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in reply to a message by Emily
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 / Cathleen
Rose Aurelia
Rose Dominique
Rose Genevieve
Rose Matilda
Rose Eleanora
Rose Arabella
Rose Cassandra
Rose Miranda
Rose Maria / Mariah
Rose Marianne
Rose Patricia
Rose Elena
Rose Madeleine
Rose Isabelle / Isobel
Rose Verity
Rose Evelyn
Rose Eileen
Rose Aisling ("ASH-ling")(= dream / vision)
Rose Ursula
Rose Damaris
Rose Antonia
Rose Angharad ("ang-HAR-ad")
Rose Myfanwy ("mi-VAWN-wee")(=my lady)
Rose Emilia
Rose 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.
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 / Cathleen
Rose Aurelia
Rose Dominique
Rose Genevieve
Rose Matilda
Rose Eleanora
Rose Arabella
Rose Cassandra
Rose Miranda
Rose Maria / Mariah
Rose Marianne
Rose Patricia
Rose Elena
Rose Madeleine
Rose Isabelle / Isobel
Rose Verity
Rose Evelyn
Rose Eileen
Rose Aisling ("ASH-ling")(= dream / vision)
Rose Ursula
Rose Damaris
Rose Antonia
Rose Angharad ("ang-HAR-ad")
Rose Myfanwy ("mi-VAWN-wee")(=my lady)
Rose Emilia
Rose 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.
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Rose Cassandra
Bear, have you read Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle? Rose and Cassandra Mortmain are the main characters! :D They've also got a brother, Thomas, who's a very peripheral character for most of the novel.
The combo sounds nice, but it also amuses me slightly because not only is it both sisters, it's in age order. ;)
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Bear, have you read Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle? Rose and Cassandra Mortmain are the main characters! :D They've also got a brother, Thomas, who's a very peripheral character for most of the novel.
The combo sounds nice, but it also amuses me slightly because not only is it both sisters, it's in age order. ;)
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I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't read it, but I watched the movie.
That's what I get for being lazy and not reading the book -- the names of the sisters didn't register as such. :-/
That's what I get for being lazy and not reading the book -- the names of the sisters didn't register as such. :-/
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The book is wonderful--I suspect you'd like it. And it helps that everyone has such romantic names. Cassandra, Rose, Topaz, Simon, Neil, Aubrey, Leda, etc. :D
The only problem with having both of the sisters in the name is that Rose Mortmain wasn't the most grounded and thoughtful of characters. :-/
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The only problem with having both of the sisters in the name is that Rose Mortmain wasn't the most grounded and thoughtful of characters. :-/
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