valentina or roseanne?

[indecisivemama93]

i’m unable to decide between valentina and roseanne, i had my heart set on roseanne as i like the fact it can be shortened to rose but valentina has thrown a curveball! which do you think would be a better name?

Sorry but I only think Valentina works if you have Italian in your family. It sounds particularly bad with very English surnames eg Valentina Smith, Valentina Coats. Makes it sound very chavvy IMO (sorry I know that term is disliked on MN but I’m being honest).
Only sounds right to me if followed by an Italian surname eg Valentina Romano.

I like Roseanne but think Rosanna or Rosalie would be better.

V interesting OP. Please don't use Roseanne if you may ever move to USA. Any diminutive of it is fine but not that full name, at least for another 5+ years.

Valentina is lovely but let’s face it she’s going to be called val or Tina, neither of which are great in my opinion

Rose is a lovely name though.

I know a Valentina who goes by her full name. It's beautiful

Rosalind is nicer than Rosanne etc.

I prefer Rose names. Rose, Rosanna, Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosamund, and Rosalie all sound a touch more feminine and romantic to me than Roseanne though.

100% Rose. It is so pretty and elegant and isn’t that commonly used as a first name.

Valentina, as many PP have said, is lovely as a whole name but the whole ‘Val’ and ‘Tina’ bit would be putting me off.

I love Rosanna but I don’t like it pronounced Roseanna. I prefer it pronounced Ro sanna

I know a teenage Rosanna who used to be Rose/Rosie but now goes by Sanna which really suits her.

@Crabsy

Sorry but I only think Valentina works if you have Italian in your family. It sounds particularly bad with very English surnames eg Valentina Smith, Valentina Coats. Makes it sound very chavvy IMO (sorry I know that term is disliked on MN but I’m being honest). Only sounds right to me if followed by an Italian surname eg Valentina Romano.

I like Roseanne but think Rosanna or Rosalie would be better.

Completely agree. Dani Dyer is a great example of this!

I love Roseanne! It’s unusual but not too out there. Valentina is ok as a full name but I don’t like Val/Tina which are the obvious nicknames and I do think it would get shortened as it is quite long.

Rose is so so beautiful. I prefer it to any other Rose names.
I also love Valentina. You can’t go wrong @indecisivemama93

Valentina is a beautiful name! It means strong and healthy

How funny, one of these is my name and one is DD1's!

I obviously like them both 😜

Oh and Valentina isn't just used in Italy, it's used in Spain, most of central Europe and South America. DH is from central Europe 😊 the root name is Valentine, the Saint, so it's pretty international.

Like both names but Valentina pips it to the post

I know a Valentina, she goes by Lina.

Although I would try not to shorten it. My name is four syllables and is never shortened.

Roseanne Barr.