Rose or Saoirse

[lalaland1985]

I can't decide between the two names. I'm also really struggling to come up with a middle name for Rose. Any suggestions?

Saoirse Maria or Rose ? Rose Maria makes me think of the sauce that goes with prawns

I'm not keen on Rose as a middle name. It's the equivalent of Louise in the 80's - so so popular!

Rose. It's beautiful, classic but also contemporary and underused as a first name I think.

Despite growing up in Ireland, I don't really like the name Saoirse. It isn't a very nice sound to me (and yes I do know how to pronounce it ). It does have a lovely meaning though.

Love Saoirse. Would have loved it for DD, but felt that her having just one Irish link - great-grandmother on DH's side - was just a bit too tenuous to pass off as Irish heritage.

Saoirse - would have loved it for DS2. DH is Scottish. Ended up with DS2, has Irish name as well.

Rose Georgiana or Alexandra...Olivia....Sophia......actually any long 3/4 Syllable name and there are lots to choose from. Good luck

I think you'd be insane to use Saoirse if you're not in Ireland.

She'll be explaining it to people her entire life. In the bloody nursing home! It's not worth it.

I live Rose.....sounds lovely with most 3/4 syllable names I think. Eliza, Elizabeth, Georgiana, Alexandra, Olivia......loads to choose from just depends on style.

I don't think I'd be 'insane'! Surely the U.K is a multicultural society! Is everyone who names their child anything other than an Anglo-Saxon name insane?

Blimey, I'm in the Caribbean and know two girls named Saoirse. Funnily enough, once people learn to spell it and pronounce it, they get it.

Insane? Slight overreaction, non?

That's a pretty strange point of view, really Elspeth, considering that the vast majority of names used in the UK have their origins elsewhere. And that people are probably using a wider variety of names for their children than at any point in the past.

Saoirse is becoming more widely known anyway, partly due to actress Saoirse Ronan. And Ireland is hardly the other side of the world anyway! I don't think she would have a problem with it.

I'm Irish with a similar name.

Even here it's a massive pain. If one of my service providers have an English call centre it's a massive pain as they struggle to understand that yes, that is the spelling.

I have Irish friends working in the UK with names with Irish spellings. They hate that every single person they meet is massively befuddled.

I just don't think your child will thank you for it. Don't underestimate how tedious it can be to have a name that's spelt the exact opposite of how your native language says it should be.

Apologies, Elspeth I assumed you were another Brit being narrow-minded! I see you are in Ireland with an Irish name, and have problems with other people spelling it.

But don't you think people can have problems anyway unless they have the very commonest names? And even common names like Katherine can have multiple different spellings. I have a foreign surname which call centre workers just cannot seem to get their heads round. But I can't say it bothers me that much, it is just mildly irritating.

Saoirse Rose would be a beautiful name.

Rose is a lovely name.

Even my own name (very popular in the 80's) has a couple of spellings. I'm usually asked to spell it. I think the problem will be when the name is written down and people don't know how it's pronounced.

I think Saoirse Rose would be lovely but I know you don't like Rose as a middle name

I also love the name Saoirse but would prob avoid it myself if I had a girl due to spelling and pronunciation difficulties

Some random middle names for Rose:
Rose Emily?
Rose Frances?
Rose Catherine?
Rose Tamsin?
Rose Tabitha?

They will learn and the actress SaoirseRonan has made it more popular. Roisin is a lovely name but ime (it's one of my names) very difficult for English people to get quite right. They find my much more Irish first name easier even though there isn't a name like it in English.

We have a Rose. Her middle name is Amelia.

Rose Alexandra
Rose Emmeline

I think it looks and sounds better with a longer middle name.

Yes, a longer middle name suits Rose. I still like Gabrielle. Starting to think Saoirse Maria might be a bit of a mouthful. Any ideas other than Rose for a middle name?