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Personally, Rosalind. It flows really nicely, and is the name of one of the sweetest, most wholesome characters in a book series, The Penderwicks

I tend to favor Rosalind but Rosamund is my cat's name, I wanted something slightly frumpy to be the longer version to arrive to the NN "Rose". (Why didn't I just name her Rose? Because I wanted her to have a longer name to be fun.) Rose's full name is Rosamund Opal Essence.

I prefer Rosamund but the Rosamond spelling. I feel like it looks cleaner. I also prefer the "Roz-a-mund" pronunciation. I like Romy (pronounced ROM-ee) for the nickname.

I like both, Prefer Rosamund.

This message was edited 1/21/2024, 7:49 PM

These two 🌹 seem to be eternal rivals. And honestly, I used to have a strong preference for Rosalind, finding it sweeter... Only recently I've come to appreciate the slight awkwardness in names like Rosamund. And I love to shorten Rosamund to Romy, that would be lovely.

I love them both, but Rosalind slightly more. Rosamund trips me up a little bit (is it roz-mund or rose-mund or roz-a-mund or rose-a-mund?)

I don't like Rosamund on girls. Rosalind is prettier.

I don't like Rosamund, Rosamond is better, I prefer Rosalind from the 2, although I like Rosalie better

I like Rosamond with an o, and with the first syllable sounding like Rose. It has been a favourite of mine for a long time, and I'd willingly consider using it IRL.
Rosalind is lovely; I enjoy As You Like It, and my only issue with the name is that I have difficulty in separating it from the only Rosalind I know, and wish I didn't.

Rosamund is, unfortunately, beginning to have the rose pronunciation first. If you want the roz-a-mund pronunciation you'll have to correct a lot of people.

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I love Rosalind. I have happy memories of going to Shakespeare in the park and watching As You Like It. Had we ended up with another child I would have fought for Rosalind. I suspect that I'd have to correct a lot of people (in the Midwest, where's it not as common) that it's roz, not rose, but even then I'd use it.