Names Meaning Rose

Ayşegül is a Turkish compound of the name Ayşe — derived from the Arabic Aisha, meaning "living" — and gül, the Persian word for "rose."

Gently appealing, a floral choice in Japanese.

Not a traditional name, but this Romance phrase rolls off the tongue so easily we're surprised no one used it sooner — it first appeared on the US charts in 2020. Its mirror-image name, Rosabella, is growing in popularity, and we can see Bellarosa doing the same.

A felicitous combo of two sweet names; also a Queens, New York neighborhood.

The odds that Bryluen will become a success in the US are low, but that might be all the more reason to snag it for yourself. It's a Cornish word meaning "rose," and has only been used as a name in modern times.

A nickname-name made famous by the uni-named Spanish singer Charo, whose full name was María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Gutiérrez de los Perales Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Hinojosa Rasten.

Gülce is derived from the Turkish word for "rose," gül.

Jara is a name with roots in several different cultures and languages, with different meanings and associations. She's the Hindu goddess of the household, happiness, and prosperity. In Spanish, where the name is pronounced with an H sound at the beginning ala Jose, Jara is a flower name meaning "rock-rose". In Arabic, the meaning of "earthen water jug" relates it to both the earth and to water.

Move over Brandy and Sherry, Julep is an alcohol-inspired name that certainly feels unique today, despite sharing similar sounds to popular Juliet and Juliana.

A pretty Hindi floral name.

An unusual French surname which may have been given to someone with a rosy complexion, or a combination of the floral name Rose with the popular La- prefix. British TV personality Lauren Goodger named her daughter Larose in 2021.

Popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.

Mawar is another of the "rose" variants that is almost unheard of outside its home country (in this case, Indonesia), but which deserves consideration given its lilting sound.

An unusual modern combination name, reminiscent of quirky choices like Primrose or Penrose, which put the "Rose" part at the end.

A good cultural crossover choice for Chinese-American parents, Meilin has a beautiful meaning, an on-trend sound, and is straightforward in terms of pronunciation in an English-speaking environment. Meilin is also the name of the protagonist of Pixar's film, Turning Red.

An international rose name with strength and femininity. Nasreen is slightly more common in the US than the Nasrin variation.

Nasrin has a strong sound and lovely floral meaning. International variants include the Turkish Nesrin and Egyptian Nesreen.