what do you think of the name Rosie?

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I'd be very grateful for your thoughts on the name Rosie. I'm assuming that it is univerally adored - am I right??

prefer Rose or Rosa

thanks Smac - I also think Rosie is less sugary than some of the Poppies, Daisies etc out there. Not that there is anything wrong with sugary as such but still...

I'm liking Rosie but thinking that it would be sensible as a nn with a more grown-up name on the birth certificate. Is Rosalie an option then? Not sure if I've come across anyone called that before but think I prefer it to some of the alternatives

Rosalie
Rosina
Rosemary
Roisin
Rosetta

Girlsyearapart - I'm not suggesting that a Rosie couldn't do a worthy job, just that I don't see it as a very adult name and that was an example of my perception. No offence meant to any adult Rosies out there with worthy jobs

No I didn't think you were just thought you needed convincing about worthy Rosies!

IMO- there are some girly girly names like Daisy/Gracie but for some reason I didn't class Rosie in with those.

But then again one of my children is apparently a black labrador so what do I know??

Lovely, my DDs name

Rosie is cute, but so over-used it has become bland. I agree with some of the earlier comments; the kid will grow up, so perhaps give her Rosalind or Rosamund or Rosaline (the latter was Romeo's first love in Romeo and Juliet, in case anyone blinked and missed her!) so that she has an elegant option. Or even Rozenore (three syllables), an odd but rather lovely name that belongs to one of my stepdaughter's friends.

I like Rosie. I love all the Rose names, really (with the exception of Rosamund, which I think is hideous). Rose, Rosa, Rosanna, Roseanne, Rosalie, Rosita etc

I know a few adult Rosie / Rosys and it doesn't sound overly girly or twee on them at all, funnily enough. maybe because they are not girly types?

I'm old fashioned on my view of names and like you say smother I think nn Rosie with a full name on the birth cert.
I like Rosalind or Rosalie best of the Rosie type names but any of them would be fine and then your DD will have a choice in the future.

I love it, and most of the full names which it can be used as a diminutive of.

girlsyearapart

Agree with the idea of Rosie as nn for when younger but with the option of a longer 'proper' (for want of a better word) name for adulthood if she wants it.

Actually, Smac - Rosalie is really nice and much less 'little' girly than Rosie, IMHO.

It's nice

ds2 has 3 little girls called Rosie in his class so it is very popular

Rosie (Rawsie) Webster off Corrie. Bad.

I have a Rosie too, her full name is Rosemary.

There are only 2 Rosie's in her school, so I do not think it is that popular. It is usually found at about the 60th most popular girls name in England and Wales.

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Have name changed for this because I have one of the names ggirl suggested but with a slightly different spelling so am sure if I googled my name this link would come up!

So I have the proper official name (which my family all still call me) and am called Rosie by my friends, work colleagues, DH etc

Works for me. Am I'm 31 and an accountant. I like to think that I'm seen as professional (wonder if my colleagues agree! )

Go for it.

Nice nn for a little girl.

But please use

Rosamund
Rose
Rosalind
Rosalie
Rosemary

or something similar on birth cert.

I have a real dislike of nn's as real names - though my dd1 is "Kathy", her 'real' name is Katherine. We always called her Katherine, and she chose her own nn abotu 6 months ago (aged 9) and we have respected that.

Oh and I'd like to add that I wasn't called Rosie at all until I started work in my early 20s. Until that point I had my full "old lady" name.

IMO, Rosie has become more popular in the last 10 years.

I too prefer Rose... But Then I have an Abigail Rose so abit biased

Nice for a little girl, but not good for a grown-up. Hard to be taken seriously when she's an adult I think. Perhaps give a more formal derivative, and just use Rosie when she's a child?

I'm called Rosie, and now teach. There are loads of Rosies now but I was the only one at my (large) school in the seventies. I do feel a bit that 'Rosie' is too intimate a name for my students to know I have (IYSWIM) - especially hard teenaged boys and girls!

I always loved my name though (I am a Rosemary)

I adore the name Rosie! I only know one Rosie and she is brainy, elegant, original and drop-dead gorgeous.

Ooh! Is it me?