91%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish Meaning & History 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). PopularityDetails Last ranked #906 in 1950 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #480 in 1950 Spain (by decade) Categories colors, flora, flowers, gold, literature, rose, theatre, TV presenters