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Not goth at all. Rosemary sounds more like a "good girl"-type of name. She's the kind of girl who always helps out around the house, loves flowers and horses, and acts very down-to-earth. I kinda picture her being like the good girl in Tom Petty's song "Free Fallin" that gets her heart broken by the bad boy.

This message was edited 4/23/2017, 7:22 AM

Despite it being my name I do get a bit of an old-lady vibe from it! I really disliked my name when I was a teenager for that reason. If I see it written down I tend to assume that the Rosemary in question is much older than me (I'm late 30s), say 60+. And possibly quite forthright, maybe a retired teacher or something like that. Saying that I know of three others my age, two who are often known as Rosie. People I've asked in the past tell me that it's a sweet name.

I can see a Rosemary in a 1930s English school story, or driving an ambulance in WWII. So, although they'd be pretty darn elderly by now IRL, in my mind the youthful energy prevails.

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I think I prefer it turned inside-out: Maryrose. Same as I prefer Lyneve to Evelyn.

I get a vintage, homely vibe from the name Rosemary. I think I've only ever met one and she's probably in her 60's.

It definitely doesn't bring to mind "goth," haha. I personally really like Rosemary. The first image it brings to mind for me is a sweet old grandmother. I like the herb, too. I think Rosemary is delightful and cozy.

I think it just sounds cute and retro.

Ha, goth. I don't get that at all. At first thought it seems sort of stuffy-British, like pink tweed. But if I think about it more it isn't so much, it can be youthful and bookish.

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There's a 4-5 year old Rosemary in my daughter's ballet class. She goes by Rosie/Rose, so I didn't catch her full name for awhile and I was happy to hear it.

To me it's a real old ladies' name - the opposite of goth. Beige cardigan and slippers