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Roisin, Rosie or Rosa

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hieasterbunny · 04/04/2021 08:31

Hi
Im due a girl in a month and favourite name is Rosie.
However I think it could be a bit twee/princessy for a grown woman, so thinking of either Rosa or Roisin as full name.

I don't love Rosa or Roisin though.

Also would people struggle with pronunciation of Roisin? It is pronounced (Ro-sheen), but would people read it as Roy-sin in England?!
My partner is Irish so I know there's supposed to be a fada on it, but don't know how to add on phone! My son already has a straightforward Irish name, so it would fit fine.
What do you think? Just go with Rosie?!

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Macblondie · 08/04/2021 13:16

I think the name Rosie is beautiful. You should just go with it!

SleepymrsE · 07/04/2021 19:17

I am biased as I have a Rosalind nn Rosa. She’s 4 and at no point have I ever questioned if it was the right choice. Still love it. Rosalind worked well with her big brothers name, Wilfred nn Wilf.

Chelyanne · 07/04/2021 19:11

Go with Rosie if that's what you like. Your daughter can choose to shorten it later in life if she likes or may well love it.

I like that name too, dh does not though he started singing Rosie & Jim at me in protest lol

Edenember · 07/04/2021 18:05

I like the simple, classic Rose. I don’t think those other variants lend themselves to Rosie as a nn as well. Of your two options I prefer Rosa I think... but if you’re to call her Rosa you may as well call her Rosie.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 07/04/2021 17:31

If you like Rosie, just go with it. It sounds just fine on people of all ages...

ILoveStickers · 07/04/2021 14:14

I love Rosalie, Rosa and Róisín. With an Irish name in the family already, Róisín is great.

I've known a Róisín who preferred to be known as Rosie, so it's not unknown.

Oblahdeeoblahdoe · 06/04/2021 22:35

Rosaleen is very pretty and Irish

PattyPan · 06/04/2021 22:29

I'm English and I know how Roisin is pronounced but I don't like it. Rosh isn't really a nice sound and I've heard Roisins being called that for short but not Rosie.
I'd either go just for Rosie or something like Rosalyn, Rosalind, Rosemary, Rosamund, Roseanne, Rosalie etc. I think Rosa is too short to be shortened.

Frazzled2207 · 06/04/2021 22:17

Rosanna or Rose
However if your ds has an Irish name Roisin might go very nicely- I have come across a few and I think the spelling and pronunciation is pretty well understood in England

Petal7 · 06/04/2021 22:11

Rose is a beautiful, classic name. Rosie is friendly and warm. Both fab names for adult or child.

DrEllie · 06/04/2021 21:44

I have a Róisín. Ro or Rosh for short. It's not the easiest of names to have (even here in Liverpool) but she gets by. It's a beautiful name with an interesting heritage en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Dubh_(song)

NoLactose · 06/04/2021 21:34

I like Rose.

Katjolo · 06/04/2021 21:30

All lovely names OP

GOODCAT · 06/04/2021 21:14

I know a Rosie who is in her mid-twenties. She is very feminine and very classy and it really suits her, though I think she is actually a Rosemary, which I am not so keen on. I like Rosie though.

I also really like Rose. I wouldn't use Roisin just because a few people would find it hard to pronounce. (I have a name that gets mis-pronounced a lot).

AuditAngel · 06/04/2021 21:03

I refused to use Rosa as a middle name for DD2 after MIL as I didn’t like it. I also couldn’t get DH to understand that it would be said without a rolled Spanish R and it really wasn’t the same with a West London accent!

OddsNSodsBitsNBobs · 06/04/2021 20:47

@jupeBex

I think they're lovely names, our DD is due in May and she will be named Rosalía (Rosa-lee-ah). OH is Mexican and we think it is a beautiful, classic and lesser heard of (as far as I know)
That's a lovely name jupe!

I know a Rosalia (no accent) but its pronounced Rose-ah-Lee-ah. Nice both ways.

ILoveShula · 05/04/2021 14:31

I know a Rose, she's a Rosalind on her BC. Beautiful name.

Edenember · 05/04/2021 09:12

Rose or Rosanna are lovely 😊.

ImaRoisin · 05/04/2021 08:57

I'm biased. Roisin is hands down my favourite. I've never been called Raisin despite what a PP thinks and I have lived round the world.
Depending on where you live it is pronounced Row-Sheen or Rosh-Sheen. That is area dependent and doesn't bother me a bit. It is the same name, just depends on where the pronouncer
I get Ro or Rose as a nn and have done for 30 odd years. I love my name but a close runner is Roise (pronounced Ro-sha or Rocha depending on where the pronouncer is from).
All solid names you have chosen PP.

jupeBex · 05/04/2021 08:47

I think they're lovely names, our DD is due in May and she will be named Rosalía (Rosa-lee-ah). OH is Mexican and we think it is a beautiful, classic and lesser heard of (as far as I know)

May2021Mummy · 04/04/2021 23:51

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

I really like Rosalind. Then there's Rose, Rosaline, Rosemary, Rosemarie... Lots of options
I agree Rosalind is lovely and has lots of short variations
atracurious · 04/04/2021 23:41

Rosa is beautiful and so elegant

Tillygetsit · 04/04/2021 23:40

Rosa.

Bruce2 · 04/04/2021 21:27

Rose or Rosa

Then I'd nn her Rosey at home

mishgs · 04/04/2021 20:11

I love Rosa and you could have Rosie as a nickname.

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