"That which we call a rose," said Shakespeare's Juliet, "by any other name would smell as sweet." Well actually, Juliet, there are indeed hundreds of 'other names' by which we call the fragrant rose.
Being such an iconing and popular flower, the rose has been cultivated for centuries, along the way producing a multitude of varieties. And, naturally, each of these varieties needs its own name to distinguish them.
Some get quaint phrases as a name, such as Mother's Love, Birthday Boy, Joy Bells, Hula Girl or Bright Smile; many more were named in honour of people (Horatio Nelson, Desmond Tutu, Florence Nightingale, Lady Godiva and James Mason all got one).
Some roses only have a 'first name', creating gardens full of Amelias, Penelopes, Alexanders and Isabels, and they are the focus of this list.
| Adam Agatha Agnes Albertine Alexander Alexandra Alison Amanda Amber Amelia Angela Angelica Anna Jane Anna Livia Anthony Anya Augusta Luise Belinda Bella Christina Bella Diana Benita Berenice Our Beth Bethan Betty’s Smile Beverly Bobbie James Bonita Britannia Calypso Carmen Carol Caroline Victoria Celeste Celina Charlotte Chelsea Belle Chloe |
Chris Christian IV Cindy Clarinda Clementine Cleo Cleopatra Colette Coralie Cordelia Cornelia Cressida Danaë Daphne Doreen Dorothy Douglas Eleanor Elina Elizabeth Elle Ellen Eloise Emannuella Emanuel Emily Victoria Emma Erica Esmeralda Esperanza Esther Etain Ethel Eva Evangeline Evelyn Evita Faye |
Felicia Fifi Fiona Flora Francesca Gemma Our George Gloria Gloriana Grace Hallé Heathcliff Our Hilda Honor Elizabeth Indianna Mae Ingrid Iris Isabel Isabella Isis Our Jane Jasmine Jasper Pretty Jessica Joanne Jocelyn Josephine Joy Julia Sweet Juliet Juno Kathleen Kathryn Katie Kim Kitty's Rose Kristin Lancelot |
Lara Laura Louisa Lavinia Leander Leda Leonora Christine Liliana Lisa Sweet Lizzie Lois Lorna Lucetta Lucia Lucy Margaret Maria Georgiana Marie Louise Marlena Martha Mary Mary-Jean Matilda Maude Elizabeth Maxima Meg Meredith Millie Admired Miranda Our Molly Myra Nancy Naomi Nestor Nina Oksana Olivia Ophelia Othello |
Patricia Pearl Penelope Perdita Phoebe’s Frilled Pink Polly Prospero Queenie Rachel Ramona Rebecca Roberta Rosalina Rosabell Heavenly Rosalind Rosina Ruby Ruby Ruth Christine Here’s Sam Sandra Sarah Saul Sidonie Sophia Soraya Spencer Stella Stephanie Diane Susan Sylvia Tallulah Thalia Thelma Thisbe Troilus Vesper Victoria Joy Violette
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