[name]Hi[/name] berries,
We have been very tentatively thinking about possibly maybe trying for another baby in the later half of the new year, and of course im already mulling over names. I have recently come back to an old favourite of mine -[name]Rosalie[/name]. I really love it, the look, the sound, the feel ; pretty, characterful and quite bluesy. but have some major reservations, which is why i didn’t use it for my first daughter. Could you help me navigate the pros and cons? No other name keeps coming back to me like [name]Rosalie[/name] and i can picture my next daughter being [name]Rosalie[/name] BUT…
The way it sounds with my first daughters name: my little girl is called [name]Juniper[/name]. I actually think they sound good together, but [name]Rosalie[/name] is just so much more mainstream, would it be weird to have an unusual name like juniper(bear in mind we are in the uk where juniper is virtually unheard of)? I would have to pair it with a unique mn which would be fun, would that make up for it? Also do the names give off an overtly nature theme? Ideally, i would like to avoid that.
I don’t like the nn [name]Rosie[/name]: call me crazy, but i just dont. I like [name]Rosa[/name] and even [name]Lee[/name] or [name]Lia[/name] but i know that at some point someone will call her rosie and i will cringe. My daughter [name]Juniper[/name] goes by [name]Juni[/name] all the time and we would have to have a nn that we like.
Namesake issues: ok, this is the big one. My [name]MIL[/name]'s name is [name]Rose[/name], and this is an awful thing to say, but we have a difficult relationship , and i’m not sure i could bear to be reminded of her all the time!! That sounds really bad i know but i’m just trying to be honest about my feelings towards this name. Would my little [name]Rosalie[/name] feel completely distinct from the MILs name? Or am i kidding myself if i think i can just let that go? On the plus side, my DH would love it.
And saying all this, i still do love [name]Rosalie[/name]. I just dont know if it’ll just end up being one of those 'what if 'names that never gets used. The other contender is [name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] which i love and is less problematic; it also honours two family members. Please let me know your thoughts and thank you for reading! And im really sorry for all the typos , i’m using a new phone and its just awful!
I think [name]Rosalie[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name] sound cute together but there is really no way of avoiding [name]Rosie[/name] as a nm. I think you may also like [name]Coralie[/name] which is more unique. [name]How[/name] popular is [name]Rosalie[/name] in the UK?
If you use the nn [name]Rosa[/name], I feel it’s less likely people will call her [name]Rosie[/name]. People like to impose nns mostly to make a name shorter and easier. Giving them the preferred option would help, I’d think.
[name]Rosalie[/name] feels distinctive from [name]Rose[/name], but you could always spin it and let your [name]MIL[/name] think it’s honoring her. Of course I don’t know what the tension between you two is about, but maybe it would smooth things over if she thought you were making a nice gesture (even if it’s really just that you happen to like the name).
I think they sound great together! But it sounds like the name is very flawed for you. I think [name]Rose[/name] & [name]Rosie[/name] would happen, people could easily assume she was named to honor the woman you dislike and if they ask you if you had…well, saying no could be very pointed. I don’t think the popularity difference matters because the imagery & cadence is so similar to me.
[name]Coralie[/name] is a great suggestion.
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Sidonie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Willoughby[/name]
[name]Waverley[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Reverie[/name]
[name]Lafayette[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Clarity[/name]
[name]Journey[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
I agree that [name]Rosalie[/name] is very close to [name]Rose[/name], and [name]Rose[/name], even though it was not your intention, would like think it’s to honour her, or at least outsiders would assume as much. Especially as the previous poster noted, if you say that “no” it is not in fact to honour her, it could make an already uncomfortable situation unbearable.
I love [name]Rosalie[/name] though, it’s a very very pretty name, but nn’s [name]Rosie[/name]/[name]Rose[/name] might become unavoidable, your daughter could prefer those for herself in only a few short years. [name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name] are an adorable sibset, both are uncommon enough where I live (in [name]Canada[/name]) that I wouldn’t even bat an eye. Much much much prefer [name]Rosalie[/name] over [name]Mirabelle[/name].
[name]Love[/name] the Suggestions of —
[name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name]
What about —
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Camellia[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Cappella[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
Go with [name]Rosalie[/name], the one you love. [name]Rosie[/name] will most likely be her nickname though, unless you always call her [name]Rosalie[/name], then maybe people will catch on.
I really think that once little [name]Rosalie[/name] goes off to school and makes friends that the nickname will automatically be [name]Rosie[/name] or [name]Rose[/name]. I can’t think of a way around it. There isn’t really any way to control such an obvious nickname, especially when the full name is three syllables long.
Plus, if you really aren’t naming your child after your [name]MIL[/name] and other people assume you are, your choices are either to confirm their assumptions and lie, or get a bit of friction by telling the truth. Neither are great outcomes.
All in all, the cons sound like they outweigh the pros. I like [name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] a lot and most of the suggestions above, like [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Coralie[/name], and [name]Leonie[/name]. While [name]Rosalie[/name] is a beautiful name, if I were in your situation (and from the little I know about the situation in the first place) I wouldn’t use the name.
