rosie - would she need a "full" version?

The Rosies I know are just Rosie.

I think "just" Rosie as a fairly well established name in its own right nowadays, but for what it's worth, my favourite name that could be shortened to Rosie is Rosalie.

If you do use Rosie, could you use a middle name that has a slightly more formal/serious feel? Then she could use it if she ever desperately wants to have that kind of name. Rosie Elizabeth, Rosie Catherine, that sort of thing.

I was at school with a Roselyn who used to get called Rosie though she calls herself Lyn these days.

Both the young Rosie I know go by Rose now they are a little older (5 and 8)

I think I'd go for Rose or Rosa with Rosie as a nn.

We were going to name our youngest Rosie if a girl. I never honestly thought about a more formal version.

School shouldn't be a problem either way as registration forms usually have a space for 'preferred name' and that will then be used on the register etc. The NHS is much more likely to use the legal name only, at least on initial contact. I remember discussing this with my parents as my father has always been known by his second name, interestingly he was not at all bothered by sometimes being called by his first (but never used) name and obviously was happy to recognise it as his name too but my mother hated it.

Rosalie is just beautiful

I think Rosie is fine on its own but have you considered Rosalyn / Rosalin

I have a Rosie, not short for anything, if she really wants to call herself something else when she's older she can do but I know of several grown up Rosie's who manage perfectly well.

I'm very much against diminutives as names (which irritated my DH no end when we were trying to choose names ), but I'd consider Rosie a name in its own right these days, like Harry and Jack.

My full name is Rosie and I have what pp would probably think of as a 'strong power walking woman leader' job (not that I make a habit of saying that, obviously). And I'm neither fat nor a little girl. I absolutely love my name and people often tell me how lovely it is when I introduce myself.

Remember that whatever you call her on the bc is what medical personnel/teachers who don't know her will call her in class and some awkward ones who know she likes to be called Rosie but insist on calling her Rosemary because it is in the register as Rosemary . My dd is in secondary and she comments on how much her friends hate being called by their formal bc name if it is not what they are known as 'I don't know anyone actually called Elisabeth, why if parents wanted to call them Betty would they name them Elizabeth?' It's different if you love one of the longer versions but then use Rosie as a pet name, but why give a child a name you aren't particularly keen on? Every time she will need to explain 'My name is Rosemary but everyone calls me Rosie'. There will still be some people who insist on using the bc name however much you tell them.

If when she is 18 she knows she wants to be a hardnose business woman and wants a different name she can add some letters or take some away. To be honest though when you have others called Apple, Brooklyn or Blue Ivy, I don't think a Rosie will have too much to worry about.

Call her the name you want her to be known by and if she wants a more formal name when older then she can choose.

Primrose is pretty.

I think just Rosie is lovely.

My friend has an Eleanor but is grown up and only ever called Ellie, which was my friends plan.

Rose Eve AKA Rose E. AKA Rosie

I'm sure your daughter will be fine with just Rosie, but personally I really like having a name with some natural options and so that's what both my children have. ds has stuck with the diminutive (he is now 19 so might go more formal once he starts 'professional' work or stick with his diminutive for everything) but dd decided to use her formal name at school and a different diminutive with friends in her early teens, partly so that she is the only Suzanne rather than Big Suzie, Suzie D etc and partly to mark out different relationships with people (she wasn't keen on teachers she didn't particularly like calling her by her 'family' name).

My best friend is Rosie. Just Rosie. She's a powerful, artistic, successful force of nature. Older than me with 4 children and more energy in her little finger than anyone I know. She is not fat or ever has been and no one would ever consider her...or her name...childish once they had met her. Don't let other people's prejudices put you off. The name becomes the person imo not the other way round.

I have a Rosie (who is not twee or fat), and I regret not giving her a ‘full’ name on her birth certificate. DH and I couldn’t agree on which full name to use, and she was always going to be known as Rosie. However I think it would have been nice for her to have options as she gets older.

I have a Roisin who became a Rosie almost immediately (It was very unusual outside Ireland back then, more common now)

She's not cute, twee or fat, but an intelligent, slim 6 footer who takes no shit from anyone!

I can’t believe that Rose, Rosa, Rosanna, Rosalie etc all sound so much worse with your surname than Rosie.

daisy there is nothing to stop you using a 'longer name' if you want to, just tell your friends and family you want to be known as 'daisyette' .

For years I never used the name on my birth certificate, it was never as issue.

I think a full name on the BC would be better.

I also love Rosanna as has been suggested. Can be Rosie or Anna, which are both lovely.

Would Primrose work?

I don't like the trend of nicknames being used as the only name. Children grow up, and nicknames don't usually age well. Besides, it gives them options - there is often more than one nickname that can be made out of a full name.

Rosa.