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Found my girls name, let's see if negative reactions bother me!

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Bluemonkeyspots · 10/01/2013 12:22

Want something a bit unusual but no unheard off. Only seen this one a few days ago and love it but even though i can't find any negatives I'm sure you lot can ;)

So here it is........................

Romy

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soaccidentprone · 10/01/2013 23:28

the female singer of The XX is called Romy

ravenAK · 10/01/2013 23:23

It would make a nice nn for Rosaline/Rosalind?

Tbh I think people would always think it was short for something, if used on its own. Lovely for a little girl but she might want something a bit more substantial for when she picks up her Nobel prize, iyswim.

rockinhippy · 10/01/2013 23:22

I know 2 with the name pronounced as Row-me, but they both spell it Roumi - one is adult, the other 10, & know of another DD - pretty name though, but I prefer the spelling they use, less likely to get mispronounced as Rommie -

I also know a Rohey, pronounced Raw hie - which I also think is pretty & even less common, so I prefer it

Loveisblue · 10/01/2013 23:16

I have a Romy she is actually a Romilly but we have always called her Romy. We pronounce it Rom-ee. I love Romy Schneider have you seen the Sisi movies. I know another one and have been told there are another couple about locally.

TheCatInTheHairnet · 10/01/2013 23:04

Love it. And love the movie too.

"Yeah. Well I hope your babies look like monkeys!"

Not thd OPs baby. Obviously...

IncognitoIsMyFavouriteWord · 10/01/2013 23:00

I love it Smile

MerylStrop · 10/01/2013 22:57

Oh, a google of Romy Schneider suggests it's a derivative of Rosemary

Even better

Shattereddreams · 10/01/2013 22:56

I went to school with a Roamy. Pronounced same.
Lovely name.

MerylStrop · 10/01/2013 22:54

I know a delightful little 6 year old Romy

I like it a lot

Reaa · 10/01/2013 22:53

How about Romanie? I wanted that name for my DD but DH said no :-(

SomersetONeil · 10/01/2013 22:53

It's a lovely name. Romy Schneider is beautiful and there are not many people who you can genuinely use that word to describe. So, nice association - at least aesthetically, speaking.

However... I suspect you're on the cusp of a zeitgeist. I've seen it mentioned a few times around and about. It may be unusual-ish now, but I think others will start to latch onto it as well.

trixymalixy · 10/01/2013 22:51

My first thought was the film too.

RiaOverTheRainbow · 10/01/2013 22:47

I'd never heard it before, so it sounds made up to me. Will it bother you if people assume/ask if it's made up?

dixiechick1975 · 10/01/2013 22:31

and Michelle

Love that film. Business womens lunch...because we are business women.

If you like it go for it. Prefer Romilly.

lechatnoir · 10/01/2013 21:57

Love it

eilonwy · 10/01/2013 21:56

Nice name, and still fairly uncommon. 1st connotations - Romy and Michelle's.... film, and obviously the word 'roam' as in to travel, lol. Does it flow with surname? If you love it, why worry what anyone else thinks? It's your baby and your choice. xx

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strawberryliv · 10/01/2013 21:43

Cute! There shouldn't be too many problems with pronunciation...

SugarMeFingers · 10/01/2013 20:44

Love it, it was on my list for DC3 but he was a boy! Thought Callan would suit him more!

MadBusLady · 10/01/2013 19:36

Romiley is and always will be a totally unremarkable suburb of Manchester to me. It would be like calling a child "Catford" or "Bootle".

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 10/01/2013 19:19

Don't like it, sorry - but hate Romilly so it's better than that!

BornToFolk · 10/01/2013 17:07

I don't like it, sorry. It's a bit meh for my tastes, sounds very much as though it should be short for something more substantial, if you know what I mean.

LentilAsAnything · 10/01/2013 16:57

I like it! Sorry! :) I also really like Romany.

thegreylady · 10/01/2013 15:52

Gorgeous name-I only ever knew one and she was one of the nicest women I have ever met :)
Hers was a nn for Romilly which I also like.

PorkusEnormous · 10/01/2013 15:40

I love it.