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HelpYour favorite of the Ros-/Rose- names?
Rosina? Rosalind? Rosalie? Rosemund? Rosemary? Or just Rose or Rosa?
Do you have a preference for any of these names, and how would you pair some of them up, either as first or middle names.
Do you have a preference for any of these names, and how would you pair some of them up, either as first or middle names.
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I love Rosalind, because of Rosalind Franklin, whose middle name, Elsie, actually sounds so great with Rosalind! I have Rosalind Arabella Maeve on my list, and Arabella Rosalind Constance (long but I love it!). I quite like Rosa too. Maybe Rosa Lucia, Rosa Henrietta, Rosa Beatrice, Rosa Fae/Faye, or Rosa Persephone.
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I find Rose too bland and Rosa too botanical. Rosina is over-ornate and Rosalie is sentimental.
Rosamond would be my first choice; I prefer this spelling, but Rosamund could work. Not Rosemund - just inauthentic.
Second choice: good old vanilla Rosemary. It really is beautiful, if overused.
That leaves Rosalind. My personal association with a Rosalind person is not encouraging, but the name itself is fine. Just, I'd never use it.
Rosamond needs a stripped-down mn: Clare, Anne, Susan, Alice. Or a medieval one: Eleanor, Cecily.
Rosemary can take more decorative additions: Gillian, Juliet, Philippa, Alice, Helen as well as Jane, Joy, Niamh, Tessa etc.
Rosamond would be my first choice; I prefer this spelling, but Rosamund could work. Not Rosemund - just inauthentic.
Second choice: good old vanilla Rosemary. It really is beautiful, if overused.
That leaves Rosalind. My personal association with a Rosalind person is not encouraging, but the name itself is fine. Just, I'd never use it.
Rosamond needs a stripped-down mn: Clare, Anne, Susan, Alice. Or a medieval one: Eleanor, Cecily.
Rosemary can take more decorative additions: Gillian, Juliet, Philippa, Alice, Helen as well as Jane, Joy, Niamh, Tessa etc.
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Roslyn is my top for today, though I happen to like many Ros-names.
Rosalba was a favorite for a long time, but I also like Primrose, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosetta, Roselle, Rose and Rosine. Rosemary will always be the simplest to me.
Some combos with those, off the top of my head:
Roslyn Holly
Rosalba Giuditta
Primrose Marie
Rosalie Annette
Rosalind Mercy
Rosetta Evangeline
Roselle Mayumi
Rose Jordana
Clarion Rosine
Rosemary Jane
I personally use family names as middles (or Filipina names)... so my personal pairings would likely be of no use to you.
Rosalba was a favorite for a long time, but I also like Primrose, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosetta, Roselle, Rose and Rosine. Rosemary will always be the simplest to me.
Some combos with those, off the top of my head:
Roslyn Holly
Rosalba Giuditta
Primrose Marie
Rosalie Annette
Rosalind Mercy
Rosetta Evangeline
Roselle Mayumi
Rose Jordana
Clarion Rosine
Rosemary Jane
I personally use family names as middles (or Filipina names)... so my personal pairings would likely be of no use to you.
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There is something poetic about Rosalba, I have to agree.
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