would love everyones thoughts!

[beatrice-h.livejournal.com]

Which name do you prefer? Rose, nn Rosie or Catherine, nn Cate? Going for a sort of classic, british feel.

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[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Catherine, definitely. :) Rose is ok, but Catherine is classic and lovely.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I really love both, I'm not sure that I can choose. I'll say Catherine, because I'm not fond of the nickname Rosie, but I prefer Katherine anyway.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

Catherine!

[ironqueen.livejournal.com]

I say Catherine too. :)

[autophoblamb.livejournal.com]

I like Rose just on it's own but not Rosie.

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

Catherine and Cate!!

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Catherine!

[blosmbee.livejournal.com]

I'm partial to Catherine since that's what I named my daughter! Only we aren't nicknaming her- we've always called her Catherine. It's not that I'm anti-nickname- if she wants to go by a shortened version when she's older that's fine, I just think the full name is prettier than any of the nicknames. I do hope if she decides to shorten it, she picks Cate.

To me, Rose still feels too old ladyish to use as a first name. And Rosie O'Donnell is the first thing I think of when I hear "Rosie"

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Either way, she'd meet people her whole life who say, "Oooooh! That's my middle name!!"

[xxsoulfuleyesxx.livejournal.com]

I like Catherine, but I'm biased because thats my name=)

[mrandmrschippy.livejournal.com]

I'm British and I'd say Rose sounds a little more typically English than Catherine. But like others here I don't like nn Rosie. Also, Kate sounds more English than Cate (which just makes me think of Cate Blanchett who's Australian).

A few suggestions for classic English names, which to me at least sound very English (though I know some are popular in the US too):

Pandora, Venetia, Jacquetta, Henrietta, Camilla, Georgina, Sophie, Sophia, Charlotte, Belinda, Celia, Cecilia, Fiona, Marina.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Cate/Catherine. I love it.

[beatrice-h.livejournal.com]

thanks for all the replies! so you guys don't think Cate is too overdone? I've always liked it, I only hesitate because it seems so common

[arbus.livejournal.com]

oh i love both!