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Rosa

Latinate variation of Rose
"rose, a flower"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

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.

# 663 in the US

Rosa Rank in US Top 1000

# 594 on Nameberry

Rosa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Rosa

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Famous People Named Rosa

  • Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
    American civil rights leader
  • Rosa Bonheur
    French painter
  • Rosa Luxembourg
    German,Jewish communist thinker
  • Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota
    Portuguese Olympic marathoner
  • Rosa Blasi
    American actress
  • Rosa Lopez
    Spanish singer
  • Rosa Mendes (born Milena Leticia Roucka)
    Canadian pro wrestler
  • Rosa Vercellana aka Rosina
    mistress of Italy's King Victor Emmanuel II
  • Rosa Ponselle
    American operatic soprano
  • Junia Rosa Ruth (b. 2010)
    daughter of Zac and Kate Hanson
  • Rosa Bianca Salazar
    Canadian actress

The name Rosa in Pop Culture

  • Rosa
    mother on animated series "Maya & Miguel"
  • Rosa
    character in the game 'Assassin's Creed II'
  • Rosa Hubermann
    character in book/movie "The Book Thief"
  • Rosa
    character in the video game "Castlevania"
  • Rosa Farrell
    character in game "Final Fantasy IV"
  • Rosa
    character in the game "Kizuna Encounter"
  • Rosa Ushiromiya
    character in graphic novel "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
  • Rosalind "Rosa" Dillon aka Top
    character on TV's "The Flash"
  • Rosa Diaz
    detective on sitcom "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
  • Rosa
    a main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
  • Rosa Levi
    character in the Greek series "Deligianeion Parthenagonion"

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