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Rose as a fn is terrific. As a mn its a bit filler-ish -- although if that's how it's used in the family then heritage trumps all.

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I love the simplicity and timelessness of one syllable Rose as a fn. And you can have such fun with the mn.

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Rose Magdalene / Magdalena -- gorgeous
Rose Susannah -- Oh don't you cry for me, I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee.
Rosa Diane -- Nice

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A few ideas:

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Rose Dominique
Rose Lavinia
Rose Dulcinea (= sweet rose)
Rose Olivia (too botanical, perhaps)
Rose Eibhlin / Eileen
Rose Genevieve
Rose Madeleine
Rose Marguerite / Margarethe
Rose Eliana
Rose Anastasia
Rose Evelyn / Evelina
Rose Patricia
Rose Wilhelmina ("willa-MEE-nuh," honors any Williams you've got lying around)
Rose Timothea (ditto the Timothys)
Rose Dorothea
Rose Anais ("ah-nah-EES")
Rose Eleanora
Rose Hannelore ("hannah-LOR-uh")
Rose Ariadne
Rose Evadne
Rose Veronica / Veronique
Rose Hadassah (rose + myrtle?)
Rose Estella
Rose Cordelia
Rose Honorine
Rose Victorine
Rose Morwenna
Rose Catriona
Rose Angharad ("ahng-HAHR-ud")
Rose Maureen
Rose Abigail
Rose Matilda
Rose Winifred
Rose Emmanuelle
Rose Letitia / Laetitia

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(~~~~~~Drum roll please~~~~~) And my all time favorite Rose combo: Rose Myfanwy ("mih-VAWN-wee").

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As long as you stay away from a mn that is another noun, then I think you can do pretty much whatever you like with a mn. Honoring family is always important so from your honoring choices, Rosa Diane is my favorite. That's really fresh and appealing. :-)