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Rosalind or Primrose?
Which do you prefer, both with the nickname Rosey.Also i really like Rosalie, but pronounced Roz-a-lie, do you think anybody would pronounce the name in this way or should i jsut forget about it?
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I prefer Rosalind. It has more substance than Primrose, but it's definitely still feminine.Pronouncing Rosalie Roz-a-lie would probably lead to considerable pronunciation issues.

This message was edited 8/10/2010, 11:50 AM

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Primrose!
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I like both butI could see myself using Rosalind more easily. It is very beautiful and elegant and cheery. Primrose is very nice as well though. I like it a great deal in the middle name spot. Not sure if Rosalie said "roz-a-lee" would catch on. Rosalie would have to correct people her whole life and that's no fun. Maybe tweaking the spelling to Rozalie or Rosaly/Rosalee would help a bit?
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PrimroseI love it.
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DEF. RosalindI don't think of Primrose as a person's name. If my parents lumped me w/ that, I'd hate it.
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How are you pronouncing Rosalind? I would always assume it had a short -o-, like your version of Rosalie ... so I'm not too sure how you could derive Rosey from it.Primrose still reminds me of the wife of a notorious British serial killer: he gave her jewellery stolen from his murdered victims. So it's not a pleasant association. I like the Shakespearean association with Rosalind, but it's not a Ros- name I would ever choose. I'll sit this one out.
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PrimroseA perfect amount of frilly and girly, plus has sentimental value to me.
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I abstainI like both. They are both nice for different reasons!Maybe I'd lean towards Primrose just because Rosalind might automatically be called Roz, and I really don't like that nn.
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I prefer Rosalind, but Primrose is ok for a mn. I have ways pronounced Rosalie as roe-za-lee, and have never heard anyone use roz as the first syllable.
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definitely Rosalind:)and I love Rosalie, but not that pronunciation. I think you will constantly have to correct people if you go with that pron. I love the nn Rosey, but spelled Rosie.
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PrimroseIt's so frilly, but that's the appeal.
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Rosalind.
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RosalindI would just forget about roz-a-li... I don't think you'll have an easy time getting that pronunciation for the spelling Rosalie.
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Rosalind, by a mile...Primrose is so stupid sounding.
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Also agree ...I find Primrose so much more princessy and affected than many of the longer, flowery names that many people find so saccharinely sweet.

This message was edited 8/10/2010, 7:41 PM

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ITA.I can't imagine calling, "PRIMROSE!!!" in a crowded supermarket. It sounds ridiculous.
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I prefer Rosalind, though I also love Primrose. I daresay you should forget about that pronunciation of Rosalie...
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PrimrosePrimrose nt
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RosalindI love Rosalind. I don't really mind Primrose, it's just too... prim. I wish you would use the full name though, or just Rose as a nn. Rosey takes away from the fantasy-ness of it, which is what I love.Roz-a-lie is pretty, but I think you'd have a hard time enforcing that pronounciation.
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Rosalind, hands downPrimrose makes me think of old ladies. I don't like it at all.
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Primrose.
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Rosalind, definitely.I wouldn't give her a nickname, though.
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I love both, but if I could have a redo on my Rosy's name (prefer Rosy to Rosey), I would have named her Rosalind over Rosemary, she looks ore like a Rosalind. I prefer it over all the other options. No way will you get people to pronounce Rosalie Roz-a-lie, besides it sounds really ugly that way.
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Oh, that's hard... I like both. I'll vote for Primrose, because it's cuter and less popular.

This message was edited 8/9/2010, 3:22 PM

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I strongly prefer Rosalind. Also, I like Rosalie, but I think you'd have a really hard time getting people to pronounce it Roz-a-lie.
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Tough decision...I love both very much. Now, I don't know where you live, but Primrose seems to work better in the UK and Rosalind has more of an American association. Rosalind is stronger and more dignified, but Primrose is a gorgeous flower name that very few people have. I love them both equally, but realistically I'm more likely to use Rosalind.I like Rosalie too.
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