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[Opinions] Middle names for Rose (and a new combo)
I had thought my SO didn't like Rose to I usually just ignored my love for it and tried to opt for something like Rosalie instead. But I mentioned it the other day and he grudgingly said that he liked it so now I feel like she might just have a chance against him. Since I never gave her too much serious thought before I need MN ideas! I've had Rose Olympia on my list but it just doesn't feel right any more and I'm pretty sure he'd have reservations about Olympia as well. So any ideas?Oh and what do you think of Sylvie Ursula? Just came up with this pairing for the "what would you name.." post below and would like some opinions. thanks!
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Rose/Rosalie and Sylvie... Ursula?Rose is a nice name. I like it a lot. Rosalie could be her formal name, if anyone has a problem with it.For a last name, I'd think that "Rose Leilat"(Lay-lat(Lay pronounced like lay down, Lat pronounced like Late without an e tone, and a softer a sound.) or "Rose Lilliva"(Lil(Like little)-leva(Like lever, but with a soft i sound for the first e))Sylvie's also not a bad name, but... Why the last name Ursula? That's a terrible combo.Also, if Sylvie's a boy, I recommend keeping Sylvie, but if Sylvie's a girl... Rename her to be Sylvia(Sill-vee-ah).I think "Sylvie/Sylvia Manchester"(Man-chest-er) sounds rather nice.
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Whaaaaat?I think you need to go to the writers board. I don't mean that in a bad way but it seems like most of your responses have to do with writing which is not something I'm concerned about here. I'm no looking for character or surnames. This is for real life and I have a last name. You also seem to be seriously confused about gender when it comes to names because Sylvie is all girl.
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I'm insane, okay?I'm not here solely for character writing, this is also a good place to see if there's a better girl name(In case I ever want a child) that I like more than Ilina.And I like the names Ilina and Erika a lot.And Sylvie has always come across to me as a boy's name.
Like Misha, even though I was confused on it's gender until I learned about it.Heck, before I learned about the name Misha, I thought it was a boy's name, but was pretty sure it had to be a girl's name because of it's spelling/sounding.No offense, though.But I seriously think Sylvia has more of a feminine charm than Sylvie. Maybe it's because I have a friend named Sylviania? Or maybe it's because I get so knee-deep in trying to name characters for my novels that everything slams into itself and confuses me.Oh well.
I'm insane, okay?
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I'm not trying to say that you're not welcome on all the boards because of coarse you are! :) I just meant that treating my real life combos as if they were character names doesn't help me much and just wanted to clarify that these combos would be for first and middle name... not first and last name.Sylvia is alright but I don't care for it NEARLY as much as Sylvie - I like Sylvie's French spunk!
We're all a little crazy in some way, right? ;)
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Use one name only please, Illunaxettia / Lopus H. Etterie.
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AuthenticationI use on name.
My username is Illunaxettia, but my forum name is now my actual name.I looked into the profile editation and decided to use my actual name for a name.
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Ok, but regardless of your authentication login, you have to use the same posting name every time you post.If you want to change posting names the custom here is to announce that you are changing your posting name. Doing this too often is strongly discouraged as it can become confusing.
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EndedI've decided a while ago that I'll just stick to using my actual name as my forum name, as it makes it simpler, due to the fact that I don't believe there are that many Lopus H. Etteries in the forums.
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Fair enough. Do be aware though that using your full real name on internet forums can leave you very exposed in terms of stalkers, future employers and all sorts whom you might not want linking your online persona to your real persona. This is especially relevant if you don't have strong security settings on facebook, for example...
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Mindless mattersI'll deal with that when the time comes.
Considering the fact I rarely post anything inappropriate on sites such as facebook in which finding my name around them is plausable, I believe that if I play my cards correctly, I'll be safe from most things.I'm safer considering the fact I claim my location to be Hylia.
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That isn't the way to go about it, and besides saying you're from a fictional place isn't "safer." I can look up your IP address and know where you are and that you posted from your public school. You should never share your full name on the internet.

