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Roesia?

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Edenember · 08/05/2020 19:18

Thoughts? Not sure if it sounds too much like rosacea.

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Edenember · 10/05/2020 21:02

@HoratioNightboy that’s really interesting. That’s one pronounciation I hadn’t thought of at all and now you say it seems completely obvious 😂

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AvoidingTheWineAisle · 10/05/2020 20:17

Roise (Irish) is Roe-sha or Rosh-a depending on which bit of Ireland you’re from.

I grew up with a girl called Rosika (pronounced Roe-zhee-ka) which I thought was pretty. She was Hungarian.

Miriel · 10/05/2020 20:11

I too thought 'Rhodesia' without the d. I haven't seen it before, although I've come across the name Rohesia (possibly in historical fiction).

HollowTalk · 10/05/2020 20:05

Rousa is a Hungarian name - pronounced Roosah.

SheWranglesRugRats · 10/05/2020 19:58

I did know a Rohaise once, which I thought was lovely.

SheWranglesRugRats · 10/05/2020 19:58

Bit of a stretch to say it's a French name when it hasn't been used since like the 13th century.

HoratioNightboy · 10/05/2020 14:47

I think it's a Latinised Old English name, pronounced Roe -EEZ-ia. Also spelled Rohesia. Quite popular until c.15th century, I believe.

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Edenember · 09/05/2020 10:38

@IdblowJonSnow I thought it would be pronounced Row-sha with the -sha as in Persia, but another poster said she believes is row-see-ah.

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Edenember · 09/05/2020 10:36

This name isn’t actually on my list... I just wondered if anyone else had heard of it and their thoughts etc. @Jessbow I adore the name Rowena, it’s one of my favourite names atm and is firmly on my shortlist.

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UtterFabulousness · 09/05/2020 09:56

It's too like the skin condition!

Plenty of other nice Ros- or Roe type names

Rosa
Rosalind
Rosamund
Rowen
Rosalie

Etc

Ineedabreak19 · 09/05/2020 09:18

Or Rosena? I really like this as an alternative, it has its roots in Latin and Greek.

Scruffyoak · 09/05/2020 09:17

Sounds like a skin condition!

What about Rosin? (Ro-sheen)

Ineedabreak19 · 09/05/2020 09:16

I thought Rhodesia when I first saw the name and it also looks like a spelling mistake. How about Rosa?

daisypond · 09/05/2020 09:02

Rosalie?

redwoodmazza · 09/05/2020 08:16

I know a Rosita in Spain.

Marlena1 · 09/05/2020 08:01

Sorry I didn't see it had already been suggestedBlush

Marlena1 · 09/05/2020 07:55

What about the Irish Roise (Ro-sha)? My be awkward explaining pronounciation though.

Jessbow · 09/05/2020 07:40

If you want a normal name with those sort of sounds, please consider Rowena

Mucklowe · 08/05/2020 22:47

Sounds like a painful lesion!

IdblowJonSnow · 08/05/2020 22:17

I dont mind it actually! How are you pronouncing it? I'd probably not go for it as you constantly be explaining or correcting...
Romilly as a pp suggested is lovely.

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Edenember · 08/05/2020 22:15

@Pieceofpurplesky ahh didn’t know that. That’s interesting.

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BilboBercow · 08/05/2020 22:14

Is this an actual name?

AhComeOnNow · 08/05/2020 22:10

Yep. My first thought was the skin condition, even though I'm not 100% sure on how to pronounce either!

Patapouf · 08/05/2020 22:07

Sorry my first thought before I even saw your OP was that it sounded like a skin condition.

Pieceofpurplesky · 08/05/2020 21:57

It's French and pronounced Row- See-A I think