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Rose as middle name

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April1984 · 07/05/2017 06:09

Is it very popular?

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Bear2014 · 15/05/2017 11:03

It's a real bugbear of mine as it was my Grandma's name and it's my middle name, but we didn't end up using it for DD as it has become so boring and obvious, almost a default girls' middle name. Part of me regrets it as we're having a boy next so won't have the option to ever get the chance to use it and I was very close to my Grandma, but the shine has totally gone for me as it's so over used.

MiaowTheCat · 15/05/2017 08:53

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allthatnonsense · 14/05/2017 21:46

Popular, but lovely!

CorporalNobbyNobbs · 14/05/2017 21:42

It's my middle name and is unusual for my age but I believe popular now!

kittytom · 14/05/2017 21:37

Very popular - I have seen it being eyerolled as a middle name.

Wouldn't stop me using it! Who cares? It is lovely and goes with most things.

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April1984 · 08/05/2017 05:40

Thanks all. It is between Rose and another name so it's good to have some opinions. It's not so much that I won't use it if it's popular (I think I said my DS's first name is a top ten name), I just wanted some opinions to help with my decision. Rose isn't a family name and he alternative middle name is, so I think I'll continue our family name theme for our DC and use the other one. Thanks!!

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AmyOnTheBorder · 08/05/2017 00:13

Rose, Grace and May are just default, filler middle names nowadays. Obviously if you love it use it but they are all beyond overused.

Don't use a hyphen though whatever you do!

Nametrekking · 08/05/2017 00:05

Rose was my granny's name, hence us using it as a middle name. It wasn't until after we had named DD that we realised every other baby was also called Rose, but being a middle name it didn't bother us at all! Rose is very pretty and flows perfectly imo.

AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/05/2017 12:19

It's my middle name!

When I was growing up, everyone else had either Jane or Louise as their middle name.

I can't imagine anything it won't go with...if you like it, use it! 😀

29Palms · 07/05/2017 12:06

There are hundreds and hundreds of names, so it baffles me why people are so unimaginative. A middle name is a chance for a bit of individuality.

BlandWallpaper

I've known lots of people who use their middle name. Some of them I had known for years before I knew they did. How would you know?

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BlandWallpaper · 07/05/2017 11:28

Very popular and has been for years but it's a middle name so it really, really doesn't matter. Almost No one uses their middle name.

chuntersalot · 07/05/2017 11:27

My middle name is Rose. I'm nearly 50 😀 I hated it growing up because it was so 'old fashioned' 😀 I've grown to love it now.

blueskyinmarch · 07/05/2017 11:23

@CeciledeVolanges Are you actually my DD? She is mid 20’s too! Lets see if we can narrow this down - are you Scottish but not living in Scotland?

CricketRuntAndRashers · 07/05/2017 11:07

I love Rose as a first name.

If I wanted a "rosie" middle name I'd probably go with Rosalie or Roslyn. (We may actually end up doing that)

Spindelina · 07/05/2017 08:45

My DD has a "forrin" first name, so we went with Rose as a safe, boring, obviously female middle name.

HildaSnibbs · 07/05/2017 08:22

cecile are you bluesky 's daughter?! Smile

I'd just go with names you love and not worry about popularity, especially for middle
names as they're not often used.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 07/05/2017 08:16

Rose is very popular, and very lovely !
I wouldn't think twice about using it. 😄

Frazzled2207 · 07/05/2017 08:04

I love it as a first name but as a middle name seems to be very much a "filler", ditto Grace and May.

Jooni · 07/05/2017 07:56

So so so popular. Seems to be the default middle name for girls at the moment.

CeciledeVolanges · 07/05/2017 07:52

My middle name is Rose and my sister's is Grace! Sorry, that doesn't help much but I've never met anyone my age with either before (I'm mid-twenties)

summerblonde · 07/05/2017 07:46

Massively overused.

HeteronormativeHaybales · 07/05/2017 07:40

Rose/Grace/May are the Louise/Elizabeth/Jane of this generation. Pretty much generic as middle names. Bluesky, I think you were probably in the forefront of the trend.

I'd avoid, if you have ther options. I say this as someone who accidentally used a very popular first name for our first child - we're not in the UK and it's unusual here and I later found out it was no. 5 in the UK for his year of birth. Tbh it does bother me a very little, although I still love the name and it's perfect for him.

WowserBowser · 07/05/2017 07:32

Really popular. As well as Grace

Maybe not as popular as May/Mae/Mai

LittleFryingPan · 07/05/2017 07:28

Very very popular where I am but didn't stop us using it. It's a pretty, classic name that goes with DDs first name and it was my great grandmothers name too. Who cares?

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