Rosamund?

[shadylamppost]

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

Rose of the world. I love the pre-raphaelite paintings of Rosamund.

I think it's an ugly sounding name and in German 'rosa' is pink and 'mund' is mouth.
I like the name Rosalind instead.

I speak Spanish and learned Latin way back when. To me Rosamund means 'rose of the world' and sounds lovely.

I think it sounds awkward and ugly and also dont like any of the ways it would be shortened

@shadylamppost I’m not particularly keen but it’s just personal taste. I prefer the Rose-Amund pronunciation but I think it would be generally pronounced rozzamund or shortened to Rozz and that would bother me. I’ve used Rose but I appreciate its very popular, however not so much as a first name. I’m not keen on Rosalind / Rosalyn / Roslyn for personal reasons (know someone with this name) . Rosina is pretty and suits all ages I feel. If the inevitable different pronunciations and shortened forms don’t bother you, go for it X

Love it. I also know a Rosane which I think is nicer than the usual spelling

Love it. Have a friend Rosamund. Roz to most. Rosie to some.

I had some uncertainty about pronunciation but thanks for clearing that up! I really do like the nickname Roz. I would like to honour my grandmother somehow and her name is Rose so I thought this was a nice option to do so.

I also like how it's a name that could potentially exist without a middle name so I'm quite keen on that. I'll definitely keep it on the list!

Love it. Rose of the world. It is a source of lasting sadness to me that DH doesn't like it - it'd be top of my list otherwise!