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Alba Rose - girls name- your thoughts

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gemlouise123 · 13/07/2014 11:46

Ok so previously I had posted on Sorrel Bea as a little girls name and had some really useful feedback. Since then my husband has said he isn't keen.

He likes Alba Rose- any thoughts?

I also like Thistle

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MrsBungle · 13/07/2014 23:36

I think Alba is ok. It doesn't make me think electrics, it makes me think 'Scotland'.

I think thistle is an odd name personally.

I like sorrell. Lovely sound.

squoosh · 13/07/2014 23:34

'Except in America where all names are girls names.'

Grin

Ah yes, of course! Rory is also a girls name there.

Alisvolatpropiis · 13/07/2014 23:31

Audrey is nice. And a girls name. Aubrey is definitely a boys name. Except in America where all names are girls names.

squoosh · 13/07/2014 23:30

Aubrey is a boy's name.

HerRoyalNotness · 13/07/2014 23:29

How about Aubrey Rose

BreeVDKamp · 13/07/2014 21:11

I really like Alba but think Rose as a middle name is a bit of a 'filler' name, unimaginative. Unless it has a family connection which gives it meaning, it's dull.

Beehatch · 13/07/2014 21:07

I prefer Alma

Alba Rose kinda means 'white pink' which seems odd

Sophronia · 13/07/2014 21:00

I like Alba and prefer it to Sorrel and Thistle.

Oriunda · 13/07/2014 20:04

Alba means 'dawn' in Italian. I think it's a nice name.

Rhubarbgarden · 13/07/2014 19:08

Alba Rose means white rose doesn't it? Great if you are from Yorkshire.

NotSpartacus · 13/07/2014 16:17

I like Alba. Never heard of the jewellery store, so that probably wouldn't put me off (especially if it's in a particular area, and not where I live!)
Thistle - I don't think is a nice name. It's a charmless plant, so not a name for a person I think.
Is it plant names in particular you're going for, or names with a certain type of sound?
Alberta is nice.

Pobblewhohasnotoes · 13/07/2014 16:06

Alba just isn't pretty, and makes me think of the jewellery shop. Thistle is dreadful, sorry.

scottishmummy · 13/07/2014 15:57

Thistle?alba?are you going for a Scottish theme
There's lots of beautiful Scottish lassie names.thistles isn't one if them
Alba,it's ok but bit electrical

tonsattingforbjudes · 13/07/2014 15:48

Please beware of Thistle (thinks of many children I have known with a lisp)

burgatroyd · 13/07/2014 15:43

He won't have Thisbe but will have Thistle? Confused

Thistlerose is a little odd, IMO! How about Thisalee, like Thisalee crow from world of Warcraft?

Provencalroseparadox · 13/07/2014 15:42

I really like Alba. It is the name of a character in Isabel Allende's House of the Spirits

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gemlouise123 · 13/07/2014 15:35

I did see that it is a jewellery shop when I googled it. But I don't really care about that.

Rose is just so pretty it's a shame it's now so over used but I do love it as a middle name.

I like Alberta - she could be Alba or Bertie for short.

Thank you for the other suggestions. I love Thisbe but OH won't have it.

She is due really soon and I am still none the wiser for a name. I thought 9 months would be long enough to decide!

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burgatroyd · 13/07/2014 15:21

How about Thisbe? Genuine name and has the thistle sound.
I like Alberta.
Other names you might like... Hyacinth, Wisteria (wish nn) Vera?

momb · 13/07/2014 14:20

Alba Rose is the name of a jewellery store.
They are lovely names but I wouldn't name a son Mark Spencer for the same reason!

SantanaLopez · 13/07/2014 14:03

Please do not name your daughter Thistle. It isn't pretty at all.

Alba is lovely.

squoosh · 13/07/2014 13:46

Thistlerose? Hmm Confused

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 13/07/2014 13:40

Thistlerose is brilliant - really brilliant. It shouldn't be but it is!

Go on OP... Lissy, Rosie for short.

Alba I don't like, really. Lots of people will associate with the electrical company or with Jessica Alba. Alba Rose together is pretty twee. And alone, it just isn't a very attractive word. And Rose as a middle name is so popular that it has lost all meaning, lovely though it is.

Cpt1sock · 13/07/2014 13:34

I like Alba, didn't think of electrical goods until someone pointed it out. Not keen on thistle. Rose is a lovely middle name, goes perfectly with either.

AuntieBrenda · 13/07/2014 13:12

I know one! Delightful name! Do it Smile

strawberrydaquari · 13/07/2014 13:10

I know a scotia rose, any good to you?
I love the name Alba