Comments on: Name of the Day: Roarke http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: maria http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-18578 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:56:36 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-18578 I named my son Rourke. Absolutely love the name! I have two boys that have names beginning with “R”, so we wanted to stay with that pattern. When people ask me his name I usually get, what is it? or how do you spell that? I generally get a lot of people who can’t even pronounce it correctly. Who cares though!!! I love it and can’t imagine being called any differently than Rourke Lee. He is special. Very masculine :)

]]> By: Juliet http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-8818 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:04:47 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-8818 The meaning I found for it was ‘champion’ when I did a search. I think that one could maybe true, if you take into account the historical reference of Ruarc. I truly love this name. It’s strong & masculine. It might be viewed as silly in Ireland (on YA the Irish dislike it as a first).
I truly love this name. It stands out, but isn’t pretentious or trying to be different. It has a lot of history and is a valid name. A lot of people get confused as to how to say it, which I found quite surprising. I have Roarke Logan on my list. I prefer it with the -a, as it just adds to the richness and fullness of the name. I would consider using this name. It has such a rich,Celtic sound
Love it

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-8244 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:51:58 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-8244 Wow, I haven’t read A Little Princess in a hundred years, but I LOVED that book. I wonder if I still have a copy? Off to search the shelves …

]]> By: Dearest http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-8240 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:43:07 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-8240 Dagny is Norse and means ‘new day’. I’ve never read ‘the Fountainhead’, but I’d be very interested in how such a name made it’s way there :) Very interested indeed!

As for Roarke, I think he may be too macho for me, but I can really appreciate his monosyllabic firmness and soap opera charm :)
My first reference to Roarke is Commander Roarke in Disney’s ‘Atlantis’. I loved that film when I was younger, and he was a real macho bad guy in the film as well, so I fear I’ll never get passed that! Just like I can’t bring myself to like Lavinia because it was the bad girl in ‘A Little Princess’, also a childhood favourite!

I love Rory though!

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-5671 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:39:19 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-5671 Drew, congrats! Here’s the thing about baby names – they are an easy mark for criticism. Say you’re naming your son Jake and someone will say, “Aren’t you worried he’ll be one of three in his class?” Tell them you’re choosing Simon and someone will mention the chipmunks. Or the mean kid called Simon back in fourth grade.

Every name has a downside. Every kid gets teased at some point. Choose the name you think makes sense, and, if you’re really nervous about Roarke suiting your son, also pick a middle name that you could like with … so if he grows up to the R. Daniel Smith, you won’t mind so much.

But mostly, kids seem to grow into their names – and friends and grandparents who freely criticized your taste will adore your child – and never dream of saying a word against him once he arrives.

Good luck!

]]> By: Drew Martin http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-5662 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:34:25 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-5662 I am eight months pregnant with a little boy, we planned on naming him Roarke for about five months.. But when I would tell people, they would either say “That rhymes with dork” or go straight to calling him “Roarke the dork.” I am heartbroken!!

I love the name, and feel like he is supposed to be named this, but I don’t think I can bring myself to do it to him, knowing what he’ll be called all through school…

HAS ANYONE named their child this? And if so, are there any reprocussions???

]]> By: Nessa http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-3452 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:16:59 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-3452 I agree with JNE, it’s more of a sound than a name… sounds like a dog barking, to me.

I’d like to second Vaughn for name of the day!

]]> By: Bek http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-3451 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:15:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-3451 I’m not liking this one at all. Too Scooby Doo trying to say dork…

Plus, I find it a bit awkward to say…

]]> By: JNE http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-3450 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:16:54 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-3450 Not for me… I think of Mickey in his more disheveled state a little, but more than that, it sounds kind of like something’s stuck in the throat to me… it’s more a sound than a name when I hear it out loud… I imagine my little one would like me to say it a lot and would laugh (similar to her reaction to animal sounds and uh-oh and kerplunk and such). Um, no, I just tried it and she started screaming… also not a good reaction.

]]> By: AthGirl http://appellationmountain.net/2009/02/02/name-of-the-day-roarke/#comment-3449 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:04:44 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1586#comment-3449 I’m not totally sure why but I really like Roarke! (or spelled Roark) It’s got a crisp, one-syllable sound. Roarke/Roark is also familiar enough that people probably have an idea of how to pronounce or spell it but it’s not common as a first name. Also a nice way to have a nod to Ayn Rand, whose novels I love. I think Dagny would be a bit too much ;)

Speaking of, could Dagny be a name of the day? I’m wondering where/how Rand chose that for her epic heroine!

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