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Roscius m Ancient RomanFrom a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin
ros "dew" via
roscidus "dewy, wet". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, one of them being an ancient Roman actor named Quintus Roscius Gallus.
Rosegold m English (Modern, Rare)Derived from English
rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [
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Rosen m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
Roseo m ItalianDerived 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.
Rose Red f FolkloreEnglish translation of German
Rosenrot. This name was featured on the German fairy tale
Snow-White and Rose-Red by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Rósey f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
rós "rose" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Rosianus m Late RomanExtended form of
Rosius. A bearer of this name was Rosianus Geminus, who lived in the first century AD.
Rosmerta f Celtic MythologyProbably means "great provider" from Gaulish
ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with
smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix
a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity... [
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Rosó f CatalanFrom Catalan
rosor meaning "rosiness, pinkness". This is the title of a Catalan song about a woman named Rosó that premiered in 1922 and soon became a staple in the repertory of Catalan popular music... [
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Roßlieb m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements
hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and
lieb "kind, dear".
Rosso m ItalianItalian form of
Russus. A known bearer of this name was Rosso Fiorentino, an Italian painter from late medieval times.
Rostevan m Literature, Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian
rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and
rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست
(râst) and راستی
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Rostimir m RussianDerived from Slavic
rosts "usurp" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Rota f LatvianDirectly taken from Latvian
rota "jewel; ornament, adornment; singing for some early summer morning songs".
Rotbald m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Rotbern m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Proto-Germanic
beran or
bernu "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German).
Rotbrand m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse
brand "sword."
Rotburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Rotfrid m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Rotgang m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
gang "path."
Rotgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Rotgast m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Gothic
gasts (
gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
Rotgild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Rotgis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from
hrôthi "fame." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Rotgrim m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Rothad m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
hadu "battle."
Rothar m Germanic, HistoryDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
hari "army." This name was borne by a 7th-century king of the Lombards.
Rothard m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Rothelm m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection".
Rothild f GermanicMeans "famous battle", derived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Rotman m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
man "man."
Rotmund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Rotrad m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Rotram m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Rotrud f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Rotrude f Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Rotrud. Rotrude of Treves was the first wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
Rotstein m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
stain "stone."
Rotua f BatakFrom Batak
ro meaning "come, arrive" and
tua meaning "good luck, blessing".
Rotward m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Rotwig m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Rotwin m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Rougarou m FolkloreThe name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French
loup garou "werewolf" (where
loup means "wolf" and
garou is a borrowed word from Germanic
were-wolf via Frankish
garulf).
Rövşən m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian روشن
(rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".
Rovzan f ChechenDerived from Arabic روضة
(rawḍa) meaning "garden, flower garden".
Rowin m & f DutchDutch variant of
Rowan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional soccer player Rowin van Zaanen (b. 1984).
Royd m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
Royintan m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteratureMeans "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective
rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from
rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun
tan meaning "body, person".... [
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Róža f SorbianSorbian form of
Rosa 1. Róža Domašcyna (*1951) is a Sorbian poet and translator.
Rôze f WalloonWalloon form of
Rose. The name coincides with Walloon
rôze "rose (flower)".