Rosie or Rosa

[tildaandarchiesmummy]

I am expecting baby no.3 in June, she will be the sister to Matilda and Archie. We had decided on Rosie India with the help of mumsnetters, but after meeting 3 young babies called Rosie in the church creche i am worried it may be to popular. DH says he likes Rosa, what do you prefer Rosa or Rosie.

Rose with rosie as Nn if you want. I do like rosa but don't think it sounds as pretty as rose/Rosie

I like both also like Rosina. I don't know many little ones but two of the under fives are Rosies.

Rose with Rosie as nn
I don't know any children called Rosie

In approximate order of preference:

1. Rose
2. Rosie
3. Rosalie
4. Rosemary
5. Rosa, Rosalind, Rosamund

Rosie is a nickname.

I prefer Rosa. You could always use Rosie as a nickname.

For me, Rosa is very pretty and more unusual than Rosie. I think it'll work better as an adult name too. Rosie for short as a child is lovely though!

I'm all for names that can be cute and short for babies, kids and teens but then when all grown up, they can use their full name (Florence/Florrie, Emily/Emmy, Alexandra/Lexi etc...)

I like Rosa a lot. I have also come across Rosalia which is pretty.

I like Rosa. Rosalind and Rosamund are lovely too.

is Archie an Archie or an Archibald?
If Archie you need something ,fuller, than Rosie IUSWIM IMHO

Rosa is by far the prettiest imo

Rose :)

Rosie

Not Rosie too twee and it makes me think of the bloody Cbeebies program.

Rose is beautiful.

Rosalie

how about India Rose
I think India is a cool first name and not nearly as common as Rose, Rose makes a great second name
India goes well with Tilly and Archie

Oh sorry Tilda
I did think I was wrong and wanted to go back and check but not my computer so didnt

He is an Archie, what do you mean southwest?

Archie or Archibald wasn't I clear?
Rosie is (all in my humble opinion of course) a nickname as is Archie so if your Archie is Archie not Archibald then you are fine with a Rosie
If your Archie is Archibald then she/you met well think that a non nickname version of Rosie is better and she can then be called Rosie.

FWIW one playgroup I go to has had 2new baby Rose /Rosies since Christmas!!!
India Rose is nice

Yeah see i don't really like Rose as a name, so the decision would be between Rosa or Rosie. India Rose is nice bit am not sure if i like it enough, if you see what i mean. In Matilda's nursery class there are 3 Rosie's only one called Rosie though the others have double names such as Rosie Mae and the other is called Rosie-lillie, which i think is quite pretty.

defo Rosa. my cousin has a Rosa and she is the cutest little girl. At first i wasn't mad on it but now i think it's a gorgeous name!

I have a Rosie so I am biased :)

We debated for days and days over her name, DH liked Ella but I didn't like it, and also didn't like Rosie Ella. We thought about Rosella for a while but it just wasn't right.

In the end we settled on Rosie, because she had the lovliest pink cheeks :) She still gets that lovely blush, so Rosie suits her perfectly. We call her Rosie Posy - she loves Roses as a flower too bless her :) She said that she would use Rose as a short name when she's older which is fine with me. I know one other Rosie, so not too popular here.

Rosa

I shouldn't say Rosa cos that's my number one name for a DD if I ever have one . I think it beats Rosie long term cos I think of Rosie as a little girl's name, not a grown woman's name. Rosa Parks and Rosa Luxembourg are two very influential political icons. It works in Italian, Spanish and German as well as English.

Have you thought of Rosalie?

Rosa is beautiful, classic yet not too popular, its my choice for dd due any time now. You can always call her Rosie as a nn too its a legitamate nn for Rosa