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Rose or Dahlia?
I also wanna know why you pick the name
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RoseRose is a very pretty name. Not my favorites of the flower-based names, but it's associated with nice smells and flavours (rose turkish delight) and it's the name of my favorite of Dr Who's companions (Rose Tyler).Dahlia, on the other hand, I just don't like. It sounds incomplete because of how soft the h makes the name. Unlike, say, Delia which is almost the same, but I prefer by a long stretch. Aside from that, Rose looks better visually.
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RoseI dislike the "Dah" part in Dahlia. Plus, Rose is nice.
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Rose. I much prefer the sound and look of Rose to Dahlia, though Dahlia is not horrible by any stretch.
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Rose
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Rose. Dahlia brings to mind the Black Dahlia, a woman who was murdered in Los Angeles.
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RoseThe sound is pretty compelling. Also I'm reminded of neoclassical art for some reason.I've heard "dahlias" pronounced in different ways, and it seems more showy/ornamental. I prefer Dalia, anyway.

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RoseI like Dahlia, but it bothers me that it's surname Dahl +ia and a genus. I have the same trouble liking Zinnia... I can forget about that when it's someone's name, and enjoy it as a name, but I can't overlook it when I'm picking my own favorites.Rose has this thing going on where it sounds plain and a little harsh and old-fashioned, like Ruth, but evokes roses so it's also summery and feminine like Dahlia, and also it's thorny and heavy with symbolism like Athena or Sophia, so it's a powerful seeming name for a woman ... it's complex, or simplex ... and that's very appealing, gives it a sense of potential.

This message was edited 9/29/2020, 11:25 AM

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RoseThe "hl" is really jarring to me.
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Rose. I love that name and all the versions of it, I can think of. Dahlias are beautiful flowers but the name itself is just okay in my opinion.
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RoseRose is elegant, classic, effortless.I don't like the sound of Dahlia.
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DAHLIA.I love Rose, but I'm tired of it. Dahlia, FTW. I don't care that it's the name of a murder victim (not really).

This message was edited 9/29/2020, 8:32 AM

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RoseDahlia sounds like dalliance to me.I like Rose. Classic and beautiful. Though well known, it is not common or popular right now.
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DahliaDahlia. I’ve never cared for the name Rose. It just seems lackluster.
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Dahlia, I think it's much more interesting, I never really liked Rose much.
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RoseRose, partly for sentimental reasons. But I also love the name. It has a quiet elegance about it but also lends itself to the spunky Rosie as a nickname. I like Dahlia, too, though. Just not quite as much.
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Rose, it has cute nicknames and isn't too fancy looking. I think the 'h' in Dahlia makes it seem fake to me, I think I possibly like Dalia better than Rose though..
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Should be under OP - sorry!I prefer Delia to Dahlia, but not enough to use it.Rose works as a nn for Rosemary and similar names; I prefer the longer forms.

This message was edited 9/29/2020, 8:48 AM

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RoseDahlia is sweet, but Rose has been a long time favorites. Classic, simple, not really dated. Plus the Black Dahlia connection is a bit much for me.
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