Rosa: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Rosa

Rosa

Pronunciation: ROH-zə (key)

Origin of the name Rosa:

Derived from the Spanish rosa (rose).

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US Popularity of Rosa Over Time

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Rosa also means "pink" in Spanish

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Every Rosa I have known has been warm, kind and caring. While it is a traditionally Hispanic name, I could definitely imagine Rosa crossing over and becoming a more mainstream and younger name in the U.S.

Also an Italian name!

Nicknames for Rosa: | Edit

Rosie Rosita Rose Ro
Rosa is also the shortened form of Rosalinda.

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Famous real-life people named Rosa: | Edit

Rosa Parks, civil rights activist
Rosa Gloria Chagoyan, actress and singer.
Rosa Luxemburg, early 20th-Century left-wing activist

Rosa in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Rosa Maria se fue a la playa", salsa song
"Rosalita" -- Bruce Springsteen song

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Current Popularity of Rosa by State

Global Popularity of the Name Rosa

  • #277 in Scotland
  • #457 in United States