Names That Mean Rose
- Roos
Origin:
Dutch variation of Rose, LatinMeaning:
"rose"Description:
A Roos by any other name smells as sweet.
- Mayrose
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rose of May"Description:
An unusual modern combination name, reminiscent of quirky choices like Primrose or Penrose, which put the "Rose" part at the end.
- Rada
Origin:
Yiddish; SlavicMeaning:
"rose; happy, willing"Description:
This sweet and simple name has origins in both Yiddish and Slavic, each with an equally appealing meaning.
- Rosellen
Origin:
Combination of Rose and EllenDescription:
Another of the Rose-plus names, now far out of fashion.
- Rosemay
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rose of May"Description:
A quirky twist on Rosemary or a combo of the popular elements Rose and May, this would make a lovely traditional yet surprising middle name. It also works the other way around: Mayrose.
- Bellarosa
Origin:
Spanish and ItalianMeaning:
"beautiful rose"Description:
Not a traditional name, but this Romance phrase rolls off the tongue so easily we're surprised no one used it sooner — it first appeared on the US charts in 2020. Its mirror-image name, Rosabella, is growing in popularity, and we can see Bellarosa doing the same.
- Ayşegül
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"living rose"Description:
Ayşegül is a Turkish compound of the name Ayşe — derived from the Arabic Aisha, meaning "living" — and gül, the Persian word for "rose."
- Lokelani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly rose"Description:
Popular in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century.
- Rosewood
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rose wood"Description:
A beautiful English surname that's also a type of richly colored timber, Rosewood makes an interesting spin on the Rose names for a boy. It is also the surname of Dr Beaumont Rosewood, Jr from the Fox police drama series Rosewood.
- Roselani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly rose"Description:
A rare Rose name with a beautiful meaning.
- Rhodus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rose"Description:
A less common spelling variation of the Greek goddess name Rhodos.
- Charo
Origin:
Spanish nickname for Rosa or RosarioMeaning:
"rose or rosary"Description:
A nickname-name made famous by the uni-named Spanish singer Charo, whose full name was María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Gutiérrez de los Perales Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Hinojosa Rasten.
- Rosylea
Origin:
Variation of Rosalia, Spanish, LatinMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Variation of Rosalia.
- Julep
Origin:
English from PersianMeaning:
"rose water"Description:
Move over Brandy and Sherry, Julep is an alcohol-inspired name that certainly feels unique today, despite sharing similar sounds to popular Juliet and Juliana.
- Raysel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
See RAIZEL.
- Rosebanks
Origin:
American invented nameMeaning:
"rose + banks"Description:
Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman invented this name for their son Jonathan's middle. It's a combination of Anne's paternal grandfather's name, Roseline, and Adam's mother's maiden name Banks.
- Raushan
Origin:
Kazakh, BengaliMeaning:
"light, rose"Description:
KAzakh and Bengali form of Roshan, also coinciding with the Kazakh word for "rose".
- Rois
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
From the vocative case of Irish rós meaning "rose". Róise and Róisín are more common related names.
- Julep
Origin:
English from PersianMeaning:
"rose water"
- Róza
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"rose"Description:
The Hungarian word for the flower.
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