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SPR1107 · 08/01/2019 14:44

We have a George... I've seen plenty of negative opinions on here about it, but just so it doesn't influence thoughts, we didn't choose it because it was popular, I decided on it when I was 12 and it stuck. I still love it all these years later... and I actually don't know any others, he's also the only one in his entire nursery.

So anyway, we have a George. We are expecting number 2... we could pick a boys name if it came to it, girls we are stuck!

I've posted before that I love Florence, DH says no, he loves Olivia.. but contrary to the George thing, Olivia is a lovely name but we do know loooaaads in the varieties of Olivia, Alivia, Livi, Olive.

Same with that he loves Amelia, again, I think it's a lovely name, but we have a niece called Mia and a cousin called Millie. And it's sooooo popular. Too close isn't it?

The names Anya and Rosie keep coming back to me. DH loves Rosie, I don't know if it's a bit much as will be alliteration with surname. Surname starts with an R and includes two S's.

What are people's thoughts on Anya and Rosie?

Does Anya go with George? I know George is predominantly Greek, but is well known in England. I believe Anya is Russian?

Anya Rose?

What about Rosie? What middle name would go nicely?

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daisypond · 13/01/2019 11:19

I'm not keen on Rosie as a standalone name. I much prefer Rose, or something like Rosalind or Rosamund. I don't think it "goes" with George either. Then you'd have two names that were equally grown up. Anya is nice but that's a diminutive as well, of course. I don't think that "goes" with George either.

Gumball54 · 13/01/2019 00:43

I like George and Rosie together.

Tallie12 · 12/01/2019 22:51

Love Anya and Rosa nn Rosie.

StarUtopia · 09/01/2019 23:36

George and Rosie sound like two lovely Golden retrievers to me - oops!

George and Harriet?

George and Phoebe?

George and Felicity?

George and Emily?

George and Ava?

George and Isla?

George and Iris?

coffeekittens · 09/01/2019 23:30

I like George and Rosie but now you’ve said it, it does make me think of Rosie and Jim (not in a bad way at all).

What about:
Isla
Alice
Ottilie
Aoife (I know it’s Irish but a nice name)
Annabelle
Sophie
Eleanor (nn Ellie)
Kiera

MumUnderTheMoon · 09/01/2019 23:20

Romola
Francesca
Alice
Annabelle
Laurel
Ivy
Sarah

lifeofamummy · 09/01/2019 21:24

Annarose and Rosalie are beautiful names and lovely long alternatives to Rosie or Rose!

PaintingOwls · 09/01/2019 08:01

Rosemary nn Rosie?

fleshmarketclose · 09/01/2019 08:00

I have a Rosie, she is 23 now and it is a name that has grown with her and best of all she loves her name and always has. She has never allowed anyone to call her Rose, she is always Rosie.

Instamom · 09/01/2019 07:49

How about Rosa?
I think Rosie is more of a nickname

TheMythicalChicken · 09/01/2019 07:16

Rosie!

MarshaBradyo · 09/01/2019 07:14

Anya

But is there a different middle name you could go with, nearly every thread these days has Rose as the middle name

wizzler · 09/01/2019 07:12

I love Rosie but might sound a bit twee with your surname. How about Lucy?

moredoll · 09/01/2019 05:33

Rose, nn Rosie

Aquamarine1029 · 09/01/2019 05:31

Flora

mathanxiety · 09/01/2019 01:37

A friend of mine has a DD Annarose.

Icklepup · 08/01/2019 17:02

Rosie

MamaDane · 08/01/2019 17:01

Prefer Rose to Rosie and Anya is really nice.
Anya Rose is lovely

Shadow1234 · 08/01/2019 16:58

I really love Anya and think it goes really well with George.

Not keen on Rosie, but do like Rosa as an alternative.

Mousewithascarf · 08/01/2019 16:37

I like Anya a lot and like Anya Rose together. Also love Rose as a first name too. I think both go well well with George. Anya is a Russian name and George is also popular in Russia (Georgy).

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 08/01/2019 16:37

I much prefer Rose to Rosie.

SPR1107 · 08/01/2019 16:34

The more I think about it, the more I really am liking Rosie.

George and Rosie

Doesn't make anyone think Rosie and Jim does it?

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Ipanema01 · 08/01/2019 16:31

I like Rosie, or Rose is so underused as a first name I think. It goes perfectly with George and timeless :)
I don't really like Anya, sorry!

LauraMipsum · 08/01/2019 16:06

I really like the sound of Rosie Rossiter or Rosie Russell.

George and Rosie go really well together. I know a delightful 4yo Rosie so I'm probably swayed by that!

RavenWings · 08/01/2019 15:37

So something like Rosie Rossiter, Rosie Russell... I'm not loving it tbh. I do like Rosie when it's short for Rosanna or something but not with that sort of surname.

Anya is very pretty. Don't know if it 'goes' with George as such but I don't think it matters. Anya Rose is also nice but Rose is just such a filler middle name.

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