[name]Zephirine[/name] makes me think pink. But while it’s a real girl’s name and quite old, much older than the flower, I first learned it as a name of a variety of rose, and the rose ‘[name]Zephirine[/name] Drouhin’ is a bright, strong pink.
Whoever [name]Zephirine[/name] was, that had the flower named after her in the 19th century, I hope SHE liked pink!
I don’t actually hear all the [name]Rose[/name]-names as pink at all. To me, [name]Rosemary[/name] is blue. [name]Rosamund[/name] is striped cherry and white. [name]Rosalba[/name] is antique-y ivory, a slightly beige-white.
But [name]Rosalie[/name] and [name]Rosemarie[/name] are pink.
[name]Azalea[/name] is bright watermelon-red pink.
Oddly, [name]Dawn[/name] is a very pale blush pink tinged lavender, but [name]Aurora[/name] is more pale yellow or canteloupe orange.