Rosie Lea or Bonnie Lea

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The Lea is pronounced 'Lee' and is after my best friend so can't change.

We have a little girl called Bethany so quite like the idea of two B's...

Although our surname is a little like Wright and think Rosie Wright has a nice ring to it.

Opinions please

I agree with all pp about Rosie lea, but what about Rosie something lea?

To those who have expressed opinions without referring to me as stupid or selfish, thank you

Rosie Lea? erm...no!

As a girls name people will pronounce it Lee-ah but Lee is a girl's name.

How about Leigh?

I wouldn't choose Rosie because if the tea connotations.

Alternatives could be

Annabella Lee (Bella)
Annabelle Lee
Rosemary Lee
Ava Lee
Anna Lee
Eliza Lee

^sorry Lea!

Thanks for the suggestions but the Lea can't be changed as its a personal name. Unlikely to be used enough to worry how others may pronounce it.
I'm thinking about another name in between the two as some have suggested though.
Thanks

Neither name is very suitable. Rosie Lea is like the gypsy fortune teller on the pier. Bonnie Lea is equally dire. Think again.

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Even more amazing but I'm adopted and only had my bm name to go on.
I have gone back to 1800 and now it gets difficult, due to their lifestyle.
I started because I believed I owed it to our dc. They aren't at all interested but I've caught the bug.

OP. Rosie is lovely and so is lee lovely to honour your friend. Please don't put them together.

Hang on - you're just planning to use it as a middle name? I thought it was going to be Rosie-Lea or Bonnie-Lea? My apologies.

That's an amazing story potato! I got back to the early 1700's - it is addictive, isn't it? - but no-one as interesting as Gypsy Rose Lee sadly

My mum and her sister both have the same initial. Her sister always opened all her post. She hated it.

Rosalind Lea?
Rosamund Lea?

Can be known as Rosie, Rosa, Roz or Rozzie.

Please call her Rosie Lee, it is just so funny!

Seeing as Lea will just be the middle name and therefore only brought out on special occasions I don't see the problem with Rosie Lea.

I always think Bonnie is a bit flimsy. Babies are bonny but it isn't really a good strong name.

Wasn't expecting my post to cause such a.... 'stir'

Maybe I'm still struggling to understand what a big deal Rosie Lea is after going to school with a boy called Bramwell Appleton and being taught by a Mary Christmas. Yes, really!

And yes Lea is just a middle name

Squoosh we actually started to like the name Bonnie so much after so many people described my daughter as bonny. I also like that it's a bit different and makes another B.

Haven't even thought about the possibility of a boy! Although I think I'll be more cautious posting on here for advice next time.

Even if you are unaware of Cockney rhyming slang, an awful lot of people in this country know what Rosie Lee is. So by opting for it, you are just setting her up for jokes her entire life.

I would also be cautious of naming a child something that they may not turn out to be. Not saying you won't of course have a stunning daughter, but names like Bonnie and Melody (if the child is tone deaf) would make me worry a bit.

Rosanna x Lea ?

For x, something plain? Eg Margaret? Susan, with a family connotation?

Or something more exotic, Abigail, Beatrix, Fern, Maude,

As you can see, I prefer Rosie, though if there were an underlying name for Bonnie, that might be ok. Benedicta, for example. And I think another middle name would help. Benedicta ( meaning blessed) Caroline Lea .

I do think that where cockney has spread, if you have Rosie and Lea together she will be teased and it's awful. Years of it.

How about Bonita Lea? Bonnie for short

Unfortunately with the Lea ending they both sound a bit like brands of something like butter.

Bethany Lea is pretty! Or could you go for a longer version of Rosie, like Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosamund and that might have a better flow with Lea?

Could you change lea to Leah / Leanne. It would still be after that person just different format. Ie we wanted to use John in memory but it didn't flow nicely so used Jonas.

Rosa Leanne could work

Lea Rose?

Or has that been suggested already?

It's fine just go with whichever you prefer. I prefer Rosie, beautiful name. Personally I'd put a second middle name in before Lea,
Rosie Anne Lea for example?
Is there a family name you could put there? But if you're not from london Rosie Lea will be fine (I even live in london and haven't heard of it) middle names aren't used enough for it to be a huge problem anyway.

I know a Rosie Leigh. She's 8. So far she's had no tea taunts regarding her name.

Wow I have never ever heard of Rosie Lee to mean tea. Learn something new every day!!

However as Lea will be a middle name I don't see the issue OP, people rarely go round calling others Firstname Middlename.

But I'd pick Bonnie.

I know a Rosie Leigh.

Cockney rhyming slang not featuring highly in these parts she was at uni before it became apparent it was slang for cup of tea.

Are you planning on calling her Rosie, middle name Lea or Rosie Lea both as first names OP? If the former I really don't think it matters.