Comments for ROSE:

Rose Tyler is the current companion to the ninth Doctor in the television series 'Doctor Who'.

-- reservoirdoll1987  5/28/2005

Very beautiful, not too long, not weird or difficult to pronounce and sounds good in any language. It is one of my favorite girls names.

-- Laleroc  7/5/2005

Famous bearer: Rose Byrne.

-- Anonymous User  8/1/2005

Rose McGowan is an acterss who stars as Paige Matthews Halliwell in the popular TV show 'Charmed'. Also, Rose Casson is one of the main characters in Hilary McKay's series of books about the Casson family: "Saffy's Angel", "Indigo's star" and from not so long ago "Permanent Rose".

-- Anjamon  9/17/2005

Numerous etymological works point out the German use of Rose as a form of Mary. In fact, that is often given as the origin. Also, the Catholic Church seems to accept it as a thusly valid "Christian name" for this reason.

-- brandycjudkins  10/19/2005

Comment on this comment: The lady that does my hair/eyebrows/owns the tanning and hair salon in town, she's from Germany, and her name is Rose. So. yah.

-- Tiffany Twisted  9/6/2006

Famous person with the name: Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and a famous writer and traveler of the world.

-- Anonymous User  10/31/2005

This is my middle name, and is thoroughly overused as one, but goes well with just about any name. I don't think I've ever been the only one in my class who has this middle name! I think it sounds especially sweet with Emma or Ella (or my name, Lauren!)

-- Anonymous User  1/9/2006

In Titanic, the main female played by Kate Winsellet is called Rose.

-- helena92  2/1/2006

Rose is my middle name and many of my peers think that it is better than my first name. I don't think that. My teacher says that she wants Rose as the middle name of her first girl. It does roll off the tounge. It is also the name of Betty White's character on the old TV show "The Golden Girls".

-- tommybabe  2/11/2006

Nice but pretty boring.

-- lindamaree  3/9/2006

"Rescuing Rose" is a novel by Isabel Wolff.

-- Anonymous User  5/2/2006

I think this is a lovely name. I wouldn't name my child it, unless it was for a middle name, though.

-- black_lace  5/30/2006

Rose is a beautiful name. Makes a great middle name.

-- Anonymous User  6/12/2006

In Fullmetal Alchemist, Rose Thomas is a girl who was tricked by the prophet Cornello, but Edward and Alphonse Elric helped her defeat him. Later, she reappears as an important figure called the "Holy Mother".

-- DarkShizuka  6/20/2006

I like the name Rose. It goes well with many current names.

-- Emma McHnery  8/31/2006

Rose has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's. It was hugely popular from the 1880's to the 1950's with its most popular year being 1910. In 2005 it ranked 333.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

I like this name better as a middle name. It goes with almost anything!

-- Taydbug112  9/29/2006

Actor Johnny Depp's daughter's name is Lily-Rose.

-- Emmasj  10/19/2006

Madame Rose represents the stock character of fortune teller and medium in "Cluedo Master Detective." (Related to the "Clue" board game.)

-- Emmasj  10/27/2006

It's a beautiful name. Rose could be nickname for Rosanna, Rossana or Roseann.

-- melodyprayer  11/5/2006

I think it's pretty, and it would've been my name if I had red hair (thankfully not -- the name hardly suits me), but I think that this best belongs to the flower. It just doesn't sound all that appealing to me.

-- dreadfulxsorry  11/16/2006

I'd prefer it if it was paired with something else like, Helena - Rose, Tallulah - Rose, Rose - Leigh.

-- Luangi  12/4/2006

The Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Windsor is the youngest child and daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (Prince and Princess Richard).

-- MariaNikolaievnaRoma  12/25/2006

I just started really liking this name today. It's a nice twist because everyone has it as their middle name (along with Marie, Grace, etc.) and for a girl to have it as a first name is nice. Plus, Titanic's not a bad movie. ;]

-- nothingshortoftragic  1/2/2007

Exorcism of Emily Rose. Pretty name, scary movie.

-- Anonymous User  1/4/2007

I love the name Rose! But I think I would use it as a middle name though.

-- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs  1/17/2007

I love this name. If my last name didn't start with an "s" I'd use it. As it is I'm thinking of using Rosalie. I seriously doubt the Greek connection, though I love horses so it wouldn't bother me.

Literary: Rose is the main character in Louisa May Alcott's books "Eight Cousins" and "Rose in Bloom."

-- Annabeau  2/15/2007

This is a very elegant name. I love it!

-- scarletquillraven  2/19/2007

A lot of people have probably already said this but, I like Rose better as a middle name. I know tons of people (which includes my little sister whom I helped name) with the middle name Rose. Along with Anna, Lynn, and Marie, it simply sounds good in the middle.

-- Anonymous User  2/20/2007

Rose is a great name, but I prefer it as a middle name because it usually goes great with any girl name.

