Names That Mean Rose
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Names that mean rose are sweet and fragrant. Among flower names, names related to roses are some of the most classic and include vintage choices such as Rosalie, Rhoda, and Rosalind. However, the most common rose name is Rose itself.
Along with Rose, other girl names that mean rose in the US Top 1000 include Rosalie, Rosie, Rosa, Roselyn, and Rosalia. Boy names that mean rose are rarer, but exist. None rank in the Top 1000, but Rhodes, Raushan, and Rosen.
Fashionable names with hidden rosy meanings include Briallen, Laksha, Nasrin, and Zaria.
Names meaning rose may be used to honor an ancestral Rose, a flower lover, or a loved one born in June, for which rose is the birth flower.
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but that said, you can't beat names that mean rose. Here, our full bouquet, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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Rosalie
French variation of Rosalia, Latin
"rose"
Rosalie hit its apex in 1938 and then slid straight downhill until it fell off the U.S. Top 1000 completely in the 1980s, only to spring back to life in 2009 as the name of a character in the…
Rosie
English
"rose"
Rosy-cheeked and cheery, Rosie (also spelled Rosy) has been standing on her own for many decades, back to the days of 1943 musical Sweet Rosie O'Grady . She's one of the perky nickname-names that are…
Rosalina
Variation of Rosaline, English
"rose"
A feminine and fragrant member of the Rose family.
Rosalinda
Spanish
"pretty rose"
Rosalind feels fresher now.
Rhoda
Greek
"rose"
To those who remember, Rhoda is still reminiscent of the brassy Bronx 1970s sitcom Rhoda Morgenstern. But Rhoda has a much longer history--it is a name that can be found in the New Testament as a…
Rosemarie
Combination of Rose and Marie
"rose flower + drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Rosemarie had its moment in the sun back in the middle of the last century, when parents were looking for new ways to recycle traditional family names. So a child might combine her two grandma's…
Rosalind
Latin
"soft horse or pretty rose"
Rosalind has a distinguished literary history – used and popularized by Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare via one of his most charming heroines, in As You Like It . Along with a bouquet of other Rose…
Zaria
African place-name, variant of Zahra, Arabic
"rose; to shine, to bloom"
Zaria, the name of the Nigerian capital city, could be another Z name for parents to consider. It currently ranks lower than variations Zariah and Zariyah. Popular 1990s sitcom The Parent 'Hood…
Rosanna
Combination of Rose and Anna
Rose lovers today would probably prefer Rosemary, Rosamund, or even Rose itself, all more stylish variations of the name. Some may associate this form of the name with actress Rosanna Arquette and…
Rosalee
Variation of Rosalie, French
"rose"
With sweet, sparky Rosalie revived and ranking in the US Top 200, this variant is also catching on. While some may consider it a modern, creative spelling, it has long been used in the US. In fact,…
Roosevelt
Dutch
"rose field"
Presidential surname adopted as a first by numbers of midcentury African-American parents.
Roselyn
Combination name of Rose and Lynn
Roselyn was a frequent member of the US Top 1000 in the early twentieth century until it dropped off the charts in 1954. It didn't return until 2003. This name takes Rosalind and makes it rosier. As…
Roseanne
Combination of Rose and Anne
Forever -- or at least for a while -- linked to the onetime "Domestic Goddess", Roseanne Barr.
Roselle
Combination of Rose and Elle
Most contemporary parents would probably opt for the more streamlined Elle.
Rada
Yiddish; Slavic
"rose; happy, willing"
This sweet and simple name has origins in both Yiddish and Slavic, each with an equally appealing meaning.
Raysel
Yiddish
"rose"
See RAIZEL.
Rosalba
Latin, from the phrase rosa alba
"white rose"
One of many Spanish elaborations of Rosa.
Rosellen
Combination of Rose and Ellen
Another of the Rose-plus names, now far out of fashion.
Róisín
Irish Gaelic, diminutive of RÓIs
"rose"
An authentic choice for your little Irish Rose, chosen by singer Sinead O'Connor for her daughter.
Raizel
Yiddish
"rose"
A diminutive of Raisa, a Yiddish name meaning "rose", Raizel is a sweet but sharp choice. Also written as Raisel, it is more likely to be used as a diminutive that appear on the birth certificate.
