[Opinions] Rosamund or Rosalind? (more)
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I love them both, but imma go with Rosalind. It just feels more soft and flowy without being super frilly.
The meanings don’t bother me, especially since you could just say you’re using it as a form of rosa munda (pure rose) or rosa linda (beautiful rose). Of course, those aren’t the real etymologies, but it’s not unreasonable to pretend in these cases, I think.
The meanings don’t bother me, especially since you could just say you’re using it as a form of rosa munda (pure rose) or rosa linda (beautiful rose). Of course, those aren’t the real etymologies, but it’s not unreasonable to pretend in these cases, I think.
This message was edited 6/23/2018, 8:41 AM
I pronounce the Ros- element differently: Rosamond sounds like Rose and Rosalind sounds like Roz.
I love the complicated etymological knots that medieval people tied themselves into when discussing Queen Eleanor and Rosamond Clifford: Rosa Munda = Chaste Rose while Rosa Mundi means The World's Rose!
The only Rosalind I've known was not a good advertisement for the name, so Rosamond with an -o- would be my choice; I actually like it enough to use.
I love the complicated etymological knots that medieval people tied themselves into when discussing Queen Eleanor and Rosamond Clifford: Rosa Munda = Chaste Rose while Rosa Mundi means The World's Rose!
The only Rosalind I've known was not a good advertisement for the name, so Rosamond with an -o- would be my choice; I actually like it enough to use.