Roisin

Irish

"little rose"

Roisin Origin and Meaning

The name Roisin is a girl's name of Irish, Irish Gaelic origin meaning "little rose".

No, the pronunciation--ro-SHEEN--isn't immediately obvious to the non-Gaelic viewer, but the sound of this shiny Irish version of Rose is pretty enough to make it worth considering. Very popular in its native Ireland, it's one of many Irish girl names finding a wider audience. Earlier generations Anglicized at as Rosaleen, but we stay stick to the original.

The name has been associated with a 16th-17th century poem called Roisin Dubh (Dark Little Rose), the eponymous heroine of which is usually regarded as a personification of Ireland.

Singer Sinead O'Connor has a daughter named Róisin.

Roisin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 749 on Nameberry

Roisin Popularity

• 749 Nameberry 2024
• 796 England 2021
• 40 Ireland 2019

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Famous People Named Roisin

• Roisín Carlin Irish pop singer
• Róisín Marie Murphy Irish singer,songwriter and record producer
• Roisin Marcella Conaty English comedienne
• Roisin McGettigan Irish runner
• Róisín O stage name of Róisín O'Reilly, Irish singer,songwriter; daughter of singer Mary Black
• Róisín Mullins British TV presenter and dancer
• Róisín Shortall Irish politician
• Roisin McAuley Irish radio presenter and novelist
• Roisin Dunne Ross Irish musician of band 7 Year Bitch
• Roisin Meaney Irish novelist
• Roisin Hogan accountant and contestant on British TV series "The Apprentice"
• Róisin Dillon member of an Irish,American music group Cherish The Ladies
• Roisin Waters (b. 1994) daughter of singer Sinead O'Connor and journalist John Waters
• Saoirse Roisin Hill (b. 1997) daughter of Courtney Kennedy Hill; granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy

Roisin in Pop Culture

• Roisin character on TV's "Sinbad"
• Roisin Connor character on British TV series "Bad Girls"
• "Roisin Dubh " Irish song meaning "Black Rose"
• Roisin Hastings wife of Superintendent Ted Hastings on British TV drama "Line of Duty"