Rose is a given female name. It is a late Latin name derived from rosa, meaning "rose". Nicknames are Rosa, Rosalie, Rosina, Rosaria, Rosie. Similar names are Rosanna, Roseanne, Rosamunde.
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 fell out of use during the Middle Ages but was revived 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. Rosalia was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint. St. Rose of Lima was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized.
Czech: 13 MarchSlovak: 4 SeptemberItalian: 4 SeptemberPolish: 4 September, 7 February, 27 JanuaryHungarian: 4 September, 23 August, 30 AugustCzech: Rosalie, Rosarie, RůženaSlovak: Rozália, Remmie, RuženaFrench: Rose, RosalieDanish: RosalieDutch: Rosalie, RoosGreek: Rhodē ˁΡόδηItalian: Rosalia, Rosaria, RusaliaPortugal: Rosa, Rosalia, Rosaria, RosinhaSpanish: RosalíaGalician: RosalíaSerbian/Croatian: Ruža, Ružica, RozalijaPolish: Rozalia, RóżaHungarian: RozáliaRose of Viterbo, Italian saintMary Tudor, Queen of France, sister of King Henry VIII of England, was known as "Mary Rose"Rose (singer), French singer songwriterRose Byrne, Australian actress, best known for her role on the American television series DamagesRose Chen Aijie, Chinese saintRose Philippine Duchesne, French-American saintRose Dugdale, English heiress who joined the Provisional Irish Republican ArmyRose Fan Hui, Chinese saintRose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of American president John F. Kennedy and his brothers, Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Ted KennedyRose Gaffney, environmental activistLady Rose Gilman, member of the British Royal FamilyRose Hart, a Ghanaian track and field athleteRose Hill, British actressRose Hobart, American actressRose Kim (given name also spelled "Rosa" or "Nosa"), Korean saintRose Laurens, French singer-songwriterRose Leslie, Scottish actressRose Leveson-Gower, British aristocratRose Marie, an American actressRose McGowan, American actressRose McIver, New Zealander actressRose Mortem, American musician and fashion designerRose Nabinger, German singer-songwriterRose Porteous, Filipino-born Australian socialiteRose Rollins, American actressRose Schneiderman, Polish born American labor organizer and socialistRose Stone, African-American singer and keyboardist for Sly & the Family StoneRose Venkatesan, Indian transgender talk show hostRose Wilder Lane, American journalist and political theorist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls WilderRose Zhao, Chinese saintDarcy Rose Byrnes, American actressPernille Rose Grønkjær, Danish directorJulianna Rose Mauriello, American actressKathleen Rose Perkins, American actressAmber Rose Revah, American actressLaterose, known as simply Rose, a fictional character from RedwallAmy Rose, a character in the sega franchise that calls herself Sonic the Hedgehog's girlfriendRose/Huntsgirl, a supporting character and Jake Long's main romantic interest, sweetheart, and official girlfriend in American Dragon: Jake LongRose (Street Fighter), a character from the Street Fighter video game seriesRose Canton of Rose and Thorn, a Golden Age DC Comics villainessRose DeWitt Bukater, one of two main characters in the 1997 film TitanicRose Henderson, a character from ABC TV show LostRose Lalonde, a character from the webcomic HomestuckRose Nylund, a character in the TV series The Golden GirlsRose Ortiz, the pink ranger from Power Rangers Operation OverdriveRose Taylor, a character from the TV show 7th HeavenRosé Thomas, a character in the Japanese anime and manga series Fullmetal AlchemistRose Tyler, a companion of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor WhoRose Walker, a character in the Sandman comics seriesRose Wilson, daughter of Deathstroke (Slade) in the DC Comics universeRose Da Silva, a character from the 2006 film Silent HillRose, a character in the Japanese anime Dragon Crisis!Rose Granger-Weasley, daughter of Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter booksRose Sargent, from the musical Rose of Washington SquareRose Hathaway, the main character of the Vampire Academy seriesRose Quartz, a character from the animated series Steven UniverseRose, a character from Keeping Up Appearances