Rue, True, Truly?

[dotmyiis]

I've had a long standing love affair with the name Rue (before I had even heard of The Hunger Games, haha). I am also warming up to the idea of True, largely because it is almost Rue. My SO dislikes both Rue and True, but is partial to Truly...

I am having a hard time shaking the Sister Wives association from that one. What do you think? Are any of them usable? If you had to use one, which would it be?

I feel like Rue is gaining in usability due to the Hunger Games' popularity.

[beebear]

I know a boy named True, so that's definitely usable. Obviously, Rue is usable, but I think that if you named your baby Rue, people would automatically assume you had gotten the name from Hunger Games. I don't know about Truly, it sounds a bit like Trudy to me, and I don't like that.
If I had to use one, it'd definitely be True, just because I've always loved that name

[ninanoo]

I think of the 80s My Little Ponys when I hear Truly... but then I don't watch Sister Wives. True isn't really my style. I like Rue. I think it doesn't really matter if people think you got it from the Hunger Games. Lots of people use names from Literature.

[ksheja]

I don't really like any of them, but would definitely choose Rue or True over Truly. I associate Rue more with Rue McClanahan than the Hunger Games, but that's because I just heard of the Hunger Games a couple of weeks ago. Rue and True both feel nicknamey to me, True for Truman and Rue for.. I don't know what. Truly just makes me think of "yours truly."

[shaymin2]

I think they are all usable. Truly intrigues me, but I am partial to all of them.

[lyricmom]

I don't care for any of them, honestly. Rue sounds nice, but it has such a sad meaning. Truly sounds like it should be Trudy, and True sounds short for something.

[dotmyiis]

I had no idea Truly was one of the My Little Ponies! Haha! Thanks for that!

[sarajoy]

I like True the best. I also like Rue, but personally would avoid it because of the HG association. Maybe in a few years I would use Rue. Truly sounds to adverb-y to me.

[ashthedreamer]

I think Rue and True are both quite usable! I actually love both (and would consider using Rue to honor the Ruths in my life, too), and have loved them way before The Hunger Games. Truly seems a bit harder to wrap my mind around, but if your SO can get behind it, maybe you could use it, just for the nn Rue or True...

I read a story once about a Tabitha Ruth--she went by Truth, which I always thought was pretty awesome. That might be another option?

[greenapple]

I like Truly. I did hear it for the first time on Sister Wives, but don't associate it with the show, just heard it there and thought, "what a pretty name."