Rosaline
Meaning
variant of Rosalind, from Germanic elements meaning 'gentle horse', popularly reinterpreted as 'beautiful rose'
Rosaline's name family
One shared root links 6 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic elements read as hros "horse" + lind "soft, tender", later recast in Spanish as rosa linda "pretty rose"
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rosaline peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
656 people · the #11,063 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 39
Among people named Rosaline living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Rosaline
People given the name Rosaline in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 2019. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Rosaline deep dive
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