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I have a somewhat complicated relationship with the name Rose. It's a family name (on both sides), so it was inevitable that Rose would become my middle name. As a little girl I found it incredibly harsh, finding friends' middle names like Lynn and Marie to be prettier; yet due to the town I grew up in having Rose as part of its name, and little rose motifs in the street signs, I enjoyed seeing references to my name - to me - everywhere. Little kids like feeling like they have an important spot in people's lives.

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Rose isn't terribly unique as a middle name, but I don't think it's so ubiquitous as to be completely lackluster. I'd be more likely to use Rosalie than Rose in real life, I think, but Rose certainly isn't off limits.

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