Rosalind

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US/ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginProto-Germanic *hrussą →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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]
  2. astronomyA moon of Uranus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hrussą“horse”
  2. EnglishRosalind

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".

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Translations

Italian Rosalinda
  • Rosalindafemale given name
Japanese ロザリンド
  • ロザリンド (Rozarindo)moon of Uranus
Russian Розали́нда
  • Розали́нда (Rozalínda)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Rosalind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosalind

MLA

“Rosalind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosalind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rosalind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosalind.

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