Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3257939-20131111020445/@comment-24198837-20131127012005

Flashfire212 wrote: Only a partial name issue, however - my uncles have different last names to me, although the question would be more along the lines of where the Rose lineage comes from.

The problem with wikis, and I speak from experience we all likely share - too damn easy for vandalism. While it's possible that Monty DID make those edits (I'm not going to say likely, but possible), there's no reason to say that a vandal didn't create an account under the name 'montyoum' in order to cause confusion. Yes, that was the account name that edited the TVTropes page on RWBY. Really, the most reliable sources of information we have are offical posts on RoosterTeeth, Monty's Twitter/Deviantart/Facebook and the series itself. Agreed. I usually check things against Monty's twitter when they come up here.

But on the topic of the Rose family - is is possible that some names aren't marked by heritage? I mean, does anyone else find it odd that Ruby Rose's Semblance leaves a trail of rose petals? She doesn't get to choose that either one. Maybe the 'Rose' in her name is more simple in nature. She could just be named after her Semblance.

Her name could also be prophetic in nature. Summer may have not been related to Ruby at all, but perhaps just a spiritual forerunner. Ruby is Summer reincarnated. I'm not a fan of this theory, but it's a possibility.

Or perhaps (assuming that Qrow, Ozpin and Summer knew each other at some point) Ruby was just named after Summer as a tribute. Qrow could've noticed some similarities between any aspects of them, an he gave Ruby the name Rose as a method of grieving. The 'Red' trailer could be Ruby discovering the truth behind her name. Thats just a theory, though.