spelling of name

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

so I am 37 wks pregnant with my third child and first daughter. My husband is the worst female name picker in the world. He hates everything. We named our boys very easily (Morgan is 4 and judah is 2) but this time took till about a week ago. I had proposed at least 15 names that he shot down and FINALLY he decided that he now loved a name I had picked from before I found out my second son was a boy and he hated it then. Needless to say I am so thankful this child has a name. at least a first name haha (all our children have 2 middle names but I will face that when the time comes)

we both agreed on the first name rosalind pronounced RAHZ-UH-LYNN I like this spelling but I hate it pronounced in any way shape or form like rose or rosey. I am against creative spelling and don't plan on doing it but the variations of rozalyn and rosalyn are very common and have been used for a couple hundred years so I am feeling rather safe. I just can't decide which I like best. so if yall would lend me you opinion I would be greatful.

rosalind, rosalyn, or rozalyn?

Comments

[eeangel44.livejournal.com]

Rosalyn

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

agreed

[laurakirstine.livejournal.com]

This!

[lifelovelattes.livejournal.com]

I read this as ROSE-uh-lynn...

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I'd say Rosaline, but out of your options, Rosalyn.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[om-shakti.livejournal.com]

Rosalyn, definitely. Rosalind seems too far from the pronunciation, and though i dont mind different spellings, Rozalyn just looks like creative spelling someone would give themselves in high school (i know i weirded up my name like that).

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Rosalind. Classy.

[woah-jackson.livejournal.com]

I very much agree.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Thirded.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Fourthed? Fourth.

[ribcage-diagram.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Rosalind. Second choice Rosalyn. The Z in the other one makes it look tryndee and made up, especially with having a Y as well, regardless of whether it is a legitimate spelling or not.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Rosalind. Would the nn be Roz?

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

yes i'd call her roz. my husband is insisting he will call her rosebud because of orsen welles but he is a weirdo (the spouse is haha) and i can't keep him from doing it.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

i'd say rosaline, but out of the choices i'll go with rosalind.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

If you want it pronounced "RAHZ-UH-LYNN", then the only spelling that makes sense is the one with the z, Rozalyn. Otherwise everyone else who sees the name who doesn't know you want it pronounced with Roz/"Rahz", will go with the 'rose' sound.

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

it is traditionally pronounced the way I want it pronounced. http://www.behindthename.com/name/rosalind

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

That says it is pronounced ROZ-e-lind

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

That may be, however, I'd wager most people don't know that, and are going to assume the 'rose' sound, and more than likely you'll even get alot of people pronouncing the 'lind' part as just that, enunciating the d, instead of just lynn.

I understanding leaning toward tradition, and that's all well and good, and it's a person's choice. I just wanted to point out that if you go with the traditional spelling, you are highly likely to deal with more people pronouncing it wrong, than not.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

rosaline. but from these...rosalyn, i guess. normally i wouldn't say that, but i hate the d on the end, and i think that would cause more issues with pronounciation than any other spelling thing -- i mean, it's silent...so why is it there???

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

it is there because of the original language of the name. My son's middle name is padrig pronounced patrick. Its the welsh spelling and in wales thats how they would pronounce it.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Rosalind.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

rosalind is the only one of these that i would pronounce the way you want it pronounced.

rosalyn = rosa-lynn (to me)

stay far, far away from the extraneous z.

[zaggytiddies.livejournal.com]

rosalind... cause that's how you pronounce it. cute names!

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool".

[raisintree.livejournal.com]

Rosalind! (Fantastic name, by the way.)

[blueberrybumble.livejournal.com]

Rosalind. If people say it wrong, you correct them. This can be a problem with even the most common names, really, because people are weird.

It's the most beautiful spelling, and that is how it is properly pronounced. Great choice!

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

I am thinking so as well. thankyou!

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

Of those I like Rosalind best, but if you're not going to pronounce it that way, it could be confusing / frustrating.

I agree with people above that Rozalyn looks a bit odd.

[anodetonoone.livejournal.com]

Definitely Rosalind. I love classic spellings of names.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Rosalind! I adore Rosalind. The other spellings are not half as nice.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Usually, I don't like names ending in -lyn, but for Rosalyn I make an exception.
With your pronunciation, I'd definitely go with that one.
I personally would pronounce the final 'd' in Rosalind, but that's probably because I'm not living in an English-speaking country.

[meeksnmeebs.livejournal.com]

I like Rozalyn personally out of the 3.

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

thanks! I think it flows well. I would have loved Bronwen but my husband wasn't keen on it.