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Rosa

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Jtb5790 · 30/12/2021 13:15

I love it. But my mom and sister said it sounds too Spanish 😂 thoughts?

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WhatIsThisPlease · 31/12/2021 16:48

Love it. Really pretty

HPLikecraft · 31/12/2021 16:37

Great name, really pretty.

I love all the "Rose" names and have a little Rose of my own.

MajorCarolDanvers · 31/12/2021 11:53

Lovely

Buytoomuchonebay · 31/12/2021 11:48

I had a great aunt Rosa

Lovely name-very strong and classic,would suit a baby and an adult

It wouldn’t have gone with my surname which is a shame

(All I remember about mine is she had a goat and collected Toby jugs!)

Councilworker · 31/12/2021 11:27

It's a brilliant name. I have one and she is very cool and loves her name. I do have some distant South American heritage and it also is a nod to my husband's background who is Jewish but it's a beautiful name whatever your background and also travels well if you live outside of English-speaking countryside (except China). As well as Parks and Luxembourg Rosa May Billinghurst is also a very admirable Rosa, she was a suffragette and attended protests in her wheelchair.

Theforest · 31/12/2021 11:18

It's lovely. Was on my list but I had boys

pradavilla · 31/12/2021 11:11

I don't like it. You need to stop discussing names. I had to learn from this as mum kept giving her opinion way too much so after that I told no one her name until she was born.

RowsOfHolly · 31/12/2021 11:10

Great name.

Another adding to the chorus of ‘don’t discuss’. It’s your baby, you can’t decide by committee, and once a baby is born and named people associate the name with the baby and wind their necks in with their opinions.

Musmerian · 31/12/2021 11:05

@Noshowlomo

It’s beautiful. My niece is called Rosa x
Me too. Strong name and great associations. Rosa Parks and Rosa Luxembourg.
Blackberrybunnet · 31/12/2021 11:03

Love it. Not too Spanish at all. Now, Conchita ....

IsFuzzyBeagMise · 31/12/2021 11:01

It was on my list twelve years ago, but I went with Rosalind as a middle name instead.

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 31/12/2021 10:58

We went for it. She's 5 4 months now. We are South American though... so the Spanish sound was intentional.

QuiltedHippo · 31/12/2021 10:37

Ooh I love it, if I had another DD I think it'd go on the list!

Wellington17 · 31/12/2021 08:24

Absolutely love it! It’s on our list. Go for it 😊

PurrBox · 31/12/2021 08:06

I associate it most with Rosa Parks. Beautiful name!

CherryMaple · 31/12/2021 07:57

I love it. Our surname starts with ‘Sa’ so couldn’t use it, so we went for Rosalind as a middle name.

Rosa as a first name is beautiful. I wouldn’t automatically associate it with Spanish. DD1’s name has a Spanish history, but has been used in English for decades so no one would consider it now a Spanish name.

Go for it OP!

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Jtb5790 · 31/12/2021 04:58

@DockOTheBay

Rosa is gorgeous. I wouldn't automatically think Spanish but even if some people do, why is that a problem?
Not a problem at all for us. Just didn't know if we were missing something. But these replies have firmly confirmed we weren't missing anything at all 🤣
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DockOTheBay · 31/12/2021 03:27

Rosa is gorgeous. I wouldn't automatically think Spanish but even if some people do, why is that a problem?

frenchfancy81 · 31/12/2021 03:23

Our niece's name and I think it's lovely. She's the only one I know, too. Your child, your choice, so ignore anyone else!

ColinRobinson · 31/12/2021 03:13

I love it, it’s one of my favourite names. Had to settle for using it for my cat, though.

Also Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99 is badass.

BFPDec21 · 31/12/2021 02:56

Lovely!

I wouldn't discuss baby names either, there was a 4 week wait for registration of our first and we told people we didn't have a name until she was registered. Of course we called her the name we gave her in private though. We didn't regret it one bit.

DramaAlpaca · 30/12/2021 19:28

I have a slight preference for Rose, but Rosa is gorgeous too.

stitchinguru · 30/12/2021 19:26

My daughter (16) is Rosa Esther (middle name after my Mum).
I’ve never regretted it, she likes it and she’s the only one we/she knows.
I do think it suits darker hair/complexion and fortunately she has both.
Go for it.

Nevilleneville · 30/12/2021 19:21

Beautiful name. I’ve got one, with a very boring English surname. Incidentally, my DSis also said it sounded too Spanish. I ignored her!

Some wonderful Rosa’s in history too.

Noshowlomo · 30/12/2021 19:13

It’s beautiful. My niece is called Rosa x

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