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which name sounds best with rose?

13 replies

shiminet · 15/09/2024 17:50

olivia, eleanor, or genevieve?

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sel2223 · 15/09/2024 17:55

Honestly, i think Rose is a name that goes with literally anything!

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 15/09/2024 17:55

Olivia out of those

MistyF · 15/09/2024 17:58

I voted Eleanor because I like Eleanor the best

shoopshoopdedoo · 15/09/2024 18:33

Rose works with all of them. But definitely pick the first name you like best, rather than fixing it to work with a middle! Barely anyone will know or use the middle name.

DuchessOfSausage · 15/09/2024 19:34

Olivia, but every other Olivia will be Olivia Rose or Grace.
Eleanor a close second. She'll be Ellie and every other Ellie/Ella will have May, Grace or Rose as a middle name.
Don't like Genevieve but it's less overused.

I'd use Rose as the first name with Olivia as a middle name.

Loooooo · 15/09/2024 19:42

Rose is the middle name for sooooo many girls so I don’t think it matters, just pick the first name you like most. Personally with such a popular middle name, I’d go for a less popular first name so I’d probably choose Genevieve from your list

OccasionalHope · 15/09/2024 19:44

Genevieve if Rose is the mn.

Olivia if Rose is the first name,

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 15/09/2024 20:19

Rose is one of those names that works with almost everything- which is why pretty much every girl in the last 20/25 years has Rose, May or Grace as a middle name. It’s the Jane, Anne, Claire or Louise of the past. Maybe consider Rose for a first name instead as it would sound more interesting and timeless? Rose Olivia, Rose Genevieve or Rose Eleanor sound very nice.

Or perhaps use a Rose sounding name instead so she stands out a bit from the other girls - Olivia Rosalie,Eleanor Rosalie or Genevieve Rosanna are great imo.

Iamiams · 15/09/2024 21:02

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I always look at the initials after a someone I know got married and their new initials were TIT (and used on work docs until management changed them).

All the above seem ok. I would like to be a GRR - sums up work at the moment.

lemontart13 · 16/09/2024 07:59

I would say Isabella is a good pick because it sounds so elegant, exactly like a rose, almost like it has royal heritage

Hannahspeltbackwards · 16/09/2024 08:48

I can't think of any name that doesn't go with Rose.

I love Genevieve!

Atishooo · 16/09/2024 09:58

Every girl has Rose as a middle name so they all go. Every Olivia will be an Olivia Rose or May/Grace so it really doesn’t matter.

They’re the equivalent of Marie/Louise/Jane.

DuchessOfSausage · 16/09/2024 10:51

Atishooo · 16/09/2024 09:58

Every girl has Rose as a middle name so they all go. Every Olivia will be an Olivia Rose or May/Grace so it really doesn’t matter.

They’re the equivalent of Marie/Louise/Jane.

Edited

This. The names weren't popular first names in the past, so the 'It's a family name' doesn't really ring true most of the time. They're nice enough as first names but seem like filler middle names.

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