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Surname Rose

58 replies

CaitlinRo · 18/06/2025 09:56

Surname is Rose, I quite like the name Sofietta or Sophelia what do you think?

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murasaki · 19/06/2025 00:04

I was at primary school with a girl called camilla rose (rose being the surname, like yours) which I always thought was pretty.

Saisong · 19/06/2025 00:01

You can't have 'Sophie ate a rose'.

Lot of other lovely options suggested though

AndOnThatTree · 18/06/2025 23:50

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 18/06/2025 10:15

Moira 😉IYKYK

This was my first thought, A little bit Alexis.. or David.

BuckaDuck · 18/06/2025 23:46

When I read your title Georgia Rose was my first thought.

Snoodley · 18/06/2025 23:44

Elisabeth Rose

Love your surname!

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 18/06/2025 23:41

Ophelia rose is lovley

HangingOver · 18/06/2025 23:41

STELLA ROSE Cazolet fan

AnneMarieW · 18/06/2025 23:38

I agree the name Rose is so common as a middle name - which means a fair few girls will have it hyphenated with or will even just be known as “Sophia Rose”. Some people would be grateful for such a pretty surname, but I can also see how that might be annoying for you when trying to choose a name.

So if you want something that stands out with the surname Rose, then personally I’d try to find a middle ground and look for something less popular than Sophia but not as unusual as Sophelia or Sofietta -as imo it’s unfair to subject her to a lifetime of having to spell her name (or confusion with popular Ophelia in Sophelia’s case).

Is it 4 syllables you want ? How about Seraphina or Cecilia? Well known yet not overly popular. Or there is even the ancient name Sophronia? (it was used by Charles Dickens in a couple of novels but is more popular/well known in the States). Im not sure if the sound is exactly my cup of tea but I think the spelling and pronunciation of Sophronia is fairly intuitive and it shouldn’t get confused with anything else.

JillyGiraffe · 18/06/2025 19:17

I think most names would go with your beautiful surname!

itsgettingweird · 18/06/2025 18:53

They are nice names but I agree they won’t be well known and people will hear Serviette and people can be cruel.

how about

Ophelia Rose
Evangeline Rose
Emmeline Rose
Amelia Rose
Serena Rose
Verity Rose

Along the same vein as your names

Sophina Rose

IdaGlossop · 18/06/2025 18:52

SoonMummyToBeOf6 · 18/06/2025 13:14

😂😂🤣🤣

Or incontinence pads.

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 18:51

Sophelia Rose sounds lovely together, Sofietta, not as much so.
Guess I'm in the minority here!

Anonyone1 · 18/06/2025 18:41

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 18/06/2025 10:15

Moira 😉IYKYK

Clicked on the thread to say the same thing! It HAS to be Moira Rose.

CaitlinRo · 18/06/2025 18:40

Ok I get the vibe is that people hate it 🤣 I just finding it hard to name a girl with our surname. I’m worried that most names are what people double barrel with rose so I wanted something longer

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repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 18:37

I stand corrected @ForZanyAquaViewer .
I looked up glassblower tool, Soffietta ( with two "T"s) and yes, amongst other names, a soffietta is the name of a glassblower's tool.
Sofietta (one "T") is also a feminine name in Italy & Greece, and I have to wonder if many would make the tool name Soffietta connection.
Good for you though for knowing the name, you learn something new everyday :)

But is she Italian or Greek?

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 18:37

I stand corrected @ForZanyAquaViewer .
I looked up glassblower tool, Soffietta ( with two "T"s) and yes, amongst other names, a soffietta is the name of a glassblower's tool.
Sofietta (one "T") is also a feminine name in Italy & Greece, and I have to wonder if many would make the tool name Soffietta connection.
Good for you though for knowing the name, you learn something new everyday :)

ForZanyAquaViewer · 18/06/2025 16:42

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 16:06

Not where I'm from :)

Where are you from?

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 16:06

ForZanyAquaViewer · 18/06/2025 14:46

Sophelia is a name. A sofietta is a tool glassblowers use.

Not where I'm from :)

Eze · 18/06/2025 15:00

Cordelia Rose
Serena Rose

CrackOnThen · 18/06/2025 14:57

Sofettia makes me think of drainpipes. And other guttering.

ForZanyAquaViewer · 18/06/2025 14:46

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 14:40

The two names that you've suggested @CaitlinRo don't remind me of a commercial product, so no issue there.
Both names are proper names not made up to those who don't know, but are not as common as Sophia or Ophelia.
I prefer Sophelia Rose, I think it sounds nicer together than Sofietta Rose, Sofietta has a harder sound, but having three syllables they both sound good with a single syllable name.

Sophelia is a name. A sofietta is a tool glassblowers use.

poolcabana · 18/06/2025 14:42

Both absolutely awful sorry.

repeatingabaselessclaim · 18/06/2025 14:40

The two names that you've suggested @CaitlinRo don't remind me of a commercial product, so no issue there.
Both names are proper names not made up to those who don't know, but are not as common as Sophia or Ophelia.
I prefer Sophelia Rose, I think it sounds nicer together than Sofietta Rose, Sofietta has a harder sound, but having three syllables they both sound good with a single syllable name.

SoonMummyToBeOf6 · 18/06/2025 13:14

Shesellsseashellsnotinmystreet · 18/06/2025 09:58

They sound like sanitary pads...

😂😂🤣🤣

Moreteaandchocolate · 18/06/2025 13:12

Sorry not keen. Much prefer Sophia.