Rosalind name - Meaning of Rosalind
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, Germanic
- Pronounced
- ROZ-ə-lind
- Rosalind Meaning
- Derived from the Germanic elements hros "horse" and linde "soft, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it was not common. During the Middle Ages its spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". The name was popularized by Edmund Spencer, who used it in his poetry, and by William Shakespeare, who used it for the heroine in his comedy 'As You Like It' (1599). Rosalind originates in Germanic languages and means "delicate, gentle horse". The original spelling was Rosalynde and only in the Middle Ages, influenced by Latin rosa linda, meaning "pretty rose", it changed into Rosalind. It was popularized in Edmud Spenser"s The Shepheardes Calendar, and later on in Shakespeare"s As You Like It. Rosalind is the name of a moon of Uranus, as well as a play by J. M. Barrie.
Rosalind Related Names
Variants: Rosaline, Rosaleen, Rosalin, Rosalyn, Rosalynne, Roselyn, Roslyn, Rosalynd, Rosalinde, Rosalynde, Rosalinda
Diminutives: Ros, Roz
Other Languages: Roslindis (Ancient Germanic), Rosalinda (Italian), Rosalina (Portuguese), Rosalina, Rosalinda (Spanish)
Rosalind Celebrities
Rosalind Allchin - writer, Rosalind Cash - actress, Rosalind Chao - actress, Rosalind Coward - writer, Rosalind Fergusson - writer, Rosalind Russell - actress,
