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Help[Opinions] Re: Rose.
in reply to a message by vigdis
Rose is my sister's mn and I know she would love me to use it. Her first name is Rebecca. I haven't considered it much as an fn but would like to use it.
Part of the reason I don't want it as a first name is I would also like to use the name of my husband's grandma Rhoda. I like Rhoda much better as a first name, and it's more unusual. Rhoda and Rose would be extraordinarily silly and bad for sisters (imo, anyway). Also, while I like Rosemary in theory, many of the middle names I might pair with Rose sound too much like that (Rose Marie--no, Rose Mary--no, Rose May--no.) And many flow poorly (Rose Virginia, Rose Charity, Rose Leah sounds too much like Rosalie or Rosalia). Rose Rebecca is the best of the lot, but as I said, I prefer Rhoda to Rose and can't have both as first names. (I like having Rhoda Lucy and ____ Rose, though. I have Hannah Jane and am hoping for a John one day, probably John Ernest.)
Lucinda Rose used to be one of my favorites, but I've decided to use the given names of people I'm honoring, so now it's Rhoda Lucy after DH's grandmas.
I am considering: Rebecca Rose "Rebecca" (but will probably end up using Rebecca May), Virginia Rose "Ginger", Charity Rose "Kitty" (but this one isn't appealing as much anymore), Leah Rose "Leah" (took quite a while for this to occur to me, but seems most likely at the moment). Possibilities using my list of favorites: May Rose, Christiana Rose/Rose Christiana, Cynthia Rose, Rose Teodora/Dorotea Rose, Eden Rose, Elizabeth Rose, Rose Faith, Joy Rose, Jacinda Rose, Lindy Rose, Lindsey Rose, Lucy Rose, Martha Rose, Natalia Rose, Rachel Rose, Sarai Rose, Susan Rose, Trinity Rose/Rose Trinity
Rose as a first name combos I like best:
Rose Rebecca, Rose Christiana, Rose Natalie
And from your list, Rose Magdalen or Rose Magdalene
Or maybe:
Rose Alexandra, Rose Bethlehem, Rose Catherine, Rose Deborah, Rose Eleanor, Rose Felicity, Rose Inez (like how the s says "z" and the z says "s"; don't like how it sounds like Rosiness or Rosie Ness...), Rose Keziah, Rose Keren, Rose Lucia, Rose Michaela, Rose Naomi, Rose Nadia, Rose Nadine (this sounds much better than Nadine usually does to me, maybe because it usually sounds too strong but Rose is so strong too in the fn position?), Rose Ruby (not sure, but I think this could grow on me), Rose Tabitha, Rose Talitha, Rose Tamar, Rose Verity
Edit: missed Rose Evangeline. Very nice that one.
Part of the reason I don't want it as a first name is I would also like to use the name of my husband's grandma Rhoda. I like Rhoda much better as a first name, and it's more unusual. Rhoda and Rose would be extraordinarily silly and bad for sisters (imo, anyway). Also, while I like Rosemary in theory, many of the middle names I might pair with Rose sound too much like that (Rose Marie--no, Rose Mary--no, Rose May--no.) And many flow poorly (Rose Virginia, Rose Charity, Rose Leah sounds too much like Rosalie or Rosalia). Rose Rebecca is the best of the lot, but as I said, I prefer Rhoda to Rose and can't have both as first names. (I like having Rhoda Lucy and ____ Rose, though. I have Hannah Jane and am hoping for a John one day, probably John Ernest.)
Lucinda Rose used to be one of my favorites, but I've decided to use the given names of people I'm honoring, so now it's Rhoda Lucy after DH's grandmas.
I am considering: Rebecca Rose "Rebecca" (but will probably end up using Rebecca May), Virginia Rose "Ginger", Charity Rose "Kitty" (but this one isn't appealing as much anymore), Leah Rose "Leah" (took quite a while for this to occur to me, but seems most likely at the moment). Possibilities using my list of favorites: May Rose, Christiana Rose/Rose Christiana, Cynthia Rose, Rose Teodora/Dorotea Rose, Eden Rose, Elizabeth Rose, Rose Faith, Joy Rose, Jacinda Rose, Lindy Rose, Lindsey Rose, Lucy Rose, Martha Rose, Natalia Rose, Rachel Rose, Sarai Rose, Susan Rose, Trinity Rose/Rose Trinity
Rose as a first name combos I like best:
Rose Rebecca, Rose Christiana, Rose Natalie
And from your list, Rose Magdalen or Rose Magdalene
Or maybe:
Rose Alexandra, Rose Bethlehem, Rose Catherine, Rose Deborah, Rose Eleanor, Rose Felicity, Rose Inez (like how the s says "z" and the z says "s"; don't like how it sounds like Rosiness or Rosie Ness...), Rose Keziah, Rose Keren, Rose Lucia, Rose Michaela, Rose Naomi, Rose Nadia, Rose Nadine (this sounds much better than Nadine usually does to me, maybe because it usually sounds too strong but Rose is so strong too in the fn position?), Rose Ruby (not sure, but I think this could grow on me), Rose Tabitha, Rose Talitha, Rose Tamar, Rose Verity
Edit: missed Rose Evangeline. Very nice that one.
This message was edited 6/16/2010, 7:10 AM
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