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

[LoopyLupo]

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?

[LoopyLupo]

Dh has read the thread and is convinced we should.

I'm still not sure

[Br0na]

cuppa rosie lea!? he's mad.

if your sur name were Murray would he use Ruby?

it's the same.

[Br0na]

HorryIsUpduffed is right, so many names have the name 'leigh' bolted on to the end these days you need to make sure it's clear what the sur name is. I think if you say your name and your sur name it's fairly important that the sur name is discernible.

Rosamund Lea. I think you should put one on the bc so that occasionally she can use it. Rosemary Lee, but everybody calls me Rosa. your dh won't be the one standing there saying 'no lea is the sur name. my first name is just Rosa, no not Rosalie, Rosa Pause Lea. fgs!

[ScrambledSmegs]

Rosa is a lovely name. DD2 was going to be Rosamund, nn Rosa till DH decided he actually didn't like it . It means 'Rose of the world'


I don't see the problem with your surname either.

[AttilaTheMeerkat]

No, no and no again. Child's name is an inherent part of her identity; she won't thank you for giving her such a ridiculous monikor. What is your DH thinking?.

[ChasedByBees]

I think it would be fine. They sound quite good together as you can round it by adding a pause. I don't see a big problem here (and I also have an annoying surname which rules out anything ending in -a, -e as well as a whole host of other names so I feel your pain).

[LaRegina]

I think the rhythm of a name is just as important - so with a very short surname like that I would be using a first name with at least three (or more) syllables - like Jessica Lee, Imogen Lee, Catherine Lee, etc etc!

[MoottonBun]

Since you already have the issue with DD1's name even though it doesn't make a "real name", e.g. Jane Lee, but still have to explain/adapt it anyway, why not just go with Rosa Lee as you can't avoid it whatever it is...
Also, how about:
Rosetta Lee
Rosalba Lee
Rosina Lee
Rosella Lee
or to hell with it, Rosalie Lee?

[LoopyLupo]

Mottoon - you have a good point there. And I have to spell our surname everytime so maybe its an issue we have regardless.

[DanicaJones]

I wouldn't do it because of the cockney rhyming slang 'Cup of Rosie Lee. ' First thing I thought of and I'm not a Londoner.

[ElleCloughie]

I think it's a pretty name, which goes eatly with the surname, and as for it getting confused with the surname, how often do people address someone they know by their full name? There are plenty of other names out there which will make people raise their eyebrows, I don't see this as being one of them.

[Boosiehs]

Definitely not. I'm someone who has to spell my name every freaking time it's asked. I wouldn't give a child a name that even now you know will cause confusion. It's not about just what you like, she'll have to live with it.

Wasn't gypsy rose lee a stripper?!

[LoopyLupo]

I have a three letter surname. I have to spell it.

This child will have to spell her surname regardless of what first name we give her.

[LoopThePoop]

The Rosalie thing would be enough for me to say no.

Every time she gives her name it will be taken as Rosalie and then she'll be asked her surname.
No, that's my name Rosa Lee.
Yes, I got that part. What's your surname?

Every. Single. Time.

[BikeRunSki]

My first name and maiden name (which I still use at work) run into each other to make another first name and it is really annoying. People think I am called something different, use that to email me (which doesn't work of course), however much of a pause I leave when introducing myself new acquaintances always mishear, post goes missing, it is a pita.

[LoopyLupo]

Any other suggestions for longer versions of Rosa?

None of them are thrilling dh so far.

[BikeRunSki]

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.

[flybynight]

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.

[HighJinx]

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.

[AndWhenYouGetThere]

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

[TobyLerone]

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.

[LoopyLupo]

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.

[LoopyLupo]

Is that a prime example of overthinking?

[TobyLerone]

Yep :o