Rosaline
[ˈrɒz.ə.laɪn]Meaning
medieval variant of Rosalind; also an elaborate form of Rosalie
Background Story
Behind the Name gives Rosaline as a medieval variant of Rosalind, while Wiktionary describes it as an elaborate form of Rosalie or a simplified form of Rosalind. Behind the Name records it in use in French, German, Germanic, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish. It is the name of characters in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and Romeo and Juliet.
Variations
Rose, Rosie, Rosalind
Related Names
Rosalinda
Latinate form of Rosalind
Raisa
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais; also from Yiddish roiz, "rose"
Rosalia
Late Latin name from rosa, "rose"; also a doublet of Rosalie.
Rosalina
Latinate form of Rosaline
Rosalind
From the Old German elements hros "horse" and lind "soft, flexible, tender"
Rosalita
Rosaria
Meaning 'rose' in Latin, symbolizing beauty and love.
Rosel
A feminine given name recorded in Upper German; no meaning documented
Roselani
Hawaiian, an older spelling of Lokelani, meaning "rose"
Roseline
French form of Rosalind.