Rugby union player Mark Gerrard, and his wife Larisa, welcomed a son named Makson on August 20. Due to a blood type conflict during the pregnancy, Makson is still being cared for at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Makson Gerrard joins older siblings Markus, aged 8, Milana, aged 6, and Mateja, aged 2.
Mark plays for the Melbourne Rebels, and he is the brother of netballer Mo’onia Gerrard, and the cousin of former rugby player Wycliff Palu.
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Cricketer Ed Cowan, and his wife, Virginia Lette, welcomed a daughter named Romy on August 19. Romy Cowan was born in England, as Ed and Virginia are renting a house in the Cotswolds.
Edward or “Ed” plays county cricket for Gloucestershire in England, as well state cricket for the Tasmanian Tigers, and for the Sydney Sixers in the Twenty20 League. Virginia or “V” is a radio and television presenter.
(Photo shows Mark and Larisa Gerrard with baby Makson)
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We have been looking for an uncommon name for our little baby girl who is due in early October. After reading this article we have decided to call her Romy. What a truly beautiful name 🙂
Oh congratulations, and I think you’ve chosen a great name for your little girl. 🙂
Hi there, just wondering – what is the ‘proper’ pronunciation of Romy? I was sure it was Row-mie but my mum thought it was Roh -mie (like rock instead of row). She thinks it will be forever mispronounced but says ‘it may just be her generation’. What do you think? Thanks
It’s always said ROH-mee – it started out as a German pet form of Rosemarie, so just imagine the sounds in the name Rosemarie, and put them together. Like Rome with an -ee sound at the end.
You can hear the name said aloud on this site.
http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/romy
You can also hear the name said aloud in the film, “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion”.
It might be mispronounced sometimes, but honestly, almost every non-common name is at some point. It’s pretty and cute, yet not cutesy, and has strength behind it. I think it makes a good choice. 🙂
Great, thanks so much for clearing that up! Romy is our front runner, for the reasons you mentioned. Our issue: my husband wants Romilly nn Romy, whereas I would just prefer Romy – I think Romilly sounds a little frilly, plus I don’t like that it is a place name. Who knows, perhaps bub will be a boy and we will have a whole other dilemma! Still a few months to decide 🙂
Well I must admit to being on your side, but it sounds like you’ve got ages to go yet. It’s surprising how you can change your minds in that time!
The only person I know with this name pronounces it ROM-ee not ROH-mee, but I guess that’s not the more common pronunciation. It’s made me say it in my head that way whenever I read it though!
Well, we did indeed end up having a little girl and we named her Romy 🙂 It was our favourite from the beginning and somehow we just never found a name we liked more! At four months old Romy already has a great deal of “swagger and sass” as mentioned in your recent diminutive post! (Also love Lola and Elsa by the way, future sisters perhaps!)
We have had quite a few people mispronounce her name but most people got the hang of it quickly and it hasn’t been a big deal. All in all we love her name and couldn’t imagine her as anything else! Thanks for your help!
Oh, congratulations on your little girl, and so glad you went with Romy in the end. It’s a fantastic name.
(I chose it for the “diminutive names” partly because it gained such attention on this post).