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AgreedYou've given us your full name, and your IP address has given us the name and address of your school. That's pretty significant.If I wasn't on a different continent I'd be half-tempted to phone your school and tell them that their kids need a lesson in internet safety!
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Lopus H. Etterie is a real name??
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HaI doubt it, especially the way she's going about touting it, but still good advice. :)
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Well the name does come up on facebook but of course that says nothing in the way of its legitimacy
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You've got lots of suggestions so far, so I'll just leave you with my all-time favorite Rose combo, which is even one of my favorite combos ever: Rose GethsemaneSylvie Urusula is nice. It's very silvery.
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I've had Gethsemane on my mind lately so it's funny you mention it :)Sylvie Ursula is very green, grey and brown to me but only because I can't help but picture a misty forest
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Thank you!Ooo Rose Galina is really nice! I like Rose Gaia and Rose Elektra also
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Thanks for the suggestions :)I really like Rose Adrienne and Rose Amy. I seem to remember someone here liking Rose Amy as a double FN or as some combination (Roseamie...) and I've liked these 2 together ever since!
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oh come on now...don't let a silly little cartoon ruin Ursula for you! The Little Mermaid was my favorite Disney movie growing up but I STILL manage to love Ursula :)
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Same here!Loved both the movie and the name since I was little!
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Ah, well....(m)It's pretty common here to see someone say they don't like a name because they've known a person or people with the name that they didn't like. I myself hate Laura, which most think is a beautiful, classic name, because of a horrid Laura that I knew. I remember when I was told that many people think of Melanie as trashy. I stated that I couldn't understand why, and then was told it's because of Melanie Griffith. I remember someone once saying that they don't like my name, Janice, because they couldn't stand Janice Dickinson. Nobody seems to object too much when people hate names due to personal or celebrity associations, so I don't see why an association with a cartoon character should be any different.
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because a cartoon is just that.... a cartoon. It's not a real life person with real life character flaws - it's a made up person with imaginary character flaws. Maybe that shouldn't make a difference but to me it does. I think that's all people are saying. It's a two-way street = sometimes people don't understand why someone dislikes a name, just as sometimes people don't understand how someone could like a name. I think most people here were simply trying to point out that a negative character reference, even if it's universal, doesn't always mean that such a reference is impossible to overlook. And like Ludwig said, someone's gotta fight for poor lil' Ursula! She never asked to become a villainous name :)
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Hmmm my inclination to stick up for Ursula against the seawitch association is kind of because it doesn't have a fighting chance if people don't. Sort of Affirmative Action ish. lol
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Bless you for that. It gives me hope. :-)
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I really like both Rose Olympia and Sylvie Ursula- and I'm not even a Rose fan. Great combos.Rose Anastasia
Rose Anneliese
Rose Emmeline
Rose Adeline
Rose Odessa
Rose Freya
Rose Genevieve
Rose Ottilie
Rose Octavia
Rose Evangeline
Rose Verity
Rose Hannelore
Rose Hadassah
Rose Priya
Rose Victoria
Rose Annabel
Rose Eloise
Rose Ariana
Rose Talitha
Rose Adara
Rose Amaya / Amaia
Rose Giselle
Rose Nephele
Rose Peninnah
Rose Adele
Rose Augusta
Rose Jemima
Rose Arielle
Rose Felicity
Rose CharlotteI tried for a whole range of styles. Hope theres some you like.

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Thanks so much! It's nice to feel like I can pat myself on the back for those ;)I really like Rose Hannelore, Rose Adara and Rose Jemima (I'm not sold on the flow but it looks so nice and I'll take Jemima anyway I can get her)
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Rose Octavia
Rose Caroline
Rose Patricia
Rose Helena
Rose Kathleen
Rose Alexandra
Rose Freya
Rose Giselle
Rose Irene
Rose LucilleSylvie, is a huge favourite of mine, however, Ursula i can do without. One of my all time favourite combos for Sylvie is Sylvie Francesca.
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I want to like Ursula more than I do, especially after meeting an excellent Ursula, but the "ur" sound keeps me from being able to like it. On the other hand, I love Sylvie.I really like Rose. Rose Olympia is a pretty combo.Other ideas:Rose Amelia
Rose Cordelia
Rose Magdalena
Rose Magdalene
Rose Madeline / Madeleine
Rose Madalena
Rose Carolina
Rose Morgana
Rose Eleanora / Eleonora
Rose Miriam
Rose Geraldine
Rose Diana
Rose Adelaide
Rose Marguerite
Rose Corina
Rose Parthenope
Rose Miranda
Rose Mariana
Rose Natalia
Rose Eugenia
Rose Clementine
Rose Euphemia
Rose Eugenia
Rose Felicity
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thank you! I really like Rose Diana and Rose Morgana. Morgana is really dark to me and I love how it plays off of Rose
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I would definately go for a long middle name, unless you have a long last name.
No idea what your style is but these are some that I'd consider if it were meRosa Valentina
Rose Anastasia
Rose Juliette
Rose Adrienne
Rose Adelaide
Rose Elodie
Rose Genevieve
Rose Allegra
Rose Anneliese
Rose Arabella
Rose Elizabeth
Rose Veronica
Rose Vivienne
Rose Victoria
Rose Penelope
Rose Persephone
Rose Claudia
Rose Clementine
Rose Gloria
Rose Lorelei
Rose Magdalene
Rose Ginevra
Rose Marika
Rose Nadia
Rose Vienna
Rose Alexandra
Rosa Adrianna
rose Liliana
Rose Liviana
Rose Caroline
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Thanks a lot!Rose Adrienne - is nice and sort of unexpected
Rose Allegra - has been my go-to of the moment :) Allegra is a name that I'd love to be able to talk my SO into as a FN. I'm only hoping I might be able to get away with it in the middle
Rose Elodie - ooo I think he could really like this
Rose Lorelei - they look really nicely together
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Sylvie Ursula - Ursula will always be tainted to me as an overweight octo-woman. Sylvie is alright. Not remarkable to me.
Rose Coralie
Rose Ourania
Rose Kalliope / Calliope
Rose Colette
Rose Eulalie / Eulalia
Rose Evadne
Rose Leonie / Leona
Rose Paloma
Rose Tatiana
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thank you!Rose Coralie is so bright and happy it's making me really like Coralie right now - which is a name I don't normally give much thought toRose Evadne is nice too
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Stop the presses."What do you think of Sylvie Ursula?" she asks. Are you kidding? Ursula is an obsession of mine. And I love spunky Sylvie with it. Fab-u-lous.OK. Sorry. Went a little ga-ga there. Rose is wonderful, of course. And one of the best things about it is the fun you can have with a mn. Rose Olympia being a prime example. Love, love it. Others you might like / might get him to like:Rose Dominique
Rose Everild
Rose Diana / Diantha
Rose Alexandra
Rose Miranda
Rose Leandra
Rose Madeleine ("mad-uh-LEN")
Rose Adorata
Rose Cathleen / Catriona / Katrina
Rose Octavia
Rose Ornella
Rose Morwenna
Rosa Caroline (I'm cheating with Rosa for the overall flow)
Rose Evelyn / Evelina
Rose Athenais
Rose Calliope
Rose Antonella

