This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Roselil f Danish (Rare)Possibly a combination of Danish
rose meaning "rose" and
lilje meaning "lily" or
lille meaning "little".
Roselil og hendes moder (
Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [
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Rosemene f Haitian CreoleCombination of
Rose and -
mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from
Philomène or from a name such as
Chrismene,
Dieumene,
Jesumene or
Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French
mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).
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").
Ro'shno f UzbekPotentially derived from
ro'shnolik meaning "a happy and comfortable life".
Rosién f & m IrishDiminutive of Róis or the Irish word for rose
Rosina f GermanGerman short form of
Euphrosina, common in the 1700s and 1800s, then almost forgotten and now being revived in recent years.
Róska f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name,
Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from
R, the first letter of her given name, and
Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name
Óskar).
Rǫskva f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
rǫskr "brave". In Norse mythology Rǫskva is a farmer's daughter;
Thor takes her and her brother
Þjálfi with him as servants when he goes to Utgarðaloki.
Roslin f EnglishDerived from the place name Roslin belonging to a village in Scotland.
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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Rosmina f TheatrePossibly a variant of
Rosmunda or
Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera
Giasone (1649).
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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Rosslyn f English (Rare)Either a variant of
Roslyn or, in more recent times, an adoption of the name of
Rosslyn Chapel in the Scottish village of Roslin which became famous overnight thanks to the publication of
Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln in 1982 (and again two decades later when it featured in Dan Brown's
The Da Vinci Code (2003)).... [
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Rossy f SpanishDiminutive of
Rosa 1 and
Rosana. Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress, singer and model.
Roston f UzbekPossibly derived from the Uzbek
rost meaning "true, real".
Roszpunka f FolklorePolish name for
Rapunzel, which is taken from their word for corn salad, also known as the Valerianella plant. This is also how the original German
Rapunzel is named... [
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Rozhanitsa f Slavic MythologyAllegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *
roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.
Rudrakshi f Hinduism (Sanskritized)From Sanskrit रूद्राक्षी(Rūdrākṣī) meaning "power, fearless, fierce". Etymologically means "tear of lord Rudra(Shiva" and metaphorically means "Goddess Shakti or Parvati".
Ruhshona f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
ruh meaning "spirit, soul" and
shona meaning "comb" or "cotton plant bud".
Ruhsora f Uzbek (Rare), Tajik (Rare)Means "pink-cheeked" from Persian رخ
(rux) meaning "cheek, face" combined with صورتی
(surati) meaning "pink". It could also be derived from Persian روح
(ruh) meaning "spirit, soul, essence" combined with سارا
(sara) meaning "clean, pure".
Ruisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ruishi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
施 (shī) meaning "grant, bestow, give".
Ruishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Rukhsar f PersianFrom Persian رخسار (rokhsar) meaning "visage, face". This name is used in both Persian and Urdu.
Rumaysa f ArabicDerived from Arabic رمص
(ramaṣ) meaning "rheum, sleep in the eye", used as an Arabic name for the star Sirius. Al-Rumaysa bint Milhan, also known as Umm Sulaym, was a companion of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Rumisa f ChechenDerived from Arabic رَمْز
(ramz) meaning "sign, code, mark, symbol".
Ruosha f ChineseThe meaning is unfortunately unknown to me at this time.
Rûsa f GreenlandicArchaic spelling of
Ruusa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).