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Love Josephine, don't care for Rosalind.

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Most Rosa- / Rose- names just sound too cutesy for me, though Rosalind isn't horrible.

Josephine Josephine Josephine [m]

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Sorry to make such a point about that, but Rosalind just sounds so flimsy to me. And I love Rose names (Rosa, Rosario, Rosalia, Rose) and Lind names (Linden, Belinda, Linda). Josephine, on the other hand, is an empress name, so strong and unusual. I dislike the combo Rosalind Josephine, it is a mouthful. I would prefer something like Josephine Rosalie, or something.

Both are gorgeous, but I prefer Josephine. I don't love the "Roz" sound, or possible nn, in Rosalind and there are other Rose- names I greatly prefer (esp. Rosalie and Rosemary, even Rose). But I think Rosalind Josephine or Josephine Rosalind would be gorgeous. As long as the ln isn't extremely long, I don't think either combo would be too much of a mouthful.

Rosalind...

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...just. Josephine's great too though, and I don't think Rosalind Josephine is too much of a mouthful at all, after all, surely the whole thing won't be used very often.

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Rosalind Annabel
Rosalind Charlotte
Rosalind Georgia
Rosalind May
Rosalind Philippa
Rosalind Sophie
Rosalind Verity

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Josephine Adelaide
Josephine Alice
Josephine Charlotte
Josephine Daphne
Josephine Grace
Josephine Harriet
Josephine Helen
Josephine Isobel
Josephine Lydia

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Any you like? Running low on inspiration at the moment I'm afraid.

Rosalind

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even though I like Josephine slightly more. I'd rather meet a Rosalind than a Josephine. Rosalind Josephine is repetitive, and a mouthful.

I prefer Josephine because I just like the sound better.

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Rosalind Josephine is okay, but I prefer Josephine Rosalind

Ooh, hard decision.

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Today, though, I'm liking Rosalind's understated charm better. :)

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I want to like Rosalind Josephine, but yeah, I do think it's a bit much. They'd make for an awesome sibling set, though.

Rosalind Josephine = definitely too much of a mouthful. Both names are nice but nms. I guess I'd go for Rosalind.

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As for mns, my aunt's name is Rosalind Mary, and I think that works well. Others:

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Rosalind Kay
Rosalind Faye
Rosalind Bryony
Rosalind Fern
Rosalind Cara
Rosalind Grace
Rosalind May
Rosalind Margaret

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My teacher had a baby called Josephine Alison, but I didn't think that flowed very well. My sister's teacher had a baby at around the same time, called Josephine Louise. Others:

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Josephine Kay
Josephine Cara
Josephine May
Josephine Grace
Josephine Dawn
Josephine Suzanne
Josephine Margaret
Josephine Holly
Josephine Bryony
Josephine Carrie

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S xx

This message was edited 5/28/2007, 9:24 AM

I do find it easier to say "Rosalyn Josephine" or "Josephine Rosalind" than "Rosalind Josephine" b/c the d and j kind of stick together. I think they're both lovely names; I prefer Rosalind / Rosalinde slightly.

Rosalind, I'm not too big on either of them but I like that you can get the nn Rosie out of it. It is a bit of a mouthful but I can still see it working especially with the right last name.