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Rosemary?

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farmerswifey · 28/03/2012 14:04

Hubby and I chose the name a couple of months ago, but as our due date gets closer I can't help but wonder if it really is as lovely as I first thought. Nobody else that I've told seems to like it at all :( (although DH is still convinced). I'm just a little worried with our surname 'Mallows' she's going to sound a little like a Cumbrian tourist attraction.

Any thoughts?

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LadyClariceCannockMonty · 03/04/2012 16:55

I think Rosemary is a beautiful name, and she can use it, or Rose, or Rosie, or Mary ... very adaptable! I wouldn't worry about the surname; I think it sounds nice, and she won't exactly be called Rose Mallow will she?

I agree that Rosamund and Romy are both lovely too, if you're having second thoughts but want something similar.

RosemaryandThyme · 03/04/2012 16:49

I've had to learn to live with it, it's an OK name neither here nor there and very easily forgettable, there are some much nicer names to be honest.

mummybare · 03/04/2012 16:43

I think it's lovely. Rosie is cute as a nickname, but as a full name it's grown-up and elegant. Don't let others out you off - if you love it, go for it!

aliphil · 03/04/2012 16:22

I'm another Rosemary who has always been called Rosie. I hated my full name as a child (maybe because it usually meant I was in trouble!) but like it now. It has a nice meaning - dew of the sea, because that's what people thought the flowers looked like when it was growing on cliffs. And there are plenty of options for short/nicknames - Rose, Rosie, Rosebud, Mary Rose, etc. - my mother used to call me Rose of England sometimes!

I'd love to use Rosamund for a daughter but am afraid two Rose-names in one house would be confusing as she gets older.

doctordwt · 30/03/2012 13:34

I think it's lovely. BUT - I think Rosamund is even nicer. I think the 'Rosa' bit adds something to it.

Both names are good because they have an easy and beautiful shortening too - Rosie, Rose, Rosa.

Rosie Mallow/ Rosa Mallow / Rose Mallow - Lovely!!!

ThatllDoPig · 29/03/2012 19:09

I think its really pretty too.

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farmerswifey · 29/03/2012 19:05

Thank you all for your help - I think I just needed to hear somebody say they liked it too :)

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MagsAloof · 29/03/2012 10:04

It is growing on me. I would always have thought 'old lady name', but actually, it is a pretty name when you think about it. Rosemary Mallows is a lovely name to say out loud Smile

I prefer Rosa or Rose, though.

3boysandagirl · 29/03/2012 09:54

I quite like Rosemary and Rosie/Rose as nn. You hardly hear of it now. I like Josephine too (just thought I'd add that!)

lancelottie · 29/03/2012 09:49

Ches --Rosanna, maybe, without the e?

CheshireDing · 29/03/2012 08:00

I think Rosemary Mallows sounds fabulous.

If you are just questioning it because of other peoples opinions though it's not really anything to do with them is it. If you are questioning it because you might be going off the name then that's a different matter.

Why not have Rosemary as her registered name and call her Rose then?

Both are really pretty. I don't think the plant would worry me as it doesn't strike me as something lots of people would know automatically.

Chesticles · 28/03/2012 21:01

I really like Rosemary. I also really like Roseanna. Though now that I write it down Roseanna doesn't look right Confused

CecilyP · 28/03/2012 19:25

I like it, even though it is a bit 1950s; and she can always shorten it to the currently more popular Rose or Rosie if she wishes.

kumquatsarethelonelyfruit · 28/03/2012 19:24

I love it. Rosie for a little girl and Rosemary for a grown woman. Really, really nice.

ShipsCat · 28/03/2012 19:20

I'm a Rosemary, but I've always been called Rosie Smile

CupOfBrownJoy · 28/03/2012 19:09

Lovely, go for it if its what you want...

IAmYourSingingTelegram · 28/03/2012 18:29

And she always has the option of using Rosie when she's older,or Rose.

IAmYourSingingTelegram · 28/03/2012 18:28

I love it.

madforfootball · 28/03/2012 16:37

What about Marcia?

(Sorry, couldn't resist!)

FondleWithCare · 28/03/2012 16:33

It's ok, I much prefer Rosa personally.

Nospringflower · 28/03/2012 16:18

Don't like it at all I'm afraid but it's not my child so if you're happy you should go for it. Like Rosie though Smile

welovesausagedogs · 28/03/2012 16:13

I like it, but if you like rosie as a name go for that, unless your are actually going to use rosemary most of the time.

Romy also is derived from rosemary and is pretty.

Psammead · 28/03/2012 15:43

I like it a lot.

belgo · 28/03/2012 14:33

Lovely.

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farmerswifey · 28/03/2012 14:28

Ooh thank you Lancelottie I had no idea! A quick google search brings up a very lovely looking flower - although I'm not sure if that makes me like it more or less really?

Hubby and I both like Rosie. I just worry that when shes older it may sound just a little twee...

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