Names That Mean Rose

  1. Mayrose
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Róża
    • Origin:

      Polish
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
  3. Mawar
    • Origin:

      Bahasa and Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      Mawar is another of the "rose" variants that is almost unheard of outside its home country (in this case, Indonesia), but which deserves consideration given its lilting sound.
  4. Rozenn
    • Origin:

      Breton
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      An attractive, eye-catching international form of Rose, with a little more bite than the English version. Relatively popular in its native region of Brittany but virtually unknown elsewhere, it could make a great alternative to more commonplace floral names. Rozenn peaked in France in 1976 at #231.
  5. Vered
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.
  6. Bara
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "to select; rose"
    • Description:

      Gently appealing, a floral choice in Japanese.
  7. Rosalee
    • Origin:

      Variation of Rosalie, French
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      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, it was in the Top 1000 from 1902, right up until 1951, and had appeared sporadically in the popularity charts before that too.
  8. Rhodus
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      A less common spelling variation of the Greek goddess name Rhodos.
  9. Rozuko
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "rose child"
    • Description:

      A sweet option to honor an ancestral Rose
  10. Roselille
    • Origin:

      Danish
    • Meaning:

      "little rose"
    • Description:

      A pretty Danish compound name derived from the words for "rose" and "little". A slightly frillier counterpart to Roselil.
  11. Rosellen
    • Origin:

      Combination of Rose and Ellen
    • Description:

      Another of the Rose-plus names, now far out of fashion.
  12. Frescarosa
    • Origin:

      Judeo-Italian
    • Meaning:

      "fresh rose"
    • Description:

      A bit of a mouthful, but lovely nonetheless. Fresca may remind some of the soda brand.
  13. Charo
    • Origin:

      Spanish nickname for Rosa or Rosario
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  14. Bellarosa
    • Origin:

      Spanish and Italian
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  15. Róis
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      From the vocative case of Irish rós meaning "rose". Róise and Róisín are more common related names.
  16. Laksha
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "white rose"
    • Description:

      A pretty Hindi floral name.
  17. Roselle
    • Origin:

      Combination of Rose and Elle
    • Description:

      Most contemporary parents would probably opt for the more streamlined Elle.
  18. Rozalija
    • Origin:

      Slovene variation of Rosalia, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      Stylish short form Zala is the most common name in Slovenia.
  19. Snærós
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "snow rose"
    • Description:

      A modern Icelandic smoosh name.
  20. Róza
    • Origin:

      Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      The Hungarian word for the flower.

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