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My favourite is Rosalind (I would use it to honour Rosalind Franklin, one of my scientific heroes), but I also quite like Rosamund, though it sounds a little clunky it my opinion. Clunkier than Rosalind, at least. My least favourite is Rosemary. I used to like it when I was younger, but now it just sounds stifling and dated.

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Also congrats on your baby! Loki is an adorable nickname.

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Rosemary is definitely my fave of the three. I think it would go with Lucius quite nicely.

I really like Rosalind and Rosemary...not a fan of Rosamund though. The "mund" part just sounds ugly to me. Rosemary is very soft, not clunky at all - although Rosalind is a little clunky. Both Rosalind and Rosemary sound nice with Lucius, although I think Rosalind matches Lucius the best.

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Rosalie is probably my favourite Rose- name. I also like Rosa.

Rosemary is my favorite, especially with the nickname Romy. I think Lucius and Rosemary go well together, and Loki and Romy are a cute little nickname set.

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Rosalind is my next favorite, but the nasally "roz" kind of turns me off. I keep thinking of the administrative monster in Monster's Inc ("Wazowwwski! You didn't file your paperwork!")

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Rosamund is okay, but where the others don't feel clunky, this one does.

I'm not a fan of any of these Rose- names.
I love Rose on it's own, followed by Rosa, Rosalie, and Roseline / Rosaline.

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However if I were to pick a favourite from your three it would be Rosalind. Rosamund is my least favourite because I find the -mund eding to be masucline and clunky (makes me think of Edmund). Rosemary reminds me of an overweight old woman too.

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I like Rose and Lucius would be a cute sibset. :)

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Interesting pronunciation issues! Rosemary and Rosamund (I prefer the symmetry of Rosamond) start with Rose, but Rosalind surely starts with Roz? Like Roswitha?

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I prefer Rosamond, then Rosemary, then Rosabel probably. Rosalind doesn't appeal to me nearly as much, perhaps because of a bad experience with a Rosalind colleague who did her name no favours. But the Shakespeare link is good. I don't hear any of them as clunky at all.

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As for Lucius, I think Rosemary would be the best match.

Rosalind is my current favorite Rose- name. I don't think it's clunky. I used to find it too heavy, but I've really come around to it. It reminds me of Victorian homes and antiques. Rosemary was my favorite Rose- name before Rosalind. It's old fashioned and sweet. Rosamund, on the other hand, I can't quite come around to. I do find it a bit clunky and definitely too heavy for me.

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I think all three sound fine with Lucius.

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I also like Rose, Rosalie, and to a lesser extent Rosa.

I'd say the short and sweet Rose is my favorite, however, I do really like Rosalind and Rosemary (mainly to arrive at the nn, Romy). I don't think they're clunky at all. I even like Rosanna. Rosamund, otoh, is clunky and unappealing.

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Congrats on the birth of Loki!

None of them are clunky. Rosalind is the prettiest, Rosemary is the friendliest, and Rosamund is the most stately. They're fine with Lucius - maybe a little strange with Loki though! Congrats on the baby!

How are you pronunicing it?

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If it's roz-a-lind I love the name. I don't think it's too clunky at all. I prefer rosa-mund to roza-mund, though, however I think it's too old-fashioned. Rosemary is eh - not my think at all.

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I think Rosalind and Lucius is a cute sib set.