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Is Rose a really boring common middle name?

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NiceCuppaT · 21/06/2010 12:26

does everyone have either Rose or Mae? (not that I want Mae)

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SirBoobAlot · 23/06/2010 10:21

It is very popular, but its also timeless.

alirosie · 23/06/2010 10:14

it could be worse - you could have rosemary my middle name

LimaCharlie · 23/06/2010 10:11

But not boring at all - sorry forgot to say that

LimaCharlie · 23/06/2010 10:11

Rose, Grace and May seem to be popular middle names for this generation - when I was born (70s)it was mainly Jane, Marie or Louise as middle names

Hedwig3 · 23/06/2010 10:02

I think Rose is a lovely name, that's why it gets used a lot I suppose.

vicbar · 21/06/2010 22:16

It is popular so is Grace but my DD1 has grace as a middle name as it sounded nice with her 1st name.
If it goes use it the whole middle name debate is overated you hardly ever use it anyway. Saying that Im determined to use Clemantine and the only concession I can see DH making is as a MN. - 5weeks to work on him

AndreaisSlowlyLosingIt · 21/06/2010 17:37

My little girls first name is Eleanor Rose

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NiceCuppaT · 21/06/2010 17:29

thanks for your replies! We have a shortlist of 4 girls names and rose fits all of them as a MN, so yep I guess that's why it's popular...like Ann and Louise and Jane used to be in the 70's!

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liliputlady · 21/06/2010 16:53

Rose is used all the time at the moment, but that's because it's lovely.

brimfull · 21/06/2010 16:51

Tis much better as a first name
but I am biased

grapeandlemon · 21/06/2010 16:50

It is just beautiful as a second or first name, v classic

Stokey · 21/06/2010 16:49

Yes but its still pretty

charley24 · 21/06/2010 16:29

My Dd1 has May as a middle name, after her great grandmother May.

overlysentimental · 21/06/2010 15:55

Yes it appears that they do. but they are lovely names so why not!

BongoWinslow · 21/06/2010 15:54

Love it! First or second name, it's lovely and not as common as some names.

It's my first name of choice if we have a girl - Rose Isobel

madrose · 21/06/2010 14:54

meant begged, busy typing with one hand whilst on the phone!

madrose · 21/06/2010 14:53

i wanted rose for her first name, but dh wasn't too keen, so i beg to have it as a second name, and yes we use it, fits in perfectly with her true name and abbreviated name. At the time we didn't know any other roses.

Wanderingsheep · 21/06/2010 14:46

No, I love it. It's really pretty!

diddl · 21/06/2010 14:44

I think Rose is lovely for a middle name.
I don´t have a middle name & would love Rose-no matter how many others have it

My daughter has boring/chavvy/common/70sLouise-after my lovely, lovely & much missed grandmother.

She loves it & so do I

Purplebuns · 21/06/2010 14:36

I have a Sophie Rose, I have maybe used her middle name twice? in the last 13 months...

I didn't know it was so popular as a middle name, but I still am happy with my choice.

MrsvWoolf · 21/06/2010 14:30

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starshaker · 21/06/2010 14:29

my dd will be called emily christina rose and i love it. People have comented that i should drop the rose part but i think its nice

singsinthebath · 21/06/2010 14:25

Perfectly lovely

flopsy1974 · 21/06/2010 14:23

Yes. Although it is a lovely name we changed our minds because of this reason.

DilysPrice · 21/06/2010 13:11

Yes it is, but if you can't think of anything you prefer it's a nice safe choice.
I speak as the possessor of a phenomenally dull middle name - it really really doesn't matter.