either, but I have seen the name used in, I think, an American context. My good friend Louette was named after her grandmothers, Louise and Henriette, and I think it works quite well.
Louette is a beautiful combo name! So cool it came from both grandmothers
Louette is pretty. It sounds and reads like a real name.
Rouxzanne? Ouch. It looks like a name used by influencers for their daughter. At least Louise balances it up.
I like the fact that South Africa is a melting pot when it comes to names. Regarding Afrikaans ones, I've noticed they often use suffixes, feminisations or Dutch-influenced spellings to create new names (Marizanne, Eduardina, Mathys...), but Rouxzanne is terribly forced - it seems to be a combination of Roxanne and Suzanne (or just Zanne) with the spelling made to reflect the surname.
That said, Rozanne would have been a much nicer option. I even adore this spelling.
I like the fact that South Africa is a melting pot when it comes to names. Regarding Afrikaans ones, I've noticed they often use suffixes, feminisations or Dutch-influenced spellings to create new names (Marizanne, Eduardina, Mathys...), but Rouxzanne is terribly forced - it seems to be a combination of Roxanne and Suzanne (or just Zanne) with the spelling made to reflect the surname.
That said, Rozanne would have been a much nicer option. I even adore this spelling.