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Hi everyone!
I've just hit upon Roselys or Rosalys to honor a Rosie and Phyllis in the family. I'm wondering a few things;
1. Do Roselys or Rosalys work as a combination of Rosie and Phyllis?
2. What is your general impression of Roselys and Rosalys, including how you would pronounce them?
3. Can you think of any other names that could honor two women named Rosie and Phyllis? It's been hard to come up with anything!
Thank you so much in advance!
I've just hit upon Roselys or Rosalys to honor a Rosie and Phyllis in the family. I'm wondering a few things;
1. Do Roselys or Rosalys work as a combination of Rosie and Phyllis?
2. What is your general impression of Roselys and Rosalys, including how you would pronounce them?
3. Can you think of any other names that could honor two women named Rosie and Phyllis? It's been hard to come up with anything!
Thank you so much in advance!
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Works just fine as a blend - good thinking! I can't think of anything better.
I pronounce them the same, either Rose-a-lease or Roz-a-lease (lease as in rental agreement, with an s not a z). The only place I've encountered either is in a Dante Gabriel Rossetti poem, I think it's The Blessed Damozel, where he rhymes Rosalys with symphonies, which indicates that he imagined a short o sound as in Roz. But then Rosalys might have to have a z sound at the end, which contradicts the Phyllis element, so I'd just stick with a short o and an s sound.
I like the uber-retro look and sound. OK, it's unusual, but better that that something from the Top Five Names of the Decade!
I pronounce them the same, either Rose-a-lease or Roz-a-lease (lease as in rental agreement, with an s not a z). The only place I've encountered either is in a Dante Gabriel Rossetti poem, I think it's The Blessed Damozel, where he rhymes Rosalys with symphonies, which indicates that he imagined a short o sound as in Roz. But then Rosalys might have to have a z sound at the end, which contradicts the Phyllis element, so I'd just stick with a short o and an s sound.
I like the uber-retro look and sound. OK, it's unusual, but better that that something from the Top Five Names of the Decade!
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1. Yes
2. I'd go with Rosalys. I like that it has "Alys" in it which gives it a bit of a medeival feel, and it's easier to pronounce than Roselys because it kind of looks like Rose-leez, like referring to multiple people with the surname Rosely prn. Rose-lee. I'd pronounce Rosalys as ROSE-a-lees. Or maybe ROSE-a-lis or rose-AL-lis (like Rose-Alice) if you wanted to make it sound more like the "lis" in Phyllis.
3. Rosalis, Roselis, Roselise, Rosalise, Rosalisa, Roselisa, Roselyne, Roselyse, Rosalyse, Roselysa, Rosalysa, Rosyl, Phyllie, Phyrose, Phyrosi, Rosylle, Rosyla, Rosallis, Rosyllis, Rosyl, Rosylle, Rosylla, Rosylline, Rosylina, Rosyline, etc.
I think I like Rosalys best (or Rosalis). If you like the "lees" ending better than the "alice" ending, you could also use a variant with an e on the end like Rosalyse or Rosalise.
ETA: After reading the other comments, I also like the idea of combining the meanings. Flora, Fleur, Briar, Sylvie, etc. Although I'm cheesy so I'd probably still use Rosalys as the first name and then use one of those as a middle name. It would be super redundant but not in an obvious way.
Another option is to split up Rose and Phyllis between the first and middle names. Rosabel Alys, Lisa Rosanne (okay that one is super 70's/80's but it was one of the first examples I thought of), etc. Or a combination of those ideas, like the first name could have elements of Rose or Phyllis and the middle name could have something to do with flowers or foliage.
2. I'd go with Rosalys. I like that it has "Alys" in it which gives it a bit of a medeival feel, and it's easier to pronounce than Roselys because it kind of looks like Rose-leez, like referring to multiple people with the surname Rosely prn. Rose-lee. I'd pronounce Rosalys as ROSE-a-lees. Or maybe ROSE-a-lis or rose-AL-lis (like Rose-Alice) if you wanted to make it sound more like the "lis" in Phyllis.
3. Rosalis, Roselis, Roselise, Rosalise, Rosalisa, Roselisa, Roselyne, Roselyse, Rosalyse, Roselysa, Rosalysa, Rosyl, Phyllie, Phyrose, Phyrosi, Rosylle, Rosyla, Rosallis, Rosyllis, Rosyl, Rosylle, Rosylla, Rosylline, Rosylina, Rosyline, etc.
I think I like Rosalys best (or Rosalis). If you like the "lees" ending better than the "alice" ending, you could also use a variant with an e on the end like Rosalyse or Rosalise.
ETA: After reading the other comments, I also like the idea of combining the meanings. Flora, Fleur, Briar, Sylvie, etc. Although I'm cheesy so I'd probably still use Rosalys as the first name and then use one of those as a middle name. It would be super redundant but not in an obvious way.
Another option is to split up Rose and Phyllis between the first and middle names. Rosabel Alys, Lisa Rosanne (okay that one is super 70's/80's but it was one of the first examples I thought of), etc. Or a combination of those ideas, like the first name could have elements of Rose or Phyllis and the middle name could have something to do with flowers or foliage.
This message was edited 9/16/2017, 1:02 PM
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1. I guess it works - I think of Rosalys as a combo of Rose and Alys/Alice. I'd probably make Rosyllis from Rosie and Phyllis. Which is kind of nice as combo names go!
2. Rosalys is a name I like. I say Rose-Alice because that's basically what I think it is. Ro-ZAL-is. Roselys I'm not sure about, it could be Ro-ZEL-is or RO-zel-EES or RO-zel-is. Rosyllis: Ro-ZIL-is.
3. Rosyllis is all I've got... or just double-barrel it, Rose-Phyllis. Or maybe Briar?
2. Rosalys is a name I like. I say Rose-Alice because that's basically what I think it is. Ro-ZAL-is. Roselys I'm not sure about, it could be Ro-ZEL-is or RO-zel-EES or RO-zel-is. Rosyllis: Ro-ZIL-is.
3. Rosyllis is all I've got... or just double-barrel it, Rose-Phyllis. Or maybe Briar?
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I like your idea of Flora
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