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Rose Gordon too much like 'rose garden'?

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MacMac123 · 19/06/2012 13:02

I have another discussion going on about the name Lilibet (which I LOVE but everyone hates) but also want to get opinions on Rose.

So I love the name Rose almost as much as Lilibet - but the surname is Gordon

Does Rose Gordon work, or will everyone say 'oh as in rose garden'?!

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cumbria81 · 26/06/2012 12:19

I would not have made the connection at all, I think it's fine

(Lilibet is awful, sorry)

Lannie33 · 26/06/2012 02:51

Never would have thought of Rose garden unless you mentioned it, but now that you do...i guess it IS kinda close.

I like StepOut's suggestion w Lilliana. But I would just call her Lilliana all the time because it sounds so pretty.

MrsLetch · 23/06/2012 12:52

Yes, I would say it i too close. Unfortunately 'Rose garden' or 'Rose cottage' is also the name / euphemism for the mortuary at my local hospital too...

paperclips · 23/06/2012 08:28

I like, wouldn't have thought of Rose Garden.

Now you mention it, it sounds a little bit like Rose Garden - but there's nothing wrong with that is there?

Tessa617 · 20/06/2012 17:38

sings I beg your pardon...I didn't promise you a Rose Gordon.

This is stuck in my head for the rest of the day :)

MrClaypole · 20/06/2012 14:28

Liliana Bethany is a genius idea SOOS

MUCH better then Lilibet!

PS Rose Gorden is too like Rose Garden IMHO.

mylittleprincess3455 · 20/06/2012 14:24

It sounds like Rose Garden - but whats wrong with that - it's not as if her name sound like Dog poo or something. Prefer Rose to Lilibet but it is up to you and your dh as it is your child after all. Go for a name you love.

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MacMac123 · 20/06/2012 14:12

Ha ha exactly!!

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AKissIsNotAContract · 20/06/2012 14:11

I know that she doesn't without even asking her!

I always think when people are giving answers on the baby name threads, their opinions don't really matter unless they qualify them by telling us what their kids are called. The people who were saying they didn't like Lillibet could have kids called Gideon and Marmaduke.

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MacMac123 · 20/06/2012 13:20

Ok well that's good to know! If u see her mum will u ask her if she ever regrets the name pls?!

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TheSpokenNerd · 20/06/2012 13:14

Lisbet? Liza?

AKissIsNotAContract · 20/06/2012 13:07

She's 7 or 8 now, I'm friends with her mum. She's a lovely girl and the name really suits her. I don't think her mum is a royalist - I'm an atheist yet I love biblical names.

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MacMac123 · 20/06/2012 10:09

Akissisnotacontract - wow a real Lilibet!! So do people always ask her to repeat her name/tell her she must be a fan of the Queen/generally take the piss?!
How old is she? Does she like her name?

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AKissIsNotAContract · 20/06/2012 07:33

I know a Lillibet who is just called Lillibet. Go with what you like, no one else's opinion matters.

nooka · 20/06/2012 07:30

I have a colleague called Liliana and whenever I email or speak to her I think it really is a very lovely name. My dd is a Lilian and it really suits her, but sometimes I think that Liliana is even better :)

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MacMac123 · 20/06/2012 06:49

Am liking the Liliana Bethany idea!!! Going to suggest it to my Betty obsessed other half! Thanks

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ProcrastinationAteMyMorning · 20/06/2012 00:16

Now that is most excellent constructive thinking SOOS. Love it!

Lilliana Bethany Gordon - Lillibet

Maybe you could call her first special cuddly Rose? It's such a beautiful name and you'll never be able to use it.

All the fuss in the world isn't going to make you adore Elizabeth, how ever much MN does

StepOutOfSpring · 19/06/2012 23:51

Lilliana Bethany - Lillibet as nickname?

CharlotteLucas · 19/06/2012 21:54

In my native accent, it would sound like someone trying to sound posh while saying 'rose garden' .

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MacMac123 · 19/06/2012 21:42

Ah yes, hadn't considered regional accents.

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ProcrastinationAteMyMorning · 19/06/2012 21:40

walsal. that was it. See? You all needed to know that, didn't you?

ProcrastinationAteMyMorning · 19/06/2012 21:39

Oh heck, what if she ever when to live in the black country Rose Gordon would be indistinguishable from Rose Garden in my mates accent. If only I could remember where exactly she was from originally. Not Birmingham but not far away.

CJfromTheWestWing · 19/06/2012 21:33

Coco pops, yuck, sorry.

rose lovely, Rose Gordon,mmmm, too close.

Alice Rose Gordon?

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MacMac123 · 19/06/2012 20:48

I've got a boy and call I did think about calling him Flash. But my OH (thankfully) vetoed it!

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 19/06/2012 20:41

Yes, it is too much like rose garden.

You know what you have to do though. Have a boy. Call him Flash.

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