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Rosanna, Matilda or other ideas

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agentmillion · 27/04/2016 12:00

I am currently pregnant with DD3 and really struggling to think of names. I haven't fallen in love with a name yet and am finding I keep coming to the same names which I ended up rejecting for the other two!

DD1 and 2 both have short 2 syllable names with 4 letters. I am after something a bit longer (but not too long as we have a double barrelled surname) or maybe one syllable.

At the moment Rosanna and Matilda are our favourites, so interested in thoughts on those, or other ideas, please. DH also really likes Pearl but I think I prefer it as a MN.

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Toria2014 · 30/04/2016 11:50

I love Matilda.

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 30/04/2016 11:43

How about Rosamund, Rosalba, Rosemary or just Rosa?

brackengirl · 30/04/2016 11:37

I have a Rosanna, she's 5 and we have never had anyone mention the Roseanne Barr connection. She is nicknamed Rosie but I generally call her Rosanna and she refers to herself as both! I love her name, it is beautiful and uncommon- we've met one other who had the nickname Ro.

Other names I liked were Madeleine, Eloise and Annalise

A4Document · 30/04/2016 11:32

I haven't seen Roseanne Barr on TV for a very long time. I think younger generations won't have heard of her TBH.

StuckMelia · 29/04/2016 23:08

Marianna or Marianne will do.

ashesandfire · 29/04/2016 22:58

I love Rosanna. My OH vetoed it because of the Roseanne Barr connection Angry Rosanna Pearl is lovely.
Miranda came to mind. Cecily, Saskia, Romilly, Juliet, Louisa, Lydia, Viola, Adelaide, Cassia?

handonhip · 28/04/2016 20:26

Love Rosanna!

I wouldn't worry too much about a Rosanne Barr connection--especially in terms of your daughter's generation, which will be a further step removed from the programme. (Though I have to say I did like Roseanne!)

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GottaGetThisDone · 28/04/2016 16:47

I LOVE Matilda Smile
Matilda Pearl
Matilda Grace
Matilda Rose

ABitAsleep · 28/04/2016 16:31

If you like Rosanna, theres also Roselle or Rosella :)

septembersunshine · 28/04/2016 16:22

I love Roseanna with the nickname of Rosa - lovely :)

Above someone has suggested Celia - you could have Cecilia for a longer version. I do love Matilda too but not that keen on Tilly.

AskingForAPal · 28/04/2016 01:09

Miranda is really underused now as well. I'm all over the M names today.

What about Celia, sticking with the theme?

ALL Rosalinds go by Ros/z eventually, even if they'd rather not.

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agentmillion · 27/04/2016 18:23

Fab lists tillyscoutsmum and RNBrie those are all the sorts of names that I have had on my previous lists, in fact Beatrice and Florence are my DDs Middle names. I don't know what it is this time that is making me steer away from them a bit, I still think they are all beautiful names, but I think having considered and rejected lots of them previously, I feel DD3 needs her own name not a hand me down from her sisters.

I think you should go for Daphne by the way, I wouldn't have the guts, it is too unusual for where I live, but it's a great name.

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RNBrie · 27/04/2016 18:10

op, I'm also expecting Dd3 and 32 weeks... We have Matilda (Tilly) and Rosanna on our list.

The rest of the list looks like this :
Louisa
Maggie
Georgia
Annabel
Margot
Daphne
Juliet
Vivienne
Valerie
Abigail
Violet
Claudia
Piper
Penelope
Roxanne

I love Daphne, dh wants Valerie. We cannot agree!!

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agentmillion · 27/04/2016 18:09

I love Rose but DH isn't keen. DD1 has a flower name and he has always vetoed another one, thinks it's too Jamie Oliver. I like that Rosanna gives the option of Rose as a nickname and I think that Rosie is cute for a small child too.

I like Rosalind, I think it is very classic, but I have a friend called Rosalind who goes by Roz as a nn and I don't like that. I know I can't really control nicknames especially as they get older, though.

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Tillyscoutsmum · 27/04/2016 18:05

I love Matilda (obviously!) and despite always reading about its popularity on here, I've not yet met another one in real life (DD is 9 and I'm also a primary school teacher!)

Other names we considered..
Tabitha
Madeleine
Beatrice
Gabrielle
Florence
Freya
Lydia
Edith
Eloise

NapQueen · 27/04/2016 18:02

I prefer Rosalind to Rosanna. Would you consider just Rose?

I really like Pearl!

What about Alice or Juliet?

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agentmillion · 27/04/2016 18:00

Thank you for the replies.

Rosanna had been my front runner, but I just don't feel 100% sure about it. Slightly worried about the Roseanne connection. Also I generally favour vintage style names and Rosanna doesn't really fit with this. But then that was one of the things I like about it, that it was a name I hadn't really considered before and that it wasn't common but without being too 'out there'. I think I worry too much about other people's reactions, but it is a name that both me and DH like as well as my DDs.

I still have 2 months before I am due. Plenty of time for more procrastination!

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Pipilangstrumpf · 27/04/2016 17:29

Rosanna is very pretty and not overused. Good choice.

RunswickBay · 27/04/2016 14:58

Also liked Joanna which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet.

RunswickBay · 27/04/2016 14:57

Rosanna is my favourite name. I didn't use it as dh doesn't like it. So therefore you must Wink

ShyCharles · 27/04/2016 14:54

Ottilie

Sophronia · 27/04/2016 14:00

I love Rosanna.

How about Susannah or Louisa?

AskingForAPal · 27/04/2016 13:27

Sorry *Marianne

AskingForAPal · 27/04/2016 13:27

The Marianna I know is always that in full, and you could always shorted to Anna or Annie I guess? :)