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I have a good friend called Rosamund. She goes by Roz, but often people affectionately call her Mundy. It's lovely.

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Rosalind is less fiesty.

It's partly a pronunciation issue, I think.

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I've always heard ROZalind and ROSEamund; although I love the Shakespeare reference, I've had a very bad experience with a Rosalind which has pretty much spoilt it for me. And though I don't much enjoy the thought of 'horse protection' (who's protecting whom?), I do like the Latinised version of Rosa Munda or, preferably, Rosa Mundi! And as a nn I prefer Rose to Roz.

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The other issue is the spelling. I just don't find Rosamund attractive, but I'd willingly have named a daughter Rosamond.

Rosamund, definitely. Rosalind sounds too much (to me) like the dated Roslyn.

I like Rosalind for the Rosalind Franklin connection, and I think she’s not as heavy as Rosamund, but still substantial and grounded.

I think Rosamund because with Rosalind, too many people might be tempted to just say Rosalin.