Mother in law is called Rosemary nn Rose so is this to close of a name do you think for a nn Rosa?
Looking for a longer name but nothing too out there
Struggling to agree on a name!
Thanks!
Would you want to give a nod to MIL or not? I think it’s quite a sweet connection and not too close, but only you know the relationship and whether it’s likely to cause upset if you seem to be honouring one grandma and not the other.
Names like Rosalie…
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] (same issue)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
Magalie
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is lovely and would be a sweet way to honour MIL but of course family dynamics comes into this situation. Would it be okay to honour one grandmother over the other? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you actually want to honour your MIL?
You’ve had a few suggestions from @katinka so count any repeats as me being in agreement with her
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
Violet/Violetta
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
If i knew your MIL’s name, I would assume [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] was an honour, if that concerns you.
A few other ideas
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
I have an aunt named [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] and think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is equally elegant and a standout beauty! [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] are really really similiar sounding so I think it might be a little bit of an oddity within the family if your desire is to not have a naming connection. Though without the nickname the names [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] and sufficiently far enough apart sound + lookwise.
Other names like [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]:
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f] ~ cute nickname [name_u]Alba[/name_u] or [name_u]Albie[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalva[/name_f] ~ cute nickname [name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_u]Rosario[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Rosamel[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
Now names with the [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] vibe:
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearline[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Tab[/name_u] or [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] ~ [name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_f]Alicia[/name_f] Vikander)
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f]
[name_f]Zerlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabela[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
[name_u]LĂ©onie[/name_u]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscila[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucilla[/name_f]
[name_m]Romare[/name_m]
[name_m]Romaric[/name_m]
[name_u]Afton[/name_u]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Winslet[/name_f]
Beatty
[name_f]Julienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerence[/name_f]
[name_u]Romary[/name_u]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirella[/name_f]
[name_u]Jaime[/name_u]
[name_f]Coletta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u]
[name_f]Dafne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Louetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Fianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Renée[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Amata[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
If you don’t want to honour her then maybe it’s too close
Other suggestions:
Annarose
[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosenwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]
Is it just the nickname thats too close, you could always consider [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sally[/name_f] instead
You’ve already got some great alternative suggestions so the only one I’ll add is [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]. Similar feel and sound but no [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Maybe middle name could be [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]?
I love Rosalie/Rosalia, and [name_f]Rosaleen[/name_f] (which in 19th C poetry was a reference to ireland, [name_u]Dark[/name_u] Rosaleen). There is a famous poet, [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] de Castro (Spanish/Galician).
And a Sicilian saint, [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] (the saint against epidemics etc).
NN for [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] could be [name_f]Lilou[/name_f] (lee-loo). [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Lally[/name_f]. (lah-lee).
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