Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. RO-zə-leen, RAHZ-ə-lin, RAHZ-ə-lien  [key·IPA]

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

DiminutivesRos, Roz
Other Languages & CulturesRoseline(French) Roslindis(Germanic) Rosaleen(Irish) Rosalinda(Italian) Rosalina, Lina(Portuguese) Rosalina, Rosalinda(Spanish)

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Entry updated November 20, 2020