-- katiedid  2/27/2007

My jumping mouse was named Rose. I named her after Rose in Titanic, because I was crazy about "Titanic" and Kate Winslet at that time.

-- elliebeth  3/6/2007

Briar Rose is the name Aurora is called when she is hiding from Millicent in SLeeping Beauty.

-- Rockos_Modern_Life_1  5/10/2007

Very over-used as a middle name. Rarely used as a first name anymore. I don't know why, it's so pretty and elegant!

-- xKatiex  6/3/2007

This is my name, I got it when I was born! From now I love this name very much, I will never change it in my whole life!

-- Happyeveryday  7/19/2007

Spoiler warning for those who have not read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Ron and Hermione's daughter is called Rose Weasley.

-- Nochenne  7/21/2007

This is my favourite name. I think it has an elegant air to it and so would be good for anyone, no matter what your age. Though the pet form is Rosie, I would associate this more with a little girl or a dog. Overall, I think this is a nice name (even if it's thought to be a little over-used)!

-- Lone_Butterfly  7/24/2007

A simply sweet name. Old fashioned, like Pearl, but absolutely beautiful.

-- Anonymous User  7/29/2007

Rose Dewitt Bukater (played by Kate Winslet) the co-star of Titanic is a famous bearer of the name.

-- Miracle1980Olympics  8/4/2007

I love the name Rose, it's feminine without being too girly. I like it as a middle name better.

-- Anonymous User  9/11/2007

Rose is my middle name, it's a variant for my mother's name, "Rosie." I think it compliments my first name beautifully: Christine Rose.

-- rove  9/16/2007

Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist and political theorist, the daughter of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder.

-- Anonymous User  9/18/2007

Rose Tyler was the companion to the Doctor in the first two series of the revamped "Doctor Who" TV show produced by BBC.

-- kimevenstar  9/29/2007

This name sounds simple and sweet to me, but I speak French and I would never name my child this because rose means pink in French, and I would never name my daughter pink.

-- mhavril39  10/15/2007

Famous bearer includes famous author Rose Wilder Lane, daughter (and only surviving child) of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo Wilder.

Rose's character was in the later of the 'Little House' books, portrayed by multiple actresses (only much later in the series around the time it became "Little House on the Prairie: A New Beginning") in the famous '70's-'80's television series, and also in many miniseries and movies based off of the life of the Ingalls Family.

Rose Wilder Lane was born in December 1886 and died in 1968, at the age of 81.

-- Sarah Elizabeth  10/31/2007

This is a very nice name! I didn't used to like it very much but now I do. Lots of people in Brazil are called Rose, but you pronounce it HO-zee. Rosa is used a lot too, since it is Portuguese for the flower rose. It's pronounced Ho-za. I prefer just Rose as a first name only, I don't really like the combinations like Rosemary or Roseann or Gracie-Rose or something like that.

-- dreamgirl54  11/16/2007

Rose Heart is the real name of the character Redd Heart in the trilogy by Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars.

-- rory  12/17/2007

Rose and Mae are one of those filler middle names for people who don't really want to put the time into thinking of one.

-- scholasticastewart  12/19/2007

My granddaughter's name is Megan Rose which I think is very pretty. She is named after my mother and her great-grandmother Rosemary which is also my first name. By the way, for those who think movies are "real" and don't like the name because of it, besides my granddaughter being named Rose, my daughter, son, 4 siblings and I are all "Rosemary's baby".

-- Anonymous User  1/31/2008

Hopefully someone named Rose would be as pretty as her name.

-- Anonymous User  2/29/2008

I think "Rose" would make a great middle name.

-- JungKyungSoon  3/5/2008

St. Rose of Lima was born in Lima, Peru, in 1586 and died in 1617. She is the patroness of Latin America and the Phillipines. Her real name was Isabel, but she was called Rose and the name stuck.

-- Mel_13  4/5/2008

I love Rose as a first name, as it can be quite sweet and romantic. As a middle name though, all the originality is drained away. I feel as though half the girls in America have either Anne, Rose, Grace or Marie as a middle name. To me the middle name Rose seems like the parents gave no thought at all to it and just tacked it on because they felt she needed a middle name but couldn't be bothered to think of anything interesting.

But as a first name it is gorgeous and refreshing. I'd much rather meet a girl with the first name Rose then yet another girl who is _____ Rose.

-- ZoeAliza  4/7/2008

Roses are nice, and the name isn't exactly ugly, but it sounds quite plain and dull on its own, and it is way too common as a middle name. The name also reminds me of Rose McGowan, who was wacky enough to almost marry Marilyn Manson. Not a good association. However, the name does make me think of attractive women with reddish-brown, long hair, dewy, green eyes, full, red lips, pale skin, and an hourglass figure. This isn't much of a blonde name to me.

-- slight night shiver  5/4/2008

Sweet and rich and glowing with life.

