Gender Feminine
Usage Irish (Rare)
Meaning & History
Irish form of Rose, or directly from the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (genitive róis; of Latin origin).
Related Names
VariantRóise
Other Languages & CulturesRoza, Ruzha(Bulgarian) Rosa(Catalan) Rozalija, Ruža, Rozika, Ružica(Croatian) Rozálie, Růžena(Czech) Rosa(Danish) Roos, Rosa, Rosalie, Roosje(Dutch) Rosa, Rosalie, Rose, Rosalee, Rosie, Rosy(English) Rósa(Faroese) Roosa, Rosa(Finnish) Rosalie, Rose, Rosette, Rosine(French) Rosalía(Galician) Rosa, Rosalie(German) Hrodohaidis, Rothaid(Germanic) Rozália, Rózsa, Róza, Rozina, Rózsi(Hungarian) Rós, Rósa(Icelandic) Rosa, Rosalia, Lia, Rosella, Rosetta, Rosina(Italian) Rosalia(Late Roman) Rozālija(Latvian) Rozalija, Rožė(Lithuanian) Roza, Rozalija, Ruža, Ruzha(Macedonian) Rohese, Rohesia, Royse(Medieval English) Rosa(Norwegian) Róża, Rozalia(Polish) Rosa, Rosália, Rosinha(Portuguese) Rozalia(Romanian) Roza, Rozaliya(Russian) Ruža, Ružica(Serbian) Rozália, Ružena(Slovak) Rozalija, Zala(Slovene) Rosa, Rosalía, Rosita(Spanish) Rosa(Swedish) Raisa, Raisel(Yiddish)