Can Rosie be a nickname for Caroline

Hi all,

I love the name [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], and I think [name_f]Ro[/name_f] is a super cute nickname for it. However, I feel like it would be nice to have a more babyish nn option and also think [name_f]Ro[/name_f] might naturally be turned into [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] for that purpose. [name_f]My[/name_f] question is… does [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] fit as a natural/understandable nickname for [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]? Please let me know your thoughts!

Can [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] be short for [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
  • Yes
  • No
  • Sort of

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I don’t think it works…

It’s very un initiative & I’m not seeing where you are getting the “S” from. It’s not like [name_m]Richard[/name_m] nn Dick or something which is very classic & traditional.

I can easily see [name_f]Ro[/name_f] working, but I feel like [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] is too much of a stretch from [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] because the only similar sound is “ro”.

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For me the “ro” in [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] sounds like ruh, not roe so even [name_f]Ro[/name_f] is a stretch for me.

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I don’t think it’s the most natural, just because [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] has plenty of obvious nicknames, but I really like the idea and I think it works!

I say sort of. It’s a bit of a stretch IMO. But it’s not uncommon on nb for people to make the case for nn’s that are far less then intuitive so
I don’t see how this one would be any different. I just always say don’t name your child for the nn. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the name regardless because with planned out nn’s there is always the chance that they end up not liking [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] or it ends up not sticking.

I can sort of see it working but they feel like two quite separate names to me

I don’t really see it. In my accent the [name_f]Ro[/name_f] in [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and the [name_f]Ro[/name_f] in [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] are different sounds.

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It could. I don’t think it’s intuitive. I personally like [name_u]Caro[/name_u] (Kah-roe). It’s popular in [name_f]Argentina[/name_f], I believe.

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I can see it working! It’s not the most intuitive like [name_f]Carol[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. But I think it’s adorable and would be a good alternative to [name_f]Ro[/name_f]. What about…

Lila
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilie[/name_f]
[name_u]Arley[/name_u]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Laney[/name_u]

Too much of a stretch

Hi!

I understand why many people are saying it’s a stretch and I don’t think it’s a natural nickname really, but I do think you could use it. Because why not? As long as you like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] as a full name and understand that people you don’t know won’t assume that’s her name if they hear [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], what’s the problem? You’re just going to have to explain to people. I kind of like unusual nicknames anyway. I love [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosie[/name_f].

I don’t think it works, unfortunately (although you could still call her [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] in a ‘rosy cheeks’ sort of way, and it would be adorable), but if you want to make [name_f]Ro[/name_f] cutesier, how about Roo? I think Roo is just adorable!

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It’s not a natural nickname, but I don’t think nicknames have to be. So if you want to call her [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] I’d say go for it. I know plenty of kids whose nicknames aren’t a natural extension of there given names and it works for them.

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I think it’s a little bit of stretch. I’ve seen plenty of other more “unnatural” nicknames though, so if you really like it, it could probably work.

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