Rosaline

Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹoʊ.zə.ˌlin/(English) /ˈɹɑz.ə.ˌlɪn/(American English) /ˈɹɑz.ə.ˌlaɪn/(American English) /ˈɹɒz.ə.ˌlɪn/(British English) /ˈɹɒz.ə.ˌlaɪn/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Medieval variant of Rosalind. This is the name of characters in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1594) and Romeo and Juliet (1596).

Related Names

Rootshross/hros + lind
VariantsRosalind, Rosalyn, Roselyn, Roslyn, Rosaleen, Rosalin, Rosalynne
DiminutivesRos, Roz
Other Languages & CulturesRoseline, Roselyne(French) Roslindis(Germanic) Rosaleen(Irish) Rosalinda(Italian) Rosalina, Lina(Portuguese) Rosalina, Rosalinda(Spanish)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024