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Thanks so much! I tend to want to go a little crazy with MNs for the simple Rose but SO seems rathers conservative when it comes to naming so no matter how much I love a Rose combo (such as Rose Olympia) none of them really feel.. "sellable." Oh well, I can have fun until the naming becomes serious :)I really like... Rose Dominique - I think this one is quite doable
Rose Diana - how elegant
Rose Calliope - Rosa Calliope was once a go-to of mine
Rose Imelda
Rose Melisande - Melisande is so lovely. And I'm so glad you mention this one because it reminded me of a combo I previously loved which is Rose Melusine
Rose Igraine
Rose Victorine - is so lacy!
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STOP IT.Rose Myfanwy has been MY favorite Rose combo for ages. :D Rose Morwenna was there too for a while.
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Well, well, well.And who's going to make me stop it? Bear v. panther? Gemini v. Virgo? Hmmmmm. It could get messy with my celestial A.D.D. You Virgos are so organized, d*mmit. OK. I say we put Rose Myfanwy between the two of us and make *her* choose who she likes better, like in the old Hollywood screwball comedies. Deal?:-P
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Place your bets!My bet's on the bear.
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Sylvie Ursula is cool. I don't normally like Ursula too much but it's nice with Sylvie.
Definitely a longer mn with Rose. I like Rose Olympia, but let's see:
Rose Anastasia
Rose Andersine
Rose Andromeda
Rose Apolline / Rose Apollonia
Rose Avital / Rose Abital
Rose Bianca
Rose Calanthia / Rose Calanthe
Rose Christophine
Rose Clemency / Rose Clemencia
Rose Delphine
Rose Eglantine
Rose Evanthe / Rose Evanthia
Rose Flannery
Rose Geraldine
Rose Havilah
Rose Imogen
Rose Iridessa
Rose Jordana
Rose Julienne
Rose Katriel
Rose Lenora
Rose Marcella
Rose Micaiah

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Thank you! I really like Rose Apolline and Rose Evanthe
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I think the short Rose sounds best with a 3- or 4-syllable middle name. I do like Rose Olympia- how about Rose Octavia? It has a similar sound. Some other ideas:
Rose Adeline
Rose Magdalen
Rose Madalena
Rose Katarina
Rose Vivienne
Rose Juliana
Rose Adriana
Rose Margaret/ Margareth/ Marguerite
Rose Brigitta
Rose Seraphina
Rose Callista
And a GP: Rose Fiorenza
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I like Sylvie and Ursula individually, but I'm not really liking them together.Rose Adelaide
Rose Adele
Rose Adelheid
Rose Alexandra
Rose Amabel
Rose Amalthea
Rose Amandine
Rose Amélie
Rose Annebet
Rose Apolline
Rose Augusta
Rose Aurelia
Rose Aveline
Rose Beatrix
Rose Clarimonde
Rose Claudine
Rose Clothilde/Clotilde
Rose Cordelia
Rose Dulcinea
Rose Eleanora/Eleonora
Rose Eleonore/Eléonore
Rose Emeline/Emmeline
Rose Eugenie/Eugénie
Rose Eulalie
Rose Evelina
Rose Eveline
Rose Galadriel
Rose Georgina
Rose Georgine
Rose Geraldine
Rose Gwendolen
Rose Gwenllian
Rose Helene/Hélène
Rose Henriette
Rose Hermione
Rose Juliet/Juliette
Rose Julietta
Rose Lavina
Rose Lavinia
Rose Lenore
Rose Leonora
Rose Léontine
Rose Liselot/Liselotte
Rose Lucetta
Rose Lucille
Rose Madeleine
Rose Marceline
Rose Martine
Rose Mathilde
Rose Matilda
Rose Minerva
Rose Morwenna
Rose Nadine
Rose Octavia
Rose Penelope
Rose Philomela
Rose Tatienne
Rose Theodora
Rose Thomasine
Rose Tullia
Rose Victoire
Rose Victoria/Viktoria
Rose Virginie
Rose Viviane
Rose Vivienne
Rose Wilhelmina/Willemina
Rose Winifred
Rose Yamila

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thank you! I especially like Rose Apolline!
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