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What do you think

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ItsMyFuckingWedding · 12/07/2015 22:42

Of the girls name Rosalind?

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marshmallowpies · 14/07/2015 22:53

Love the full name but can't bear Roz.

Unoriginalusername123 · 14/07/2015 22:24

Rosalind is beautiful.

reuset · 14/07/2015 20:17

Sure. Look up "needlessly arsey" and "fucking rude" while you're at it.

Now, now, Winter. You haven't been that bad, I've heard worse Grin

Fashion come and goes, in and out, by very definition (I thought I'd finished teaching for the day!)

Leave Rosamund alone. Wink

RiverTam · 14/07/2015 20:15

It's nice but agree that Rosamund is nicer.

WinterOfOurDiscountTents15 · 14/07/2015 20:14

Sure. Look up "needlessly arsey" and "fucking rude" while you're at it.

As you say, dated means out of fashion, not in and out of fashion. Also if you're calling in unfashionable now presumably there was a point when it was fashionable?
Rosalind is no more or less timeless than Rosamund.

reuset · 14/07/2015 19:58

Winter Grin

Dated means precisely that: out of fashion, unfashionable.

Shall I supply you with a dictionary definition?

WinterOfOurDiscountTents15 · 14/07/2015 19:44

I get that dated and in and out of fashion are two different things, for a start Hmm

When precisely do you think its dated to ?

reuset · 14/07/2015 19:43

Rosalindis and Rosalinda were around before, but none really used in Eng until Rosalind in C16. Rosalind later in fashion again (see that, it comes in out out of fashion!) thanks to Anthony Trollope and Thackeray. Rosamund has been the more enduring and earlier used in Eng.

Rosalind is also shortened to Linda (to whoever asked about the 'lind' part). Linda is quite out of fashion at present, check stats if unsure.

reuset · 14/07/2015 19:40

How can Rosalind be dated when its been around for about a thousand years and popularized in the 16th Century, and still used now?

Many names, and older names, go in and out of fashion. Hmm What about that don't you get?

WinterOfOurDiscountTents15 · 14/07/2015 18:28

How can Rosalind be dated when its been around for about a thousand years and popularized in the 16th Century, and still used now?

FatSwan · 14/07/2015 02:25

I like it, particularly with Rose as a short form.

onthering · 14/07/2015 02:21

I like it. You might start a comeback though.

CakeRattleandRoll · 14/07/2015 02:18

I like it. Something a bit different from all the names you feel that you hear a hundred times a day.

NadiaWadia · 13/07/2015 17:21

Also I think the Irish name 'Roisin' is beautiful, and the Anglicized version 'Rosaleen'. But maybe you would need to have Irish connections?

villainousbroodmare · 13/07/2015 17:21

Love love love, more so than any of the other Ros names. Lots of abbreviations too.

NadiaWadia · 13/07/2015 17:19

It's lovely and classic. There was one in Shakespeare etc. I don't see why the 'lind' part makes it dated really, doesn't make sense to me.

Also like Rosamond, Rosemary, Rosanna, Rosalie and just Rosa. Rose itself is quite over used at the moment, though.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 13/07/2015 17:08

Not keen, seems a little oldie-worldly to me.

I do like Rosa though.

CPtart · 13/07/2015 17:00

Dislike it. But do like Roseanne!

ashesandfire · 13/07/2015 16:35

I love it! It seems stronger and less frothy than some of the other Rose names, I think.
And Shakespearean too. Plus it has good nickname potential, Rose or Rosie or Lindy - lovely.

reuset · 13/07/2015 12:00

Also prefer Rosamund which has a timeless feel. I think it's the 'lind' part that dates it for me.

RattleAndRoll · 13/07/2015 11:36

I prefer Rosalie.

BothEndsBurning · 13/07/2015 11:32

Beautiful. A Shakespearean classic.
With all the riffs on Rose and Linda, a very versatile name.

harryhausen · 13/07/2015 09:27

I like it. It's similar to Rosamund which is my best friends name. She calls herself Roz. It suits her.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 13/07/2015 09:16

Not to my taste. I find it harsh. I do however like Rose Rosa and Rosie

SoupDragon · 13/07/2015 09:13

I like it.

I prefer it to Rosalie which I think is a bit fluffy and weak.

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