Opinions on the name Minami Rose?

angiec8426 · March 2012

Minami means "south", and is Japanese.

Rose means "rose", and is English.

karen_loy · March 2012

At first glance I read Miami Rose and thought it was really weird!

I don't really feel Minami, there are much better and prettier japanese names; I would look for something else unless you are somehow japanese and the southern rose thing has a special meaning for you

KearaD · March 2012

If you are Japanese (or your husband is), then it's a good choice. I think it would be strange if you're not.

Moneypenny424 · March 2012

baconface:
KearaD:
If you are Japanese (or your husband is), then it's a good choice. I think it would be strange if you're not.
This, plus it sounds like a variety of rose to me.

i agree with all of this. is there a story behind the name? i think there are prettier Japanese names to use, as PP said.

FrecklesInside · March 2012

All I see and hear is Miami. If you live in America, I wouldn't go with this one. I agree with pps - unless you are Japanese and this has special meaning, look around some more. Sorry.

magsugar13 · March 2012

all i see is mini me

strawberrytree · March 2012

If you/your DH are Japanese, I think it's fine. If not, I think it's kind of strange and would side-eye. I do see Miami when I look at it though.

clhali · March 2012

I see either "mini me" or "miami", not my favorite especially with the mn Rose.

Sibil · March 2012

Since I've lived in Japan, I immediately thought it was a direction, on the highway, not good. I've never seen it used as a Japanese name, either. Would you name a child East?

What about Hinami? Similar sound but one I actually saw as a name.

ObLaDi · March 2012

angiec8426:
Rose means "rose", and is English.

LOL.

Re: Minami, I also saw Miami and had to go back and read more closely. There are a lot of beautiful Japanese names, but this doesn't strike me as one of them.

gailconcep · March 2012

I agree with the other posters on this one.

Hinami as someone suggested sounds good if you want a Japanese sounding name (not sure about the origin) or what about just MIna Rose?

pls reply to my help with A names post. Thnx!

Leah&JP · March 2012

magsugar13:
all i see is mini me

yup, me too.

BitsKD13 · March 2012

Are you or your H Japanese or have a special connection to Japan? If not I'd wonder why you were using a Japanese word for your LO's name. Also there are much better choices of Japanese names that you could use... so why are you picking the word for south?

Megumi, Saki, Hikaru/Hikari, Maemi are all good options.

ETA: DH and I have a friend who gave her DD a Japanese middle name even though they are not Japanese themselves. However, their DD was conceived and born in Japan so that makes sense.