Rose

History

Rose was originally a Norman form of a German name Hrodheid, composed of the words Hrod ("fame") and Heid ("kind", "type"). It was originally spelled (by the Normans) Roese or Rohese. It was used in England, Italy, and France throughout the Middle Ages, and its popularity increased during the 19th century while still regarded as being a flower name. The name of the flower has the etymology of Old English rōse from the Latin rosa; phonetically linked to the Greek rhódon, which is independent of the etymology of the surname Rose. Distinctions can sometimes be made between individuals who derive this given name after the surname and those who are named after the flower.

Rhoda, as in Acts 12:12-15, is the Greek equivalent. St. Rose of Lima was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized.

Other language variants

Czech: Rosalie, Rosálie, Rosarie, Růžena

Danish: Rosalie

Dutch: Roos, Rosa, Rosalie

French: Rose, Rosalie

Galician: Rosalía

Greek: Rhodē ˁΡόδη

Hungarian: Rozália Róza

Indonesian: Rosa, Rose, Rosalia, Rosalina, Rosella, Rosaria, Rosy, Rosario, Rosalyn, Rosaria, Rosina

Irish: Róisín

Italian: Rosa, Rosalba, Rosalia, Rosalina, Rosaria, Rosaura, Rosella, Rosellina, Rosetta, Rosina

Latvian: Roze, Roza, Rozālija, Rozīte (diminutive)

Portuguese: Rosa, Rosália, Rosalba, Rosária, Rosy, Rose (mainly in Brazil, e.g. Rose de Freitas), Rosinha (diminutive)

Polish: Rozalia, Róża

Serbo-Croatian: Ruža, Ružica, Rozalija

Slovak: Rozália, Remmie, Ružena, Rozalina

Spanish: Rosalía, Rosa, Rosalba, Rosario

Ukrainian: Розалія/Rozalia, Рузя/Ruzya

People with the given name

Rose of Lima (1586–1617), Peruvian saint

Rose of Viterbo (1233–1251), Italian saint

Rose (French singer) (born 1978), French singer-songwriter

Rose, stylist and cast member on Love & Hip Hop: New York

Rose-Alexandrine Barreau (1773–1843), French soldier

Rose A. Walker (1879–1942), Australian painter and miniaturist

Rose Atwell (born 2009), American chess player

Rose Ayling-Ellis (born 1994), English actress and campaigner

Rose Betts (born 1991), English singer-songwriter

Rose Byrne (born 1979), Australian actress, best known for her role on the American television series Damages

Rose-Marie Carlsson (born 1954), Swedish politician

Rose Chen Aijie, Chinese saint

Rose Cleveland (1846–1918), acting First Lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886

Rose Combe (1883–1932), French writer

Rose Mary Crawshay (1828–1907), British philanthropist and suffragist

Rose Dieng-Kuntz (1956–2008), Senegalese French computer scientist

Fictional characters

Rose (Keeping Up Appearances)

Rose (Two and a Half Men)

Rose (Titans character)

Rose (Marvel Comics), a persona used by several characters in Marvel Comics

The Rose (comics) or Richard Fisk, a character in Marvel Comics

Rose, a character in the 2010 English movie Brighton Rock

Rose, from the Japanese anime Dragon Crisis!

Rose, Thorn's sister, from the Australian cartoon, Kitty Is Not A Cat

Rose, one of the main characters in the role-playing video game Legend of Dragoon

Chairman Rose, from the game Pokémon Sword and Shield

Laterose, known as simply Rose, a fictional character from the fantasy novel Martin the Warrior of the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.

Rose/Huntsgirl, a supporting character and Jake Long's main romantic interest, sweetheart, and official girlfriend in American Dragon: Jake Long

Rose (Street Fighter), from the Street Fighter video game series

Rose DeWitt Bukater, one of two main characters from the 1997 film Titanic

Rose Cameron, a recurring character in the Netflix series Outer Banks