katyuana's Personal Name List

Old German form of Rose.

From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".

Diminutive of Raisa 2.

Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". In the New Testament this name was borne by a maid in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark. As an English given name, Rhoda came into use in the 17th century.

Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom". According to the 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian Agathias Scholasticus, this name was borne by a contemporary actress, who may have been his lover; in her case it was likely a stage name. It was later used by the 12th-century Byzantine writer Theodore Prodromos for the heroine of his romance 'Rhodanthe and Dosikles'.

Derived from the Greek adjective ῥοδωπός (rhodopos) meaning "rosy-faced, rosy", which consists of the Greek noun ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with the Greek noun ὤψ (ops) meaning "eye, face, countenance".

In Greek mythology, Rhodope is the wife of king Haemus of Thrace.

Derived from the Welsh elements rhos "rose" (cf. Rhosyn) and gwen "white, pure, holy, fair".

Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Variant of Rohesia.

Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun" and gula meaning "rose".

Norman French form of Hrodohaidis.

Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see Rose).

Irish form of Rose, or directly from the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (genitive róis; of Latin origin).

Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.

Roja is the the Tamil name for Rose. Tamil is one of the many languages spoken in India and is mostly spoken in the state of Tamilnadu.

Dutch vernacular form of Rosa 1, meaning "rose" in Dutch.

Finnish form of Rosa 1. It also means "pink" in Finnish.

Allegedly derived from Estonian roos "rose".

Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Dutch form of Rosemary. The name coincides with Dutch roosmarijn, a rare variant of rozemarijn "rosemary".

Variant of Roosa.

Short form of Rosalind, Rosamund and other names beginning with Ros.

Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

Variant of Rosalie.

Combination of Rosa 1 and the common name suffix bel, inspired by Latin bella "beautiful". This name was created in the 18th century.

Variant of Rosabel.

Hispanic variant of Rosalia.

Means "rosary" in French.

Variant of Rosalind.

Italian name meaning "white rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". A famous bearer was the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757).

Diminutive of Rosalba.

Variant of Rosalia, or simply a combination of Rosa 1 and Leah.

Variant of Rosalie.

Variant of Rosaline. James Clarence Mangan used it as a translation for Róisín in his poem Dark Rosaleen (1846).

Variant of Rosalie.

Variant of Rosaline.

Possibly an elaborated form of Rosa 1 or Rosalie.

Portuguese form of Rosalia.

Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.

Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose". This was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint.

French, German and Dutch form of Rosalia. In the English-speaking this name received a boost after the release of the movie Rosalie (1938), which was based on an earlier musical.

Variant of Rosalie.

Usually a diminutive form of Rosalie, seeing as the name contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. However, in some cases, this name can also be a blend of the names Rosa 1 and Lieke.

Medieval variant of Rosalind.

Latinate form of Rosaline.

Derived from the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it was not common. During the Middle Ages its spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". The name was popularized by Edmund Spencer, who used it in his poetry, and by William Shakespeare, who used it for the heroine in his comedy As You Like It (1599).

Latinate form of Rosalind.

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

Variant of Roslindis.

Combination of Rosa 1 or Rosalie with any French name that ends in -ique, such as Angélique and Monique. Also, in some cases, this name might be an attempted gallicization of Rosalieke.

Possibly a diminutive of Rosalía or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lita. This is the title of a 1943 song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. It was also used by Bruce Springsteen in his song Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (1973).

Variant of Rosalba.

Variant of Rosaline. It can also be considered an elaboration of Rose with the common name suffix lyn.

Variant of Rosalyn.

From the French surname Rosamel.

Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".

Variant of Rosamund, in use since the Middle Ages.

Derived from the Old German elements hros "horse" and munt "protection". This name was borne by the wife of the Lombard king Alboin in the 6th century. The Normans introduced it to England. It was subsequently interpreted as coming from Latin rosa munda "pure rose" or rosa mundi "rose of the world". This was the name of the mistress of Henry II, the king of England in the 12th century. According to legends she was murdered by his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Variant of Rosanna. It has been borne by multiple members of the British nobility: Lady Rosanagh Crichton (1932-2019), daughter of the 5th Earl Erne; Lady Rosanagh Taylour (1961-), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Headfort; and Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker (1979-), daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.

From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'. Rosanella is a princess who is split into twelve identical forms, each with an aspect of her personality.

Combination of Rosa 1 and Angela.

Masculine form of Rosângela.

Masculine form of Rosangela.

Probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').

Combination of Rosa 1 and Anna.

Variant of Rosanna.

Combination of Rose and Anne 1.

Greenlandic diminutive of Rosa 1, formed using the suffix -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little". This is a recently coined Greenlandic name.

Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda). The name was (first?) used by Welsh writer Ann Julia Hatton for a character in her popular Gothic novel 'Deeds of Olden Times' (1826). It was also used by Eliza Rennie in her poetic sketch 'The Myrtle Branch' (1828).

Variant of Josephine, influenced by Rose or Rosa 1.

Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element herr meaning "army".

Italian feminine form of Rosario.

Polish form of Rosario.

Means "rosary", and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary". This name is feminine in Spanish and masculine in Italian.

From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German Dornröschen, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).

Means "golden rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and aurea "golden". This name was (first?) used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635).

Derived from Old Norse rós meaning "rose" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Feminine form of Roscius.

Originally a Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis meaning "famous type", composed of the elements hruod "fame" and heit "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.

Variant of Rosalia.

Variant of Rosanne.

Variant of Rosanna.

Variant of Rosanne.

Name of Rosebud Denovo, street activist, and Rosebud the Basselope, a character in the comic strip Bloom County.

Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.

German contraction of Rose and Lene and Haitian form of Roselène.

Variant of Rosalette.

