Rosalind en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".
Meanings
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Jaques. Rosalind is your love's name? Orlando. Yes, just. Jaques. I do not like her name. Orlando. There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christened.
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- A moon of Uranus.
Translations (3)
it Rosalinda (female given name) · ru Розали́нда (female given name) · ja ロザリンド (moon of Uranus)