Names Meaning Rose
- Roselani
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HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly rose"Description:
A rare Rose name with a beautiful meaning.
- Roselil
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DanishMeaning:
"rose + lily or little rose"Description:
Roselil is a sweet Danish name made famous by the song Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) and the eponymous collection of children's fables written by author Josefine Ottesen. It is derived from a combination of the Danish word for "rose" plus the word for "lily" or "little".
- Roselille
Origin:
DanishMeaning:
"little rose"Description:
A pretty Danish compound name derived from the words for "rose" and "little". A slightly frillier counterpart to Roselil.
- Roselle
Origin:
Combination of Rose and ElleDescription:
Most contemporary parents would probably opt for the more streamlined Elle.
- Rosellen
Origin:
Combination of Rose and EllenDescription:
Another of the Rose-plus names, now far out of fashion.
- Roselore
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GermanMeaning:
"bright rose"Description:
This fairytale-esque compound name is a contraction of Rose and Lore or Eleonore. A famous bearer is the retired gymnast Roselore Sonntag.
- Roselyn
Origin:
Combination name of Rose and LynnDescription:
Roselyn was a frequent member of the US Top 1000 in the early twentieth century until it dropped off the charts in 1954. It didn't return until 2003.
- Rosemarie
Origin:
Combination of Rose and MarieMeaning:
"rose flower + drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
Rosemarie had its moment in the sun back in the middle of the last century, when parents were looking for new ways to recycle traditional family names. So a child might combine her two grandma's names and become Rosemarie (or Annmarie or Maryjean), but these combination names feel dated now.
- Rosemay
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EnglishMeaning:
"rose of May"Description:
A quirky twist on Rosemary or a combo of the popular elements Rose and May, this would make a lovely traditional yet surprising middle name. It also works the other way around: Mayrose.
- Rosen
Origin:
German; BulgarianMeaning:
"rose; burning bush"Description:
This masculine floral name literally means "burning bush", and is the Bulgarian word for the dittany plant. The name derives from the highly volatile oils produced by the plant, which can actually catch fire in hot weather. A notable bearer of the Bulgarian-form of the name is Rosen Plevneliev, a former President of Bulgaria.
- Rosen
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CornishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
The masculine version of Rosen, pronounced ROH-zen, is a German and Bulgarian name, commonly seen as an element in Ashkenazi Jewish surnames. But Rosen, pronounced ROZ-en, is a modern Cornish word name used predominantly for girls.
- Rosenwyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white rose"Description:
A rare and beautiful member of the "Rose" family of names, Rosenwyn is a modern Cornish compound name meaning "white rose" or "fair rose". There is a popular Cornish folk song titled An Rosen Wyn, which may have inspired its use as a name.
- Roser
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CatalanMeaning:
"rosary, rosebush"Description:
Both a word name and a religious name: the Catalan equivalent of Rosario. It can be shortened to Ru.
- Rosie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Rosy-cheeked and cheery, Rosie (also spelled Rosy) has been standing on her own for many decades, back to the days of 1943 musical Sweet Rosie O'Grady. She's one of the perky nickname-names that are filling the popularity lists of other English-speaking countries. In the US, she came back to the Top 1000 in 2013, after a 30 year hiatus.
- Rosylea
Origin:
Variation of Rosalia, Spanish, LatinMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Variation of Rosalia.
- Rozalija
Origin:
Slovene variation of Rosalia, SpanishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Stylish short form Zala is the most common name in Slovenia.
- Rozenn
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BretonMeaning:
"rose"Description:
An attractive, eye-catching international form of Rose, with a little more bite than the English version. Relatively popular in its native region of Brittany but virtually unknown elsewhere, it could make a great alternative to more commonplace floral names. Rozenn peaked in France in 1976 at #231.
- Rozina
Origin:
Hungarian variation of RosinaMeaning:
"rose"
- Rozuko
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JapaneseMeaning:
"rose child"Description:
A sweet option to honor an ancestral Rose
- Róis
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IrishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
From the vocative case of Irish rós meaning "rose". Róise and Róisín are more common related names.