Rosanna/Roseanna

[DeeDeeDaisy]

I started a very similar thread the other day about our DD's middle name 😅

Her first name will be Rosanna, probably spelt like this. In fact, we were pretty set that it would be spelt like this. To me, this looks better and is more common...and that's how it's spelt in Toto's song so it must be right surely 😂
My mum seems to think Roseanna is the 'proper' way and Rosanna would be pronounced Roz-Anna 🙄
I'm annoyed because I haven't actually told anyone that this is the name we have chosen for this reason, as I'm now second guessing it. My mum was commenting on it because it's on our shortlist.

How would you spell it?
Would you pronounce Rosanna the same way as Roseanna?

My Rosanna is 12 and no one has ever pronounced her name Roz- Anna, always Ro- sanna. We have had people adding the e in the middle when writing it but it's not a big issue. It's a great name! What are you thinking for a middle name? We chose Rosanna Eve

Rosanna looks much nicer and more "correct".
Roseanna looks like a mishmash of 2 names.
I would pronounce them the same - effectively Ro - Zanna.

Thanks everyone - we're sticking with Rosanna!

@brackengirl we're going for Esme Jayne. Esme is another one that my mum decided is spelt wrong but as it's a middle name I'm just going with the most common, least complicated version😅She'll get over it seeing as Jayne is in honour of her!

The Duke of Roxburgh's daughter was Rosanagh. I really hate myself for knowing that.
Isn't Esmée the female version of the name?

I could have written this.

Yes, Esmée

Pressed send a tad prematurely, ha!

That is probably the 'proper' way, but it's most commonly spelt Esme (from what I've seen on the internet and people I've met) and like I said, as it's a middle name I can't be faffed with the accent!

I also read Rosanagh like Rose-ann-agg 😂