Rosella
Meaning
little rose
Rosella around the world
One shared root links 8 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: the medieval name arrived as Norman Roese/Rohese, a Germanic name from hrod "fame", early merged with Latin rosa "rose"; the flower sense has long since taken over
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rosella peaked in the 1890s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
22 people · the #116,443 first name in Brazil · median age 60
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Rosella deep dive
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