[name]Hi[/name] guys: I’m thinking of using [name]Rosalind[/name] as a name for our baby if she turns out to be a girl. [name]Rosalind[/name] is one of my favorite [name]Shakespeare[/name] heroines, AND it’s a sort of Anglicized/feminized version of my grandfather’s name (he was Rossolino; wish I had the guts to use that for a boy!) AND it means “red dragon” – and this baby will be born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon!
So, perfect, right? [name]One[/name] hitch: While I love the whole name, I despise the nickname “[name]Roz[/name].” Rhymes with schnoz. Ick.
My question: What other nicknames can I get – you know, legitimately – from [name]Rosalind[/name]? Could I call a [name]Rosalind[/name] “[name]Sally[/name]”? Or “[name]Lindy[/name]”? Or even “[name]Linnie[/name]”?
[name]Rosie[/name], [name]Linnie[/name], [name]Lindy[/name], [name]Sally[/name] and also [name]Randi[/name]/[name]Randy[/name]/[name]Randie[/name] could work.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]! I think [name]Rosie[/name] and [name]Lindy[/name] are both cute nicknames.
On a sidenote, I don’t think [name]Rosalind[/name] means “red dragon”. I’m pretty sure it’ [name]German[/name] and means “soft horse” (or gentle horse).
I love [name]Rosalind[/name] since you can get two of my favorite nicknames - [name]Rosie[/name] and [name]Lindy[/name] - from it. It’s also a beautiful, formal name.
[name]Rosalind[/name] is beautiful! [name]Rosie[/name] is of course, a nickname option. I think [name]Rosalie[/name] could be cute too, even though it has as much syllables as [name]Rosalind[/name].
Sorry both r wrong [name]ROSALIND[/name] means, [name]Queen[/name] of the [name]Rose[/name], it DOSE NOT MEAN ([name]RED[/name] DRAGON) OR SOFT HORSE OF GENTLE HORSE, IT MEANS PURE AS A [name]ROSE[/name], AND I SHOULD KNOW [name]COS[/name] MY NAME IS [name]ROSALIND[/name],
I adore [name]Rosa[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name]. (In fact, I tried to get my husband to agree to a [name]Rosa[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name], but he’s not into it.)
I’m considering [name]Rosalind[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name] if my baby turns out to be a girl too. I think they are both lovely. [name]Rosie[/name] would be my favorite nickname (I’m not a fan of “[name]Roz[/name]” either). As for the meaning, I’d just pick your favorite meaning and go with it. People will always dispute origins and meanings.
My name is [name]Rosalyn[/name], and people call me Rozz on and off all the time. If it make it any better for you, “[name]Roz[/name]” means “[name]Pink[/name]” in Romanian - I had a Romanian co-worker and he loved that Rozz was my nn, and ended up calling me “[name]Pink[/name]” for years.
I love [name]Rosie[/name] the most. What about [name]Linnie[/name], [name]Lindy[/name], [name]Ally[/name], [name]Indie[/name], [name]Indy[/name], [name]Lily[/name] (although that’s rather far-fetched), [name]Dee[/name] [name]Dee[/name], [name]Didi[/name], [name]Lin[/name].