Ffion or Rose

[Staceyrhe]

Hubby and I love both of these names but can't settle on one. Is Ffion too Welshy? Is Rose too much of a 'second name'?
Help.

Rose is gorgeous and hardly used as a first name. It is simple and classic.

Ffion is very Welsh and a bit frumpy.

Ffion is a lovely name , and not harsh at all
Rose is lovely too ,
I prefer Ffion

Ffion, definitely. I had it picked out for DS1. I've only known lovely Ffions, it's a gorgeous name.

Fionn is an Irish boys name so Ffion ends up sounding a bit masculine to my ears because of that.

Ffion is nice, but I have a special fondness for Fiona.

Rose is nice, Rosa is even nicer and the two I've known have been lovely girls.

Ffion is a lovely name, it is unquestionably Welsh, doesn't stop people using Dylan, Megan, Seren, Rhys, Bethan etc. I think Ffion is becoming more mainstream in recent years and more popular too.

Rose is a middle name, rosalie, Rosie or Rosa work better with rose as a nickname.

Just to be aware, in French "fion" means "anus" - a friend had the mickey taken out of her a lot over there.

(Penny similarly did - pénis).

I don't like Ffion at all. The only one I've come across is William Hague's wife and I don't really like to be reminded of William Hague.

Rose is lovely and although mega popular as a middle name doesn't seem to be that commonly used as a first name.