love the shout out to the rose names!
might i second rosalie? a lovely way to lengthen ‘rose’ in my opinion!
to me, ruthie isn’t quite as wearable on an adult, so personally i wouldn’t choose it. however, for a young girl i think it’s so sweet 
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[name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] are my favorites on your list. [name_f]Dot[/name_f], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], [name_f]Darla[/name_f], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_f]Opal[/name_f] came to mind besides. Congratulations on your pregnancy 
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[name_f]Rose[/name_f]- love it pretty and classic. And you don’t often hear it as a first name
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]- also very pretty although I don’t love it as much as rose but it is a great name!
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]- very pretty and classic. I like that it’s unique as well. I know a girl named [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] who goes by [name_u]Louie[/name_u] which I think is really cute!
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]- not my favorite. I don’t think people would call her sue or [name_f]Susie[/name_f] unless she said she went by that.
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]- love love love it!! Mostly cause I love [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] as a nn it so cute pretty and timeless! What you said about it being simple yet strong I agree with 100%.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite from this list is [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] « [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] »
Here’s some other ideas:
Nora/Norah
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Elouise[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
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I love Rosemary! Plus it’s got the perfect nickname!
Susannah will definitely get shortened to nicknames. Can I suggest Savannah?
I also love Ruth, and Ruthie is adorable!
Ruth and Rosemary are both on my list as well 
I think you have some solid options, but here are a few more ideas:
Claire
Lily
Esther
Miriam
Rosalind
Emma
Cora
Caroline
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Thank you all for taking the time to respond with such great feedback and wonderful suggestions! It was so nice to read all your beautiful suggestions!
I think our front runners as of right now are [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. While I love [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], my husband just isn’t a fan so I’m removing it from the list (but secretly hoping he changes his mind throughout my pregnancy!). I’m still on the fence about [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and all her nicknames, but will keep it on the list for now.
We discussed more options today and have added the following two names to our girls list:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - I love how sweet and spunky this name is! I feel like it has sweet vintage charm but also has some gumption to it! I could imagine calling her “Able Mabel”!
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - This is such a beautiful, elegant name and I love the connection to The Nutcracker. [name_f]My[/name_f] only concern is that I feel like I’ve heard the name [name_f]Claire[/name_f] a lot and I wonder if Claire/Clara is getting a little too trendy?
Thanks again for all your amazing feedback!
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[name_f]Sosie[/name_f] is also a cute nickname for [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. 
i think [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is lovely. it’s so classic and even as it gains popularity, it still strikes me as such a classic name.
They are all fine. I like [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] are okay. I don’t like the sound of [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] at all, sorry. But I like the way it looks.
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Luana[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
I feel like they are both trendy but not very popular yet. I like both.
How about:
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kala[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
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