Rosamund?

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I see a lot of love for names beginning with Rose/Rosa and I'm wondering what everyone's opinions are on this name.

I really like the nn Rosie and I feel Rosamund is a beautiful option and slightly different to the more usual Rosalind, Rose, Rosa, etc. I also don't mind the connection with Rosamund Pike as she'a a very talented and beautiful woman so I quite like it even!

Any thoughts? xx

I much prefer Rosalind and it's really not very widely used either.

It's a lovely name.

I love it so much. Would have used it but DH said no.

We went for one of the other 'Rose' names for DD.

The only reason we didn't go for Rosamund was the difference in pronunciation (Roz-amund vs. Rose-amund) where we had a definite preference, and knew she'd be correcting people her whole life.

Love it.

I love it.

I like it and it has a lovely meaning. I like all of the Rose names.

I've never heard it pronounced Rose-amund. It's Ros-amund.

Never ever heard rose-a-mund either, only ever ros-a-mund.

I love it, probably because it the first part isn't pronounced Rose but Roz, as others have said - it just feels stronger, to me.

If that would bother you or leans too far from the "Rose" names/pronunciation you like, I'd look for another option. However I don't think there'd be anything wrong with a little Rosamund nicknamed Rose or Rosa (normal pronunciation)!

I think Rosamund very pretty- I do think ppl will call her Roz though-which I am not fond of.

If you want her to be called Rose just name her Rose?

As others have already said, it's Roz - amund, not Rose - amund.
This is because it was originally a German name, from two words meaning 'horse' and 'protection', and had nothing to do with roses.

www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601-e-2757?rskey=oso1fl&result=6219

It just happened also to look like the Latin words for 'rose' and 'world', but was always pronounced differently.

Lovely name.

Lovely.

Mund is a bit of an ugly sound but it's up to you

I really like it. I know a Rosamund who goes by 'Roz' - she's a lovely person.

I prefer Rosalind. Shakespeare name meaning beautiful rose. I know one who is retired and she's known as Rose.
I prefer Rosie or Ros/Roz as a shortening.

Rosamund means pink mouth in German- Rosa Mund

I prefer Rosalind or Rosalyn but it's nice

Rosamund and Rosalind sound very clumpy to me. Lind slightly less so.

I think it's fabulous.

Name changed for this!
I am a Rosamund and I'm going to be honest with you, I have always hated it, much to my mum's distress. I have always felt it was an ugly sounding name and hate having to give it at appointments etc.
I am, however, happy to be known as Ros, so you do at least have the option to shorten it.

Off the name change back now

I really dislike it. The "mund" is ugly and clunky to my ears.

I know a Rosamund. She never goes by her full name, she's Roz or Rozzie. Personally I don't like the mund/und sound

Rosalind is much prettier. Shortened to Rosie or Rose.