Rosaura

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Spanish

"golden rose"

Rosaura Origin and Meaning

The name Rosaura is a girl's name meaning "golden rose".

A combination of Spanish rosa "rose" and aurea "gold". This name was used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635), and more recently by Mexican author Laura Esquivel in her 1989 novel Como agua para chocolate.