Sure, a rose by just any other name would not smell as sweet. But what if the name were as cool as “Madame Azélie Imbert” or “Victor Emmanuel”?
Other intriguing rose names I found in the EveryRose.com database include:
Abraham Darby
Admired Miranda
Betty Uprichard
Burnaby
Clementina Carbonieri
Cyril Fletcher
Dagmar Spath
Dainty Bess
Edna Marie
Eustacia
Fiona’s Affection
Fraulein Octavia Hesse
Gentle Hermione
Ghislaine de Feligonde
Hawaiian Queen Martha
Henry [...]
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A reader named Anna is expecting a baby boy. His middle name will be Anderson. She’d like his first name to begin with the letter R.
The baby’s father’s name is Rei, so I’m not sure if he and Anna are looking for another short R-name, but I threw a few in just in case:
Radley
Rafferty
Ramsey
Raphael
Reece
Reeve
Reid
Reginald
Regis
Rex
Richard
Ridley
Ritter
Robert
Roderick
Rodney
Roger
Ronald
Roscoe
Royce
Rudy
Rupert
Russell
Ryder
I also [...]
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A Rose by Any Other Name – Burnaby, Natali, Zelda Lloyd