Rose
[roʊz]Meaning
Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, meaning "famous type".
Background Story
Rose comes from the Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, composed of the elements hruod, "fame", and heit, "kind, sort, type". The Normans brought it to England as Roese and Rohese, and from an early date it was associated with the word for the flower, which derives from Latin rosa. When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind. It is used in Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, Finnish, Galician, German, Germanic and Hungarian.
Temperament
Variations
Rosie, Rosita, Rosa
Related Names
Rosa
From Latin rosa, meaning "rose"
Rosel
A diminutive of the name Rosa, meaning 'rose'.
Rosi
A diminutive of Rosa, Rosalie and other names beginning with Ros
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.
Rosalie
French, German and Dutch form of the Latin saints' name Rosalia, from Latin rosa, "rose"
Rosalind
From the Old German elements hros "horse" and lind "soft, flexible, tender"
Rosalita
Rosalyn
A variation of the name Rosalia, which is derived from the Latin word 'rosa' meaning 'rose'.
Rosaria
Meaning 'rose' in Latin, symbolizing beauty and love.