What does Rosalind mean?

Rosalind means "horse shield of lime"

How do we pronounce Rosalind?

Rosalind \ro-sa-lin(d), ros-ali-nd\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Rosalind is pronounced as RAAZ-aa-LihND or ROWZaa-LihND 1.

1 Pronunciation for Rosalind: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Rosalind?

Rosalind is primarily used in the English language. Its language of origin is Germanic and Latin. From Germanic roots, its meaning is horse shield of lime wood; pretty rose. An original form of Rosalind is Roslindis (Germanic). The name was originally derived from the Germanic elements 'hros' (horse) or 'hruod' (fame) combined with either 'lind' (weak, soft, gentle, friendly) or 'linta' (lime, linden, lime-wood shield). It was first introduced by the Normans into England; it was later in the medieval period associated via folk etymology with the Latin 'rosa' (rose) and 'linda' (beautiful), with the attractive meaning 'pretty rose'. The name grew in use in the 16th century, popularized via works such as Edmund Spenser's pastoral poetry The Shephearde's Calendar (1579), Thomas Lodge's prose romance Rosalynde (1590), and Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It (1599). In addition, Rosalind is a form of the English and French name what does the name Rose mean. The name Rosalind is widely used; it has 57 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Forms of Rosalind used in English consist of Rhoslyn name, baby name Rhozlyn, meaning of Rosalee, Rosaleen name popularity, name Rosalen, name Rosalia meaning, meaning of Rosalin, Rosalinda meaning and origin (used in Dutch, German, Italian, and Spanish too), Rosaline meaning, Rosalinn name popularity, Rosalyn meaning and origin, nicknames for Rosalynda, Rosalynde name variations, name Rosalynn meaning, Rosalynne name, name Rosanie meaning, name Roselin meaning, Roselina name popularity, baby name Roselind, name Roselinda, Roselinde name, Roselinn definition, short names for Roselyn, Roselynda meaning and origin, what does the name Roselynde mean, what does the name Rosilyn mean, Rosina meaning of name, Roslin meaning of name, meaning of Roslyn, Roslyne pronounciation, Roslynn meaning, baby name Roslynne, Rosslyn meaning of name, what does the name Rozali mean, meaning of Rozalia, Rozalin meaning of name, Rozalinda name variations, baby name Rozalynn, name Rozalynne origin, meaning of Rozelin, Rozelind name, Rozelinda name popularity, meaning of Rozelund, Rozelyn pronounciation, Rozelynda definition, Rozland definition, name Rozlin, nicknames for Rozlyn, and Rozzie name. Other English forms consist of the contractions baby name Ros and name Roz, the diminutive Rosie pronounciation, and the variant spellings Rosalynd meaning and origin and short names for Rozalind. Foreign forms consist of the Portuguese and Spanish Rosalina name and the French Roseline definition. Another foreign form is the variant spelling Rosalinde meaning and origin (German). See also the related form, the German nicknames for Linde.

The following famous people share the name Rosalind:

  • Actress Rosalind Russell, born June 4, 1907 - November 28, 1976, Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Opera Singer Rosalind Plowright, born 21 May 1949, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Scientist Rosalind Franklin, born 25 July 1920 - 16 April 1958, London, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Rosalind:

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The baby name Rosalind fun facts:

The name Rosalind in reverse order is "Dnilasor".

The numerological value of the name Rosalind is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Rosalind?

Rosalind is in the top names in USA.

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