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Rose, Rosa or Clara?

58 replies

MimosaM · 01/04/2026 12:49

Big sister is Anna. We are considering...

Rose Elisabeth
Rose Evangeline

Rosa Celeste
Rosa Calliope

Clara Juliet
Clara Celeste

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 02/04/2026 08:08

Clara with either second name or another name, maybe Celine?

Idrathertalktomycat · 02/04/2026 11:08

Beautiful names.
Clara Juliet would be my choice, with Rosa Celeste as a close second.

Both Clara and Rosa complement Anna.

I had Clara and Rosanna on my short list. (I can see why you wouldn't have Rosanna already having an Anna).
I would have had Clara Eloise or Rosanna Faith.

MrsResponder · 02/04/2026 19:50

Elizabeth Rose is the nicest in my opinion.

TheToteBagLady · 02/04/2026 19:52

Clara Juliet is absolutely beautiful

RogueFemale · 02/04/2026 21:04

@MimosaM

Of your list, my vote is for Rose Elizabeth (the latter with a 'z' unless your culture spells it with an 's').

pinkpony88 · 02/04/2026 21:23

Clara Elizabeth

HeartyViper · 02/04/2026 21:26

DD is in Reception, and there is two Rosie’s, a Rosa and Clara. All pretty popular at the moment.

lemoncurdcupcake · 03/04/2026 02:09

What's quite nice about Clara Juliet is she could be CJ at some point. Cool teenage nickname territory!

Rhibledd · 03/04/2026 06:09

Love Rose. For me as a first name Rosa is always and angry Italian mother name but like it as a middle name . Not fussed on Clara.

Calliope Rosa nn Callie

Heidi2018 · 03/04/2026 19:45

Clara Juliet

Adore the name Clara but couldn't use it myself.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 03/04/2026 20:01

Clara Juliet

bloomingsbury · 03/04/2026 20:24

I like Rosa best but I think I’d go for Rosalie then shorten it because I like the flow into the middle names better.

ladyamy · 03/04/2026 20:50

rosa

Hotdayinjuly · 03/04/2026 23:20

Mumsnet loves Clara but I think it sounds like somebody trying to clear their throat

TommorrowsToday · 03/04/2026 23:22

Funnily enough, our final names were Rose, Rosa, Clara and Juliet.

We went for Rosemary on a whim.

She's known as Rose, Rosie, Rosa and Romy, depending on the day.

We would have gone with Clara but it was too samey samey with our surname (a name like Clarke).

Needspaceforlego · 04/04/2026 10:24

I'm thinking Rose and Anna go best.

Anna with Rosa or Clara sound a bit too similar, especially if your trying to shout on one of them from a distance and all they catch is the end of it.

Calliopespa · 07/04/2026 19:59

Calliope Rose.

I think Rosa loses the elegance of Rose slightly, though it is still pretty.

I also like Rose Evangeline.

Clara is nice but I prefer some of the others you have mentioned.

Firebird83 · 13/04/2026 14:54

Rose Elisabeth

Giraffehaver · 13/04/2026 22:42

Rosa Celeste

Foxytights · 14/04/2026 00:18

Clara Celeste is lovely.

SnowFrogJelly · 14/04/2026 00:43

Rosa Juliet

Pinepeak2434 · 14/04/2026 00:49

Rose Elizabeth

I had a really horrible boss called Rosa so it’s ruined the name for me unfortunately.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 14/04/2026 00:50

Clara

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BasilandTom · 14/04/2026 02:14

I bloody love all three names. I think Rosa or Clara go well with Anna as they have the ‘uh’ sound at the end.

I particularly like Rosa Celeste though.