-- EmilyOlive  5/4/2008

My middle name is Rose, and I used to think it was very harsh. Some girls had Lynn as a middle name, which I thought was simple and could be paired with anything. Others had Marie, which I thought was very pretty but also very common. Still others had Jane, which to this day I think is gorgeous. And I had a harsh one-syllable middle name: Rose. It's a family name.

Now that I'm a little older (16), I have grown to appreciate my middle name, as well as the flower behind it. I think that is beautiful.

-- erb816  5/21/2008

I LOVE this name, so simple, classic and elegant.

-- IrishRose45  5/21/2008

A very pretty feminine name. It makes a great middle name too. I obviously think so because I chose this as my Catholic Confirmation Name, so if included with my name, makes it sound more feminine, if it wasn't already. The rest of my names are complex and unusual, so it works well.

-- BitterMarija  6/8/2008

In the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", the three fairies call the Princess Aurora by "Briar Rose" while raising her in the cottage in the forest.

-- Anonymous User  7/3/2008

Actress Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a daughter Rose, was born 7th July 2008. She weighed 3,04 kilogramms.

-- MaggieSimpson  7/9/2008

One of my great-grandmothers was named Rose. I think it is a really beautiful name. I always think of her when I hear it. Unfortunately, it's gotten popular as a middle name, like Anne, Marie, Lynn, and Leigh. I like this name way better as a first name.

-- bananarama  7/12/2008

My middle name is Rose, and I don't care if it's common. For a first name, I find it a bit old-fashioned, but still pretty. I just think it's better as a nickname for something like Rosalind, Rosanne, Rosette, etc. But hey, that's just me. I also like the flower; it's pretty.

-- Xx_Malaika_xX  9/10/2008

Rose is graceul, beautiful, dark, mysterious, yet strong and independent. And the name's history is so interesting. The German language is usually rough and unattractive, no offense to those who are German/of the heritage! I am primarily of German heritage.

The name has to either be a middle-name or it has to be a name combo to get by, otherwise, just Rose by itself is prententious.

-- _0TophasNails_1  11/23/2008

Rose is a lovely name. I can picture the name Rose on a baby, little girl, teenager, young woman, middle aged woman, and old woman. I think Rose can work for all ethnic backgrounds as well.

-- Anonymous User  11/25/2008

I love my name now (my name is Rose), but I used to hate it. The one thing I used to hate is when people would buzz the s (as in pronouncing it Ro-zh, aaah!). Since my dad has the same name as just about everyone in his generation and nobody can pronounce my mom's name right, they wanted to name me something that everyone could pronounce but not everyone would have. I haven't found many people with my name as a first name which is awesome (I have 6 friends named different variants of Erin and it's horribly confusing). People always come up to me and tell me they love my name, which is also awesome. I was so excited it might have been partially derived from German as well - I love the German language!

-- mongoosestalker  12/5/2008

I love the name Rose! It's so classic and sweet. It's my grandmother's name and it's also my middle name.

-- ibbierose  1/27/2009

I absolutely LOVE the name Rose! It's so pretty and elegant, and it's feminine without being too girly. I think it is great as a first name, and I wish it were my name. There are many variations (Rosa, Rosalind, Rosemary, etc), but the only one I like is the French one Rosalie.

-- purple princess  2/19/2009

Rose is such a beautiful name! It gives an impression of sweetness but strength, like a rosebush has tough branches and thorns to protect itself. It's hard to pair with a middle name, but breaking up popular variations can have success, i.e. Rosemary, Roseanne, and Rosalyn become Rose Mary, Rose Anne, and Rose Lynne.

-- britto08  2/21/2009

As I do love my middle name, it is slightly overused. I'd use it as a first name! It's very pretty and not many people have it as a first name.

-- D.Scott  2/25/2009

Rose is a beautiful name, but overused in the middle name spot. I really love as a first name. It sounds so elegant while remaining simple.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2009

Both of my great grandmothers were Rose, and my middle name is Rose. To pass on the legacy, my daughter is going to be Briar Rose. Rose is a sweet, delicate, attractive name. It may be slightly overused as a middle name, but it's still very timeless.

-- Gothiclovesick  5/13/2009

When I have a daughter, I would love to name her Rosalie, that way she can use Rose as a nickname! :DD

-- Anonymous User  6/8/2009

Like Claire, this name is really pretty and sweet in its simplicity, and who doesn't like roses? It's also very refreshing to see it used as a first name, since, for the last decade or so, it's been majorly overused as a middle name, the Marie and Anne of its generation.

I'm happily surprised that this name hasn't surged in popularity in recent years as the girls who saw that hideous Titanic movie over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again have grown up and started having kids of their own. Madison didn't get so hideously popular as a girl's name till a generation after 'Splash!,' and Jennifer stayed so popular well into the Eighties in part because the younger girls who had seen 'Love Story' apparently remembered that movie and wanted to use the name all of those years.

-- Anyechka  8/24/2009

Rose is super cute! I also love titanic. I'm using this name in a story I'm gonna write. I dont like it as a middle name though.

-- italiannames  11/22/2009

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