help me sell rosalie to my husband!

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We're pretty much agreed with Rosie but are wondering about a longer version - but he prefers Rosemary and I prefer Rosalie. I know its a Latin/French name (and I love Amelie/Emilie etc) but he sees it as southern US. I have also learnt that it is in twilight but that is no interest to either of us.

anyone know any good Rosalie's or have anything else to offer to help?

Its a lovely name. Roz-a-lee in France, Rosa-lee elsewhere. I had no idea it was a Southern US name.

Lovely girl at school was Rosalie, bit more unusual than Rosemary IMO but both pretty.

Prn rose - a lee or roz - a lee?

There was a lovely girl at my son's primary school with that name, an exotic beauty, she'd been adopted (Brazilian I think).

I don't like Rosalie particularly, and it does remind me of Twilight (probably just because I have a pre-teen dd).

What about Rosalind, Rosalinda, Rosaline, Roseanne/Rosanna(h) or Rosamund?

Rosalind is much nicer. And better As You Like It than Twilight, IMHO.

I like it, and prefer it to any other Rose variation, but don't know if that will carry much weight with your DH. I like Rosemary too but it is very 1950s. Rosalie is less common, so not associated with any particular time. I associate it with the late actress Rosalie Crutchley.

hummmm, no consensus then.. should we stick with just Rosie?

How about Rosa? Would work with nn Rosie. And is a fab name as it is the name of my DD

Dont know if it helps but the band thin lizzy have a wonderful song called rosalie. Might help if he's a rock fan?

I seem to remember that the other little girl (the one that wasn't Florence) in the Magic Roundabout was called Rosalie. As Florence has now come back into fashion, so should Rosalie. Think this may be clutching at straws.

I like rosa, rose & Rosie.

Rosaleen? Rosella? Rosetta?

Have yyou thought of ROSALIA (pron ROSE-AH-LEAH)

We love Rosie but don't like the longer versions of it except love Rosanna. He might like it? Could go Anna if she doesn't like being a Rosie or a Rose?