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in reply to a message by Andy
Well, the association with the Roman celebration seems logical.
The use of the name in Europe seems to com from the Sicilian St Rosalie, originally Rosalia de' Sinibaldi. Based only reading of the Wikipedia page of the saint in a few languages, the only explanations I found for her name was that her mother was called Rosa and that by folk etymology, the name Rosalia is often understood as being a contraction of rosa (rose) and lilium (lily). However, it's quite possible that the association with flowers came later, and the name was actually a variation of germanic Ros- names (by Norman influence) or even another name entirely.
The use of the name in Europe seems to com from the Sicilian St Rosalie, originally Rosalia de' Sinibaldi. Based only reading of the Wikipedia page of the saint in a few languages, the only explanations I found for her name was that her mother was called Rosa and that by folk etymology, the name Rosalia is often understood as being a contraction of rosa (rose) and lilium (lily). However, it's quite possible that the association with flowers came later, and the name was actually a variation of germanic Ros- names (by Norman influence) or even another name entirely.
This message was edited 12/22/2019, 8:53 AM
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