Emma or Rosa?

[Penny2020]

Finally narrowed our list to two options, would love some opinions.

• DH is set on Emma but I’m worried it’s a bit boring (less popular in Uk now but it’s no. 1 name across US and Europe)
• I love Rosa, but DH worried it’s a little pretentious.

Any thoughts?
Thanks!

They're both excellent names. I'd say Emma is classic rather than boring but more likely to find there's another in her class.

Both nice but I prefer Emma.

Emma
I don't find it boring

I really like both names, I don't think Rosa is pretentious at all. I'd probably go for Emma as I've always liked it.

Emma is the dullest of the dull to me. Rosa is pretty and different and really elegant.

Rosa

I absolutely adore the name Rosa. Had it lined up for DC2 but he was a boy! I'd pick Rosa, but Emma is also a nice classic name.

Until I came on MN baby name boards, to me, I didn't like Emma at all. It always seemed very dated and very dull. But I've started to like it because I am easily influenced and everyone on here always goes on about how classic it is! I can't find anyone OFF the MN baby names board who agrees that Emma is classic though, the genetal consensus seems to be my previous opinion - that it's really dull and a bit late 80's/early 90's.

To me, while I have begun to LIKE Emma, and think of it as 'pretty', I LOVE Rosa and think of it as strong, classy, international and beautiful. Both names are simple but to me Rosa has a dignity that Emma lacks, and will never seem dated. Wonderful namesakes too. Rosa 100% for me!

Of course Emma is classic, it's the name of one of Jane Austen's books!

@SmeleanorSmellstrop haha how funny. We're influencers on here.
I have always loved Emma though. The Jane Austin books are part of the logic I expect

Both nice, Rosa would be my preference and I wouldn't have thought it was pretentious at all!

Emma Rose would be ideal but Rose is so overused as a MN it has become cliche.

Both lovely but Emma gets my vote. It's my favourite name!

Both nice, but Emma much more of a classic so won’t date, so I’d go with that. Richer history also.

Yes, Emma is a true classic with a history going back to the Middle Ages. It's my favourite name.

I like Rosa too, though I prefer the simplicity of Rose.

Emma is a beautiful name, very elegant and classic. I also like Rosa, but Emma has the edge

Both nice classic names but I prefer Rosa.

I don't think Rosa is pretentious at all, my mother used to work with one about 15 years ago and I remember thinking what a lovely name it was and it's been on my list ever since. It's just a different form of the classic Rose in the way Jacob is another form of the classic James.

Rosa is lovely

I know you didn’t ask this, but how about Ember? Heard it the other day and thought it was lovely.

I love Emma. I wanted that for my DD but we compromised on Emily.

Emma

LOVE ROSA!

I’ve not had girls but if I had one it was my first choice after Rosa the beautiful from Isabelle Allende’a House of the Spirits

Pretentious?! Rosa is great - strong, international and feminine. I think of Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn99.
I slightly prefer Emma though - classic and smart.
But they are both great.

Although I far prefer Emma, that is not because Rosa is "pretentious"! It is not. I just don't like it and I love Emma.

Both are nice - but Emma is such a classic with a long history that it would be my choice. If it had been Rose rather than Rosa I would have struggled more (I do love the more classic sounding, romantic Rose).