Message: "Rose" - Behind the Name

Rose

by little emi

4/14/2009, 10:50 AM

What do you think to Rose as a first name? Is it too frilly, old ladyish...etc?

Do you prefer it as a nickname for something else? If so, what are some of your favs?

What names do you think would go as siblings? If you can/have time, please give some girls, and boys.

And finally, what middle name would you put with Rose?

Thanks :)

#Rose

Replies

- Chanel

4/15/2009, 11:09 AM

I ADORE it, not too frilly, too butch, too old-fashioned, or too modern. It's the perfect name. I hate it as a middle name though, boring!

I would totally use Rose as a first name, but I also adore Rosemary and would use that too. I really like Rosalie, Rosabel, Rosamel, and Rosaline too, but none of them are as beautiful as just Rose and Rosemary.

I personally would use Rose Catharine, Rose Penelope, Rose Valentine/Valentina, Rose Anneleise, Rose Josephine♥.

- Snapdragon

4/14/2009, 8:51 PM

I love Rose as a first name...a wonderful, strong, feminine, timeless name.

I prefer it as a given name, but also like it as a nickname. My favorite full names for it are Rosemary and Rosalie.

Some sibling suggestions: Ada, Adele, Alice, Anna, Cecily, Charlotte, Clara, Cora, Delia, Eleanor, Lenore, Lydia, Arthur, Duncan, Henry, Thomas...

These are the Rose combos on my list: Rose Adelaide, Rose Adele, Rose Agatha, Rose Alethea, Rose Althea, Rose Amabel, Rose Amandine, Rose Amélie, Rose Annebet, Rose Anthea, Rose Anwen, Rose Beatrice, Rose Beatrix, Rose Bronwen, Rose Caroline, Rose Catherine, Rose Catrin, Rose Cecilia, Rose Celestine, Rose Charlotte, Rose Chrysanthe, Rose Clarimonde, Rose Corisande, Rose Delphine, Rose Delphinia, Rose Edwina, Rose Eleanor, Rose Eleanora, Rose Eleonora, Rose Elowen, Rose Elspeth, Rose Emeline, Rose Emmeline, Rose Eugenia, Rose Eugenie, Rose Evadne, Rose Evanthe, Rose Fortunata, Rose Frances, Rose Genevieve, Rose Georgiana, Rose Georgina, Rose Geraldine, Rose Glynis, Rose Gwendolen, Rose Hannelore, Rose Helene, Rose Hesper, Rose Jemima, Rose Juliet, Rose Julietta, Rose Katherine, Rose Katriel, Rose Katrin, Rose Lenore, Rose Leonora, Rose Lorelei, Rose Lucille, Rose Margareta, Rose Marguerite, Rose Mariam, Rose Marianne, Rose Maribel, Rose Martine, Rose Mathilde, Rose Maxine, Rose Melisande, Rose Millicent, Rose Nimue, Rose Octavia, Rose Philippa, Rose Tallulah, Rose Tatienne, Rose Tehani, Rose Thandiwe, Rose Tullia, Rose Undine, Rose Victoria, Rose Virginie, Rose Viviane, Rose Vivienne, Rose Winifred.

- I_Love_Jesus

4/14/2009, 8:38 PM

I like Rose as a first name. Its nice as a name on its own and as nn for Rosemary and Rose Marie. For siblings Id go with older names like Margaret, Frances, Clarence or Oliver. I like Rose Marie, Rose Virginia, Rose Katherine, Rose Matilda and Rose Eleanor!

- Lovely (vomiting)

4/14/2009, 5:02 PM

Adore as a fn. :)

Rose is gorgeous as a first name. I'm tired of seeing it in the middle name spot.

I'd go with Rose Cecilia / Cecily, or a similar three or four syllabled name. :)

- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)

4/14/2009, 4:06 PM

I think its nice.

Rose and Frances
Rose and Lily
Rose and Iris

Rose and Felix
Rose and Arthur

- Llewella (nsi) (guest)

4/14/2009, 12:52 PM

I think Rose is beautiful as a first name. It's very soft and sophisticated, and makes me picture a quite, intelligent, creative, introspective girl with brown hair. I rather like that picture.

I prefer it as a name on its own. For "Rose" names (my favorites are Rosalie and Rosemary), I'd rather use Rosie as a nn. Although I'd use Rosie as a nn for a Rose too.

For siblings I'd imagine other timeless names like Katherine, Elizabeth, William, and Thomas.

Rose Catherine is one of my favorite Rose combos. I'm not logged in so I can't go scan through my PNL, but off the top of my head I think Rose Georgina and Rose Eleanor would be very pretty.

- Gracie (YMPvt) +1

4/14/2009, 12:49 PM

I love Rose, it's so short, but the sound it full so I prefer it to most similar names. I don't find it frilly at all, and at this point it really is refreshing.

I like it on its own mostly, but I don't mind Rosalie, Rosaline, or Rosalind. I even like Rosamund sometimes.

I think it fits with anything classic, though leaning towards simple rather than frilly or even just long. For some reason I think that Rose and Camille would be great for sisters.

My personal favorite combo it Rose Mairead. Other suggestions

Rose Eileen
Rose Bethany
Rose Coralie
Rose Yekaterina
Rose Emilia
Rose Evelyn
Rose Aveline
Rose Genevieve
Rose Jessamine
Rose Liberty
Rose Natalie
Rose Shachar
Rose Valerie
Rose Winifred

- Bear

4/14/2009, 1:06 PM

Rose Mairead is gorgeous. :-)

- Wordsmith +1

4/14/2009, 12:39 PM

Rose is magnificent as a first name.

Ready for the deluge?

Rose Abigail
Rose Adela
Rose Adelaida
Rose Adelaide
Rose Adelheid
Rose Adelina
Rose Adeline
Rose Agatha
Rose Agafya
Rose Aglaia
Rose Albertine
Rose Alethea
Rose Althea
Rose Amabel
Rose Amalia
Rose Amandine
Rose Amélie
Rose Annabel
Rose Annebet
Rose Annegret
Rose Antoinette
Rose Antonella
Rose Antonina
Rose Araminta
Rose Augusta
Rose Aveline
Rose Beata
Rose Beatrice
Rose Beatrix
Rose Belphoebe

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- little emi

4/16/2009, 2:46 AM

Wow thanks! These are great! You're a star :)

- Jonquil

4/14/2009, 11:57 AM

I only like it as a mn, possibly with Verity Rose

- Rachel Dianne (Rachelgirl1989)

4/14/2009, 11:31 AM

It's one of my favorite names of all time. I prefer it as a whole name.

- iolite

4/14/2009, 11:28 AM

Rose is wonderful as a first name, so sweet, classic, and colorful. It's not frilly or old-ladyish at all, imo. Instead, it's one of the few names that manages to be simple and lush at the same time. I love it.

I prefer Rose alone, but it's also nice as a nn for Roseline, Rosamund, Rosalie, Rosanna, Rosemary, and so on. I'm willing to use Rose as a nn even if the longer name begins with a sound closer to RAWZ than ROHZ.

Possible sibs: Adela, Eleanor, Catherine, Frances, Arthur, Luke, William, Elliot. I think any name that doesn't sound like a really modern invention would work. I'd avoid other nature names just because I think they'd be too matchy.

Rose Eliana
Rose Patricia
Rose Guinevere
Rose Bethany
Rose Diana
Rose Julia