Rose

Rose meaning

Rose is an international and Christian girl's name of English origin (from Latin).

The rose flower; Old English rose, from Latin rosa

Rose is the English name of the flower, used as a girl's name since the Middle Ages. The Online Etymology Dictionary traces English rose to Latin rosa, which probably came through Italian and Greek dialects from Greek rhodon and, further back, from an Iranian word, related to the Persian gul that Indians know from gulab. The rose has long stood for love and beauty, and in Christian tradition it is linked with the Virgin Mary, which is why the rosary is named after a rose garden. Rose also works well as a middle name. It is a single syllable, said ROHZ, and means the same as Gulab.

Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) · entry rose · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Online Etymology Dictionary, rose · Online Etymology Dictionary, rosary

Famous namesakes

• Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family
• Rose Tyler, companion in the TV series Doctor Who

Popularity abroad

• #114 United States, girls 2025 (same as 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #67 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

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