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Rosalyn, Rosaline or Rosalind?

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ChunkysMum · 07/12/2012 08:35

Which do you prefer and why?

Thank you.

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Viviennemary · 11/12/2012 13:54

Rosalind is the nicest. I also like Rosamund and Rosalie.

lljkk · 11/12/2012 13:53

All nice but I probably warm to Rosaline the least and Rosalyn the most.

FriendofDorothy · 11/12/2012 13:51

My little cousin is called Rosalie which I think is lovely.

Welovecouscous · 11/12/2012 13:46

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hatsybatsy · 11/12/2012 11:45

Rosalind - definitely

Thought the 'mund' in Rosamund referred to mouth? (so lips like a rose?)

LondonElfInFestiveCheerBoots · 11/12/2012 11:14

ROse - A - line. Which is odd as I'd pronounce Rosalind Roz-a-lind with a very small 'a' sound, closer to Roz-lind, I think possibly because Rosaline strikes me as a more girly name, I'd pronounce it in a more girly way.

forgetmenots · 11/12/2012 06:54

Roz - ah - line for me :)

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ChunkysMum · 10/12/2012 19:56

Thank you,

I like the nn Ros.

Rosaline is my favourite spelling, but I'm worried there would be pronunciation problems. How would you all pronounce it?

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GreatCongas · 09/12/2012 22:35

And Ros Myers is a Rosalind and she kicks arse/ass

exoticfruits · 09/12/2012 22:35

If not -Rosamund

exoticfruits · 09/12/2012 22:34

Rosalind - I like traditional names.

thegreylady · 09/12/2012 22:26

I love Rosalind-also Rosamund which means 'Rose of the world' :)

Alisvolatpropiis · 09/12/2012 22:15

True enough about Rosalind being the better Shakespearean character. I just prefer the Rosaline spelling even though she ended up a nun having had no stage time.

Beamur · 09/12/2012 22:14

Prefer Rosaline/Rosalind. Classy name.

forgetmenots · 09/12/2012 22:09

^^ true, that. I think I just love the exchange where Romeo and the Friar discuss where he's been (something like 'the sweeter rest was mine' and the friar says 'God pardon sin! Wast thou with Rosaline?' Grin

Particularly enjoyed Pete Posthlewaite in the baz luhrmann film, great delivery!

Roseformeplease · 09/12/2012 21:40

Rosalind is a proper Shakespearean heroine, feisty and funny. She wins the man (Orlando) and does so after making very sure she actually wants him. Rosaline in Romeo and Juliet rejects Romeo without ever appearing on stage and becomes a nun. Roslyn is a chapel.

My vote is for Rosalind. It would have been my second daughter's name but I stopped producing.

Panzee · 09/12/2012 21:36

Rosalind is the ace lead character from As You Like It. Rosaline wasn't even in R&J, not really. :o

Alisvolatpropiis · 09/12/2012 12:44

Xmas Grin why does it not surprise me that autocorrect is not consistent? Is such a pita sometimes!

Mine once changed Hermione to gremlins so I wouldn't be heavily swayed by autocorrect,I was just mentioning what my phone did Xmas Smile

LondonElfInFestiveCheerBoots · 09/12/2012 11:32

Rosalind is my favourite, and FWIW Alisvolatpropiis Rosaline autocorrects to Rosalind on my machine!

Roslyn is nice too.

scottishmummy · 08/12/2012 20:29

i know a roslyn, as in roslyn church
love it

MaryAstor · 08/12/2012 20:14

Rosalind. It's lovely.

THOUGH - I intensely dislike the NN Ros. Would this be an issue for you?

forgetmenots · 08/12/2012 00:47

Rosaline for me :) Shakespearean and very elegant.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 07/12/2012 22:56

Rosaline is lovely, it has literary credentials, she was in Romeo and Juliet.

Rosalind is ok but autocorrects to Rosaline.

Rosalyn is awful.

legalalien · 07/12/2012 16:00

What scampi said :)

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