We are considering [name_f]Rose[/name_f] for our expected daughter, but it seems that every combination sounds better with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle instead of as a first name.
I know it’s subjective, but are there any [name_f]Rose[/name_f] combinations that sound better with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as the first name?
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] ?
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ?
I love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as both a first and middle name. My sister is called [name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (I take full credit on choosing her name), I think it’s beautiful. Yes, there are names that sound better with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as the first name rather than middle name. The first that came to my head was [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
Yes I love to see [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as the first name in many instances. I think some of it is just conditioning. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], e.g. sounds gorgeous to me and yet we are so use to hearing E…R…
I think [name_f]Cressida[/name_f] makes a good point, in that some of it is probably down to conditioning, as we’re all so used to hearing [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle. Her example of [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is a good example, it is just as beautiful as [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], yet the latter feels far more familiar.
There are names where [name_f]Rose[/name_f] pairs better in the middle. I have a friend who is [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], and I do think that’s a better pairing (flow wise) than [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. With the latter, the two S sounds run into each other.
Personally, I love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a first name, and there are plenty of potential middle names which sound great with it. My own favorite is [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]. I also love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f].
Personally, I love 1 syllable first names with 3+ syllable middle names. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] are gorgeous. I suspect the only reason [name_f]Rose[/name_f] sounds better in the middle to some ears is because we’re so used to hearing it in the middle.
I agree that [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] has a very nice sound – better than [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. It is also similar to my examples of a 4-syllable name with stress on the second syllable.
With some of the other examples, I still think the cadence is better with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle – [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] – but maybe that’s just the eye of the beholder. If I really loved one of those names, I’d be tempted to put [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle and still call her [name_f]Rose[/name_f], just to get the rhythm I liked.
I prefer [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a first!
Ditto @boyandgirl, I prefer it as a first. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is nice, love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
I think it works well as both. Some combinations I like with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a first name
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Katharine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Kelli[/name_f]
I agree 
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] is a gorgeous timeless name and a breath of fresh air as a first name.
I think [name_f]Rose[/name_f] usually sounds better as a first! It’s a great name, but a bit overused in the middle in my opinion. I tend to like four-syllable names with the emphasis on the third syllable with [name_f]Rose[/name_f], or three-syllable names with the emphasis on the second syllable. Some examples:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]'s are beautiful, but the name [name_f]Rose[/name_f] alone as a first name sounds plain, stuffy and old to me. I do like it when paired with a three syllable name, but I would use both names as first names together or always say the first name with the middle name, to some that may be too much.
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Adelle[/name_f]
I like all of these!
Lots of good suggestions!
The combinations that sound best to my ear have a middle that begins with an unstressed syllable:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f]
When the first syllable is stressed (e.g. a trochee), I think it sounds better in the other order:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] or [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Kelli[/name_f] or [name_f]Kelli[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f] or [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] or [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Basically, I like the rhythm of combinations that have a little alternation between stressed and unstressed syllables. But, with a name like [name_f]Rose[/name_f], that seems to limit the combinations that sound good to me.
As for our expectations playing into what sounds best:
I think this may be true, because one-syllable boy names don’t sound the same to me as one-syllable girl names like [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
I heard on the news today about someone named “[name_m]Donald[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m],” and I thought that name would sound so much better if it were “[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Donald[/name_m].” (Well, there’s still a double “on” sound that I don’t care for, but otherwise…) I think names like [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] generally work better as first names than as middles, but that’s the exact opposite of what I think about [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. I can’t think of anything about the sounds of the names that should be different, so I wonder if it is all in my expectations for boy/girl names.
I always prefer [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a first name over a middle. My favourite is [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the middle is quite expected and works with almost any name, which is why we think it sounds so good. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] in the first name position is much fresher.
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Amadea[/name_f]!
I love [name_f]Rose[/name_f].