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Rose as a first name?

33 replies

MunsteadWood · 23/09/2019 09:43

Found out recently that DC2 is a girl. I've always loved the name Rose and luckily DH does too. So I think we're probably going to go with that, but (in keeping with my character as a natural worrier) I am now questioning our choice. I know it's popular as a middle name at the moment but that doesn't really bother me as middle names aren't often used. But is it a bit boring / twee?

Also - any suggestions for middle names? I'm keen for something from either mine or DH's family, so options are:

Elizabeth (my favourite)
Betty
June
Barbara
Mary
Anne/Anna/Annie
Sylvia
Violet (too many flowers!)
Mina
Miriam
Pamela
Jane
Probably others if I dug around a bit more.

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Mammyloveswine · 28/09/2019 09:07

Rose Elizabeth is beautiful! I love rose esp as could be rosie when little!

Other options..

Rose Catherine

Rose Alexandra

Rose Eleanor

Rose Victoria

Rose May

Rose Grace

Rose Madeleine

rosy71 · 28/09/2019 08:21

Rose is quite unusual as a first name. It goes well with Elizabeth. My middle name is Elizabeth. :)

Morado · 28/09/2019 08:18

Yes, it's very boring! But I personally think all of your name choices are..

Mummaofmytribe · 28/09/2019 08:08

I have a Rose Elizabeth. In her 20s now. Independent, dynamic, sweet hearted, beautiful and clever as hell. She's dynamite❤

happycamper11 · 28/09/2019 08:04

Rose Elizabeth is lovely. If your worried about the common middle name you could always vary it and use Rosa? Also works well with Elizabeth

LarkDescending · 28/09/2019 05:55

Rose Elizabeth is gorgeous.

TwinkleInMyEye2020 · 27/09/2019 21:40

Rose Elizabeth definitely. The others all seem a bit dated.

Rose Eleanor and Rose Imogen go well too.

MissHenty · 26/09/2019 16:09

Rose Elizabeth is perfect @MunsteadWood

Do you mind me asking what your DS is called? I think we have the same taste girls names wise but I really struggle with boys’ names

dolphin50 · 26/09/2019 15:58

Rose is my favourite girls name. The name Rose stands for beauty and strength “the rose of my heart” A classic, English name “an English rose” with nature, happy “rosy” connotations, the flower its named after stands for romance and purity and the flower blooms and blossoms as does its name which means to rise like jesus ROSE on the cross, the sun ROSE on the beach, I ROSE up to become the person I was meant to be, my baby rose up to me, my rose. In titanic, the lead female Rose is a strong, opinionated, driven young woman who transforms into the passionate, creative, free spirit she always was inside, therefore deserving the name of rose. Rose is a gorgeous, beautiful name that suits a spirited child.

ParanoidGynodroid · 25/09/2019 23:15

Rose Elizabeth 👍🏼

Geneva1995 · 24/09/2019 20:56

Rose Elizabeth is lovely :)

Tillygetsit · 23/09/2019 22:43

Rose,Elizabeth is a beautiful classic name which suits any stage of her life. Lucky girl!

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PrincessLouis · 23/09/2019 21:51

Rose Elizabeth is perfection 😍😍

123Dancewithme · 23/09/2019 20:38

Rose Alexandra
Rose Jennifer
Rose Rebecca
Rose Eleanor
Rose Helena
Rose Catherine
Rose Victoria

DramaAlpaca · 23/09/2019 20:21

Rose Elizabeth is perfect, and I agree that Rose, Anne/Ann & Louise are much nicer as first names than middle names. Rose is just lovely.

MikeUniformMike · 23/09/2019 19:24

Rose Elizabeth is lovely.
Rose is overpopular as a mn. Like Ann and Louise, it is much nicer as a first name, and is a bit run-of-the-mill as a middle name.

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MunsteadWood · 23/09/2019 17:28

Many thanks for all these replies! We had such a job agreeing on name for DS that it's quite exciting to think we might have found a name for DD well before she arrives!

I think Rose Elizabeth is still my favourite but I agree with a PP that Rose Miriam could work too. That said I have a close relative with a Rose / Mary type combination of names so maybe it's just a bit too similar.

None of the other names really jump out at me either but they're all names of beloved grandparents / great aunties / relatives from previous generations so are all meaningful to us.

Perhaps Rose Elizabeth is it! Thanks all for your help.

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foxtiger · 23/09/2019 17:00

I like Rose much better as a first name than a middle name, and my favourites from your list are Rose Elizabeth and Rose Mary. I don't think I like Rose with another one syllable name.

Lilena94 · 23/09/2019 14:29

I love the name Mary
Why not go for Rosemary or Mary-Rose?

Pinkyyy · 23/09/2019 13:51

Have you considered Roseanna? I've always loved that name.

Astronica · 23/09/2019 13:47

Rose is great as a first name. Miriam and Elizabeth are my favourites from your list for the middle. Both sound lovely. Barbara and Pamela would both work well too, but I like Miriam or Elizabeth more. Violet is too many flowers.

MissHenty · 23/09/2019 13:46

Rose Elizabeth

Perfect name

OlgaPolga45 · 23/09/2019 12:29

Personally, I think you need a middle name starting with a vowel after Rose. With a consonant it's just a bit stop-starty.

I love Rose Elizabeth.

I do also quite like Rose Miriam though.

Bluntness100 · 23/09/2019 10:27

Rose is lovely and by far the best from your list.

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