Rose is charming. It's nice to see it get fn recognition, instead of relegated to the mn spot.
Rose Margaret reminds me of
Princess Margaret Rose,
Queen Elizabeth's younger sister. I heard once that the combinaiton was so popular there were little "
Margaret Roses" born throughout the 30's in Britain. It became a little infamous, like
Caitlin is now. Have you ever seen "Absolutely Fabulous?" The main character
Edina (Eddie)'s real name is
Edwina Margaret Rose. She was so horrified at the "establishment" nature of the name she changed it to
Edina in the 60's. Anyway, no one but a geek would think of that now, I just thought I'd pass that along.
Rose Marguerite,
Rose Margarethe and
Rose Mairead op to mind. Others:
Rose Adeline (sung to the tune of "Sweet
Adeline")
Rose Elizabeth /
Elspeth /
Eliza (I have no problem with establishment names)
Rose Catherine /
Catriona /
CathleenRose AureliaRose DominiqueRose GenevieveRose MatildaRose EleanoraRose Arabella Rose CassandraRose MirandaRose Maria /
MariahRose MarianneRose PatriciaRose ElenaRose MadeleineRose Isabelle /
IsobelRose VerityRose EvelynRose EileenRose Aisling ("ASH-ling")(= dream / vision)
Rose UrsulaRose DamarisRose AntoniaRose Angharad ("ang-HAR-ad")
Rose Myfanwy ("mi-VAWN-wee")(=my lady)
Rose EmiliaRose Nightingale
I could go on and on.
Rose is one of the most versatile names to combine.
Joanna is nice, but I prefer
Johanna.
Sylvia is stunning. I'd be thrilled to see this name make a come-back. "What light be light if
Sylvia be not seen? What joy is joy if
Sylvia be not by?"*
Josephine is delightful. It brings to mind both jazzy, civil rights crusader
Josephine Baker, and
Napoleon's love
Josephine. So many nice associations it's hard to choose.
* Apologies to Shakespeare fans if I've gotten that quotation wrong.