ROSALIND  

Gender: F
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: "red dragon"

With its distinguished literary history -- as a lyrical name in early pastoral poetry, then as a charming heroine in Shakespeare's As You Like It -- the long-dormant Rosalind might deserve a new look.

Nicknames & Variations:
Rozelin, Rozelynda, Roselin, Rosalen, Ros, Rosalynd, Rozalynne, Rozlyn, Rozalinda, Roz, Rosaline, Roselina, Roslynn, Roselinda, Rozelinda, Rozalia, Rozelyn, Rosalyn, Rozlind, Rozali, Roselind, Rosalinn, Roslynne, Roselyn, Rozalynn, Rozlin, Roselinn, Rozelind, Rosalynda, Rozalin

International Variations:
Rosalinde (German) Rosaleen (Irish) Rosalin, Rosalinda, Rosalina (Spanish)

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Rosalind is being discussed in our message boards:

• Back again for help with a revised list (for girls)
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• Twin Girl Names...
• Siblings for Leora and Julian?
• Alaska or Saskia?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Rosalind:

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• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?