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Rose- what do people think?

51 replies

Adams459 · 30/05/2025 09:41

Thanks!

Other names on our shortlist are;
Maeve
Isla
Cora
Callie

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Rockfordpeach · 30/05/2025 09:44

I love Rose

JadedFilly · 30/05/2025 09:48

Rose - incredibly dull and ubiquitous. If my parents had named me this I would have changed it as soon as possible.

Maeve and Isla seem like ‘nothing’ names to me.

Callie seems unfinished- as if the parents couldn’t be bothered to write out a full name on the birth certificate.

Cora is ok. A little harsh, but ok.

Roaminginthegloaming · 30/05/2025 09:51

Rose is lovely.

My mother’s name is Rosemary but she actually likes being called Rose. (Her middle name is Elizabeth, which goes better with Rosemary tbh).

MmeChoufleur · 30/05/2025 09:52

It’s timeless, classy and beautiful. So much nicer than the ridiculous made-up names that are currently in fashion.

WtafIsThat · 30/05/2025 09:54

I just find it very boring. And it’s every other girl’s middle name.

I love Callie, Isla is nice but very popular, and there are about a million Isla-Rose’s out there.

middleagedandinarage · 30/05/2025 09:56

I like it! Elegant, timeless, pretty, sensible 👌

user1492757084 · 30/05/2025 10:32

All are lovely.

Isla 10/10
Rose 9/10
Maeve 9/10
Callie 8/10
Cora 6/10

MrsSkylerWhite · 30/05/2025 10:34

Like it. Rosie when little, Rose as an adult.

Beamur · 30/05/2025 10:35

Sorry, I think it's a dull name, doesn't sound nice out loud and hasn't really got the old lady charm of some similar names. I like Rosemary though.
Callie is cute but feels like a nickname. Could be short for Callista? Calypso?
Maeve is my favourite your list. I think Cora is quite harsh too.
Isla is ok

itsgettingweird · 30/05/2025 10:39

I love Rose and Maeve.

I like Isla and Callie.

Cora is ok.

throwing another name out there Freya is along those lines too imo.

Freya Rose would be lovely!

MotherOfCatBoy · 30/05/2025 10:40

Love Rose, always have.

Also like Cora from your list.

PanderBare · 30/05/2025 11:07

Insipid.

tsmainsqueeze · 30/05/2025 11:08

Beautiful and classic .

tedibear · 30/05/2025 11:57

i think Rosie is a more modern and prettier name. Rose seems very traditional and old.

From your list I think Cora is the best and not so popular.

Moreteaandchocolate · 30/05/2025 13:05

I like it - a simple classic.

I like all your name ideas, but would choose Rose personally - it feels the most classy and timeless.

Adams459 · 30/05/2025 13:19

@itsgettingweird Freya would be our first choice but it’s my daughters best friends name, so not sure!

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wizzler · 30/05/2025 13:35

Love Rose, Rosa and Rosalind.
cora is also lovely

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 30/05/2025 13:37

I like it best out of your list. Then Cora. Not a fan of Maeve. Isla is ubiquitous (I teach about 6). Callie is ok but sounds like a shortening.

NotMeekNotObedient · 30/05/2025 13:41

I like it. Classic. Pretty. Easy to spell.

Yerdug · 30/05/2025 13:49

PanderBare · 30/05/2025 11:07

Insipid.

And I'd also struggle with the name of a serial killer.

itsgettingweird · 30/05/2025 14:25

Adams459 · 30/05/2025 13:19

@itsgettingweird Freya would be our first choice but it’s my daughters best friends name, so not sure!

I wouldn’t avoid a name because a DC has a friend with that name.

For a start they may be best friends now but ……..

also you’d eventually run out of names if you went for a 3rd 😂

shoelady2 · 30/05/2025 14:30

It’s a pretty name but it is pretty meh. For me it’s the female version of James - timeless and certainly nothing wrong with it but just incredibly dull. Rosie is nicer or Rosemary.

GuineapigOlympics · 30/05/2025 14:32

Rose is one of my favourite girls names. If I’d had a daughter she would have been Rose. I would be happy to be called Rose myself!

You other names are also,lovely, but I like Rose best.

Bobbieiris · 30/05/2025 14:35

I love Maeve and Isla!! Like Rose too but prefer the others, especially Isla

coatandwellies · 30/05/2025 14:37

Rose is a beautiful name.
Easy to spell, classic, just perfect imo
After decades of teaching, I haven't come across a little Rose.
Taught a few children called Rosie, Callie and Isla (ok if you like popular names though)