Variant of Rosália.

Diminutive of Roselie.

Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888). The Roselil series is a collection of children's fables written by Danish author Josefine Ottesen (1956-).

Italian diminutive of Rosa 1.

Diminutive of Rose. This is the name of a type of flowering shrub (species Hibiscus sabdariffa) native to Africa but now grown in many places, used to make hibiscus tea.

Italian masculine form of Rose.

Meaning unknown, perhaps based on similar-sounding names such as Rosella and Zelpha.

Variant of Rosalyn.

Variant of Rosemay.

Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.

Variant of Rosemarie.

Variant of Rosemarie.

Variant of Rosemary.

Dutch form of Rosemary.

Combination of Rose and Mary. This name can also be given in reference to the herb, which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea". It came into use as a given name in the 19th century.

Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.

Variant of Rosemarie.

Contracted form of Rosemarie and Rosemaria.

A known bearer of this name is Rosemin Madhavji, a Canadian-born fashion entrepreneur of Indian descent.

Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emma.

Variant of Rosina.

Feminine form of Rosendo.

Spanish form of the Visigothic name *Hroþisinþs, composed of the Gothic elements hroþs "fame" and sinþs "time". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint, also known as Rudesind.

Nordic form of the German surname Rosenkranz meaning "rosary".

Means "rose red" in German, used in the Brothers Grimm folktale Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (English translation Snow-White and Rose-Red). In the tale Rosenrot and her sister Schneeweißchen befriend a bear who has been cursed by an evil dwarf.

Combination of Rosen and Cornish gwynn "fair, white, blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.

Derived from the Latin adjective roseus "pink, rosy, rose-coloured". A bearer of this name is RJ Rosales (a Filipino artist of Spanish descent). The name seems to originally come from Italy, though, since roseo is an existing adjective there for "pink, rosy" (as opposed to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries) and because sources list it as a legitimate Italian name.

Catalan (feminine) form of Rosario.

Italian diminutive of Rosa 1.

French diminutive of Rose.

Italian masculine form of Rose.

Probably an Anglicized form of Rhoswen.

Derived from Icelandic rós meaning "rose" (see Rós) and Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved". Also see Rosfrith.

Could be a combination of the prefix Ros- (from Rosalind, Rosamund, Rosanne etc.) and Shae.

Anglicized form of Róisín.

Variant of Rochelle.

Icelandic masculine form of Rósa.

Feminine form of Rosius.

Dutch form of Rosianus.

Feminine form of Rosianus. A bearer of this name was Rosiana Coleners, a Belgian poet from the 16th century AD.

French form of Rosiana.

Portuguese form of Rosianus, though in some cases it can also be a blend of Rosa 1 with a name ending in -iano, such as Cristiano. This name is mainly found in Brazil.

Extended form of Rosius. A bearer of this name was Rosianus Geminus, who lived in the first century AD.

Variant form of Rosabel.

Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Росица (see Rositsa).

Combination of Rosie and Belle.

Possibly from Portuguese rosa "rose" and lírio "lily" (cf. Alíria).

Italian diminutive of Rosa 1. This is the name of a character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).

French diminutive of Rose.

Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Combination of Rós and the Old Norse suffix ingr meaning "son of, belonging to".

Portuguese diminutive of Rosa 1.

Allegedly means "tub of roses" in Icelandic, from rós "rose" and kar "tub".

Feminine form of Rósinkar.

Icelandic form of Rosenkrans.

Feminine form of Rósinkrans.

Diminutive of Rosa 2.

Derived from Latin rosa "rose", though a connection with Latin ros "dew" may also be possible (see Roscius). The best known bearer of this name was the Roman consul Rosius Regulus.

In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).

Malay form of Ruslan.

Old German form of Rosalind.

Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element maðr meaning "person, man" (genitive manns).

Upper German and Swiss variant of Rosemarie.

Icelandic adoption of Rosemary.

Spelling variant of Rosmerta.

Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Variant of Rosaminta.

Old German form of Rosamund.

Variant of Rosalia.

Italian form of Roxana.

Variant of Rossana.

Diminutive of Rossa.

Variant of Roselyn.

Medieval Italian diminutive of Rosa 1, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.

This name is either a diminutive of Rosa 1 or formed from Orsula by metathesis of the letter R.

This name, now extremely rare, comes from the German 'rosen weilt', signifying "wild rose".

Variant spelling of Roswitha.

Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.

Diminutive of Rose.

Variant of Hrodohaidis.

Means "rose" in Polish. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.

Meaning unknown.

Czech form of Rosalia.

Form of Rosalia in several languages.

Means "rose" in Lithuanian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.

Dutch variant spelling of Rosemarie.

Dutch form of Rosemary as well as a direct derivation from Dutch rozemarijn "rosemary".

Means "rose" in Breton.

Allegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.

Variant of Rosiana and Malaysian form of Rosiana.

Croatian diminutive of Rozalija.

Diminutive of Roze.

Variant of Rosemary.

Possibly a combination of Roz and Rhonda. A notable bearer is American singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (1971-).

Diminutive of Rózsa.

Japanese version of the name Rose.

It means "child of a rose"

Diminutive of Róża.

Polish form of Rosina.

Means "rose" in Finnish.

Derived from Finnish ruusu meaning "rose" and the diminutive suffix -nen. This is the Finnish name for Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. This is not a given name in Finland, but is occasionally found as a surname.

Sami variant of Rosa 1, taken literally from the word ruvsá meaning "rose".

Derived from Czech růže meaning "rose".

Means "hollyhock" in Bulgarian (referring to flowering plants from the genera Alcea and Althaea). This is also an alternate transcription of Macedonian Ружа (see Ruža).

Diminutive of Ruža.