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Rosalie

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Poppins2016 · 26/07/2018 05:28

Too old fashioned? Too different?

Our aim so far has been to find a 'classic, elegant, timeless' name. Rosalie is a family name which we hadn't thought of, but I've loved ever since it was suggested...

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Greeneyedgeek83 · 26/07/2018 22:44

Love it

Picknickers · 26/07/2018 22:42

Love it but I'm a huge Grimm fan!

Reaa · 26/07/2018 15:40

How about Rosina

LeeMiller · 26/07/2018 13:26

It's pretty. And a family connection is nice.

I think if I heard it without seeing it I might mistake it for two names - like Rosa-Leigh - probably because of the Gypsy Rose Lee association. So for that reason I prefer Rosaline or Rosalind.

Batteriesallgone · 26/07/2018 12:39

It’s lovely, and yes very popular, but I don’t see what’s wrong with that. It’s a classic. I would pronounce it Rose-a-lee unless told otherwise

StoatofDisarray · 26/07/2018 12:38

I love it. Brian Eno used it in a lovely song

TatianaLarina · 26/07/2018 12:36

Rosa is a very nice dim.

MariaMadita · 26/07/2018 12:34

I personally prefer Rosa / Rose as a first name. But Rosalie is really lovely as well. :)

Katjolo · 26/07/2018 12:22

Pretty name. I like it.

TatianaLarina · 26/07/2018 12:10

Very pretty.

TheGhostOfYou · 26/07/2018 11:02

I LOVE it and did want it for DD2.

kaytee87 · 26/07/2018 10:30

Friend with DD called Rosalie. I pronounce it Rose-a-lee but Scottish DH always pronounces it Roz-a-lee.

I'm Scottish and say Rose-a-lee so think it's just a personal thing rather than regional.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 26/07/2018 10:22

I pronounce it like you OP, it's a very pretty name.
How about Rosalene, also lovely !

Quangot · 26/07/2018 10:21

I've only ever heard it pronounced Roz-a-lee.

Kool4katz · 26/07/2018 10:17

Friend with DD called Rosalie. I pronounce it Rose-a-lee but Scottish DH always pronounces it Roz-a-lee.

Canwejustrelaxnow · 26/07/2018 09:43

Flowerqueensw quite a few under the age of 5 round here. Its either Rosie, Rosa, or first name hyphenated with Rose or Mae/May. Probably the same as Evie was a few years ago.

BevBrook · 26/07/2018 09:35

I think it is lovely. I love all the "Rose" names.
I have only ever heard it pronounced Ros-a-lee, like Rosamund, Rosalind, etc.

Modwolvesrock · 26/07/2018 09:33

It makes me think of a character from 'Grimm' - she's a nice vessen, though, so I'd definitely use the name Smile

daisypond · 26/07/2018 09:29

I like it.

Flowerqueensw · 26/07/2018 09:27

I love it and am thinking of something similar. But, do people on this thread know a lot of little ones called Rosa? I was considering it as a nickname and I wasn’t aware it was so popular.

LoveInTokyo · 26/07/2018 09:08

I like it, and I love Rosa as a nickname.

DinoSn0re · 26/07/2018 09:02

We used it as a middle name, we’ve had lots of compliments on it.

We use the ‘Rose-a-lee’ pronounciation.

Canwejustrelaxnow · 26/07/2018 08:59

As a first and, it sounds a bit gypsy/traveller

From Gypsy Rose Lee I'd imagine.

Electrascoffee · 26/07/2018 08:47

'As a first and, it sounds a bit gypsy/traveller.'

What does that mean? Hmm

Electrascoffee · 26/07/2018 08:46

My friend chose this for her dd. I think it's lovely.