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Is Rosanna Penelope too much?

35 replies

Corellianghost · 08/09/2024 23:00

Hello,
I am pregnant with my 2nd child due in November. It is a girl and we are set on the name Rosanna! I absolutely love the middle name Penelope but I am not sure if the combination of Rosanna Penelope is too much. I am aware that it is a mouthful but do you think it’s un usable? My other daughter is Jemima Josephine. Our last name starts with a K and is two syllables (kind of sounds like Kitchen). I do also like the middle names (Charlotte and Georgina but they just don’t compare to how much I like Penelope). I would love to hear your opinions! Thank you for your help!

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SnapdragonToadflax · 09/09/2024 05:42

It's fine. No-one will ever say Roseanna Penelope, she'll be Roseanna Kitchen.

GreenTeaLikesMe · 09/09/2024 05:42

It's fine, and nobody actually uses their middle name in real life anyway.

MistyF · 09/09/2024 05:40

I usually don't like short names anyway, but I really like Rosanna Penelope. Not every name needs to be short.

Holidays78 · 09/09/2024 05:39

I think they go nicely together. No one uses middle names anyway

sel2223 · 09/09/2024 05:18

It's a long name but I think it goes well together and sounds very sweet with your other daughters name

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 08/09/2024 23:59

I don’t see how it would be a mouthful? Unless you mean because Penelope is a 4 syllable name. No big deal imo and I love Rosanna btw (Penelope not my personal taste but if you love it, use it - middle names only really matter if the initials spell something bad/rude imo).

MiddleSock · 08/09/2024 23:08

Go for it. She’ll never use her middle name and even her friends won’t know her middle name unless she’s at a job interview or court. We didn’t even say middle names getting married. Sounds great anyway!

SaffronsMadAboutMe · 08/09/2024 23:07

No-one ever uses their middle name so it wouldn't be a problem unless she gets married, and the groom has to say it out loud.

LessOfMe99 · 08/09/2024 23:06

They are both lovely names but I don't like them together.

PumpkinScarf · 08/09/2024 23:04

I love it but I’m a sucker for long names. Also biased as DD1 is Penelope (her middle name is a Rose name too!) I also love your older daughters name. Jemima was on my list too! Great choices 😁

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