Rosa

Latinate variation of Rose

"rose, a flower"

Rosa Origin and Meaning

The name Rosa is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Latin origin meaning "rose, a flower".

As sweet-smelling as Rose but with an international flavour, Rosa is one of the most classic Portuguese, Spanish and Italian names, which is also favored by upper-class Brits, having an ample measure of vintage charm. Rosa has been on the popularity charts for every year that's been counted, especially popular from the 1880s through the beginning of the twentieth century.

The name of a thirteenth century saint, Rosa has several other notable namesakes. In literature, she was a character in David Copperfield. Rosa Parks is a Civil Rights icon, Rosa (born Marie-Rosalie) Bonheur was a noted nineteenth century French artist, Rosa Ponselle an American operatic soprano and Rosa Luxemburg a left-wing activist. In the modern world there have been several Rosas in video games, including Final Fantasy IV.

Rosa Rank in US Top 1000

# 668 in the US

Rosa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 703 on Nameberry

Rosa Popularity

• 668 US 2023
• 703 Nameberry 2024
• 153 England 2021
• 107 Scotland 2023
• 168 Germany 2016
• 60 Netherlands 2023
• 113 Mexico 2021
• 48 Denmark 2023
• 192 Switzerland 2021
• 39 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Rosa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rosa.

• Maria
• Carmen
• Caterina
• Carolina
• Elsa
• Carlotta
• Diana
• Emilia
• Eva
• Bianca
• Priscilla
• Elisabeth
• Ines
• Bethany
• Alexandra
• Agnes
• Annie
• Clarissa
• Leonora
• Dorothea

Famous People Named Rosa

• Rosa Louise McCauley Parks American civil rights leader
• Rosa Bonheur French painter
• Rosa Luxembourg German,Jewish communist thinker
• Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota Portuguese Olympic marathoner
• Rosa Blasi American actress
• Rosa Lopez Spanish singer
• Rosa Mendes (born Milena Leticia Roucka) Canadian pro wrestler
• Rosa Vercellana aka Rosina mistress of Italy's King Victor Emmanuel II
• Rosa Ponselle American operatic soprano
• Junia Rosa Ruth (b. 2010) daughter of Zac and Kate Hanson
• Rosa Bianca Salazar Canadian actress

Rosa in Pop Culture

• Rosa mother on animated series "Maya & Miguel"
• Rosa character in the game 'Assassin's Creed II'
• Rosa Hubermann character in book/movie "The Book Thief"
• Rosa character in the video game "Castlevania"
• Rosa Farrell character in game "Final Fantasy IV"
• Rosa character in the game "Kizuna Encounter"
• Rosa Ushiromiya character in graphic novel "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
• Rosalind "Rosa" Dillon aka Top character on TV's "The Flash"
• Rosa Diaz detective on sitcom "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
• Rosa a main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
• Rosa Levi character in the Greek series "Deligianeion Parthenagonion"