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I think we're going to ignore the surname issue. Are we mean?

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LoopyLupo · 20/08/2013 07:43

Our surname rhymes with (and has the same number of letter as) pea but starts with a 'L'.

I am pg with dc3. We have two dds and I haven't used my favourite girls name with them because of the surname issue. The name is Rosa. So when said together it can be confused as one name.

Dh is all for throwing caution to the wind and saying the surname issue will be a minor one. He has also fallen in love with the name.

This is our last baby and will be the last chance to use it.

What do you think?

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TobyLerone · 22/08/2013 22:03

Rosanna is lovely. Good compromise :)

HorryIsUpduffed · 22/08/2013 22:02

Hurrah for Rosanna!

How long have you got? Not long enough for him to change your his mind I hope.

LoopyLupo · 22/08/2013 21:48

Good news - dh likes Rosanna!

It seems I had run all the other 'rose' names past him but had somehow missed that one or he wasn't listening.

Anyway he really likes it so I think we're going with Rosanna nn Rosa.

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LoopyLupo · 22/08/2013 19:36

I like Rosanna, dh not so keen. I may be able to take him round.

I think Amanda ends the same as Rosa Toby.

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christinarossetti · 22/08/2013 19:30

Rosa is the best girl's name.

Fact. Go for it I say.

TobyLerone · 22/08/2013 19:24

Doesn't Amanda have the same ending as Rosa?

exoticfruits · 22/08/2013 18:56

Yes it would be mean.

ChippingInHopHopHop · 22/08/2013 18:51

TheaLee - absolutely not!

I wouldn't use Rosa. It will drive her batshit.

Charlotte is a bit of a 'run on' name though.

I think, before Lee, the names that work best are those that have a 'hard' ending. Amanda, Helen, Caitlin, Sarah, Heather, Jennifer (but of course something less 70's would be better!!) - things that don't 'run' or make you go thththhhheh in between :)

HighJinx · 22/08/2013 18:39

If you don't want to go with Rosa have you discounted Rosetta, Roseanne, Rosanna, Rosemary, Rosamund and Rosalind?

HighJinx · 22/08/2013 18:31

Thea Lee runs into one word too much I think. Sort of sounds like dearly.

Names with a stronger ending would be better with your surname which is no help when you like names like Rosa and Thea.

Mckayz · 22/08/2013 18:14

Don't like Thea at all. I think it sounds worse with your surname too.

TobyLerone · 22/08/2013 18:09

Stop second-guessing yourself. Rosa is beautiful. It's far nicer than Thea and goes much better with your surname.

LoopyLupo · 22/08/2013 18:02

Ok, if not Rosa. What about Thea?

I hate my surname

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Alisvolatpropiis · 22/08/2013 12:08

Isn't Rosalie a name in it's own right?

Rosa Lee would just be confused with that if nothing else.

Mckayz · 22/08/2013 09:44

I would go for it. I am always spelling my name. Always have done since I was little and its the same since getting married. Takes a few seconds. It won't hinder her for life.

LoopyLupo · 22/08/2013 09:19

I will do - although dh and I seem to be further apart on this than ever

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DanicaJones · 21/08/2013 23:38

Let us know what you decide OP

TobyLerone · 21/08/2013 22:26

Yep :o

LoopyLupo · 21/08/2013 22:19

Is that a prime example of overthinking?

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LoopyLupo · 21/08/2013 22:18

We only have the 'surname' conversation at the doctors with dd1.

I do wonder though, if this baby would get it more as she grew up. Especially if her job involved introducing herself a lot.

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TobyLerone · 21/08/2013 22:08

Ugh, no. It's too pretty to hyphenate.

I'm not sure that Loop is correct. And even if she is, it really doesn't matter! People aren't really that thick. How often do you get asked your full name for official purposes where it's not just "first name?"..."last name?"? It certainly doesn't happen often to me.

AndWhenYouGetThere · 21/08/2013 20:11

You could do the hyphenated thing yourself. Something like Rosa-May, Rosa-Grace, Rosa-Jane etc.

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HighJinx · 21/08/2013 18:47

I'm with Loop

The fact that you already have to say your eldest DD's name in a special way even though together they don't make a 'real' name would make me want to avoid giving a child a full name that does sound like a first name. It makes something that is an issue more likely to cause confusion.

flybynight · 21/08/2013 18:38

I think loads of posters are massively over thinking this. Rosa Lee sounds lovely. So does Rosamund as suggested up thread. But really, if its what you want, go for it.

BikeRunSki · 21/08/2013 18:32

I have my own version of the conversation that Loop just posted about once a day.

To rub salt into the wound, my married name makes my an infamous, male rock star of the 1980s.

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