Rosa

Latinate variation of Rose

"rose, a flower"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

Rosa Origin and Meaning

The name Rosa is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Latin origin meaning "rose, a flower".

As sweet-smelling as Rose but with an international flavour, Rosa is one of the most classic Portuguese, Spanish and Italian names, which is also favored by upper-class Brits, having an ample measure of vintage charm. Rosa has been on the popularity charts for every year that's been counted, especially popular from the 1880s through the beginning of the twentieth century.

The name of a thirteenth century saint, Rosa has several other notable namesakes. In literature, she was a character in David Copperfield. Rosa Parks is a Civil Rights icon, Rosa (born Marie-Rosalie) Bonheur was a noted nineteenth century French artist, Rosa Ponselle an American operatic soprano and Rosa Luxemburg a left-wing activist. In the modern world there have been several Rosas in video games, including Final Fantasy IV.

# 605 in the US

Rosa Rank in US Top 1000

# 536 on Nameberry

Rosa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Rosa Popularity

605US2022
536Nameberry2024
153England2021
107Scotland2023
168Germany2016
60Netherlands2023
49Denmark2022
192Switzerland2021
40Austria2022
113Mexico2021

20 Names Similar to Rosa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rosa.

Famous People Named Rosa

Rosa Louise McCauley ParksAmerican civil rights leader
Rosa BonheurFrench painter
Rosa LuxembourgGerman,Jewish communist thinker
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos MotaPortuguese Olympic marathoner
Rosa BlasiAmerican actress
Rosa LopezSpanish singer
Rosa Mendes (born Milena Leticia Roucka)Canadian pro wrestler
Rosa Vercellana aka Rosinamistress of Italy's King Victor Emmanuel II
Rosa PonselleAmerican operatic soprano
Junia Rosa Ruth (b. 2010)daughter of Zac and Kate Hanson
Rosa Bianca SalazarCanadian actress

Rosa in Pop Culture

Rosamother on animated series "Maya & Miguel"
Rosacharacter in the game 'Assassin's Creed II'
Rosa Hubermanncharacter in book/movie "The Book Thief"
Rosacharacter in the video game "Castlevania"
Rosa Farrellcharacter in game "Final Fantasy IV"
Rosacharacter in the game "Kizuna Encounter"
Rosa Ushiromiyacharacter in graphic novel "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
Rosalind "Rosa" Dillon aka Topcharacter on TV's "The Flash"
Rosa Diazdetective on sitcom "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
Rosaa main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
Rosa Levicharacter in the Greek series "Deligianeion Parthenagonion"