What do you think?

[elsieotter]

I am due my first baby, a little girl, on the 1st November. I think I might be decided on the name Rosabel Blake surname for her.
I think Rosabel is just so pretty. Can be spelt Rosabelle but have gone for this spelling as it’s less flouncy. Wanted a unisex middle name to kind of soften it up a little bit but also add a modern twist. I think that makes it a little ‘quirky’ too?? What do you think?

Quite like it. Not names I would pick but goes well together.

It’s lovely. Rosabel Blair is also nice.

Rosabel is nice but I personally see Blake as a masculine name, not unisex.

I love Rosabel. I prefer the Rosabelle spelling. It’s such a pretty feminine name though. Why ruin it with a masculine name like Blake. You either like frilly and pretty names or you don’t.
Even if Blake was a feminine name it doesn’t even flow with Rosabel in sound or vibe.

Love Rosabel but find Blake really harsh. Reminds me of Blake Carrington and Blake from Home & Away, which thoroughly dates me...!

Isn't Rosabel a bit like Babybel?

Rosabel is okay. Blake is a weird choice, though.

I don’t want the name to be overly frilly - I like the contrast. I have a name along the lines of Blake and my middle name is Arabella which kind of pretties it up so I want to pretty this name down a little! I probably make no sense.
Maybe I’ll have a look at some other options, what do you suggest?

@MikeUniformMike there are plenty of Isabels and Annabels flying around :)

Rosabel Jane
Rosabel Kate
Rosabel Ferne
Rosabel Frances
Rosabel Marie

All pretty with out being too frilly

I think they go well. I prefer Rosabel spelling, but also prefer Isobel, Annabel, to the elle spellings!

They aren't my style of name but I like them.

I quite like Rosabel. Blake is not my style but I can understand your thinking. Personally I prefer something like Rosabel Blythe, but it's not up to me - Rosabel Blake fits what you are looking for.

I think I prefer the middle spelling of Rosabell as it looks more complete. Blake is a great contrasting name. I knew a little girl called Sarah Brook and thought the contrast went very well.
Middle names like Ann, Jane, Marie etc are so predictable they are boring — usually have little meaning except that they flow well

Oh I quite like it. Never heard of it. Why not. It's quirky but easy to spell and pronounce and a bit different

Only 16 babies in 2017 were named rosabell x

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I like Rosabel but not with Blake
Bel-bl sound straight after each other

Rosabel Brooke? That's a more unisex middle name than Blake I think

I like Rosabel but agree the bel-bl sounds is weird

@elsieotter I like it and I like your reasoning too. It's a yes from me!

I’m not a great fan of the name, sorry. If you love it go for it.

Would it be pronounced Rose-a-bel or Roz-a-bel?

Definitely not names I would consider but they go really nice together. I like it.

I actually really like Rosabel Blake.

I think Rosabel is wonderful. As the owner of a ‘bel’ name myself, I always massively preferred my spelling over the ‘belle’ one, although even with the ‘bel’ spelling you can still shorten it to ‘Belle’ when you go through a Beauty and The Beast fan stage!

Also my second name starts with a B and I have always had compliments on the alliteration between my names. So... yeah, Rosabel Blake. I’m saying absolutely go for it. It’s awesome.

Oh yeah and as a ‘bel’, may I just that ‘bell’ name endings can get you called ‘dingdong’ by some nasty kid. I was always so glad that I could prove my name was just with the one L, it shut them up.