Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Italian.
Origin
An Italian pet form of Rosa borrowed in the nineteenth century, particularly from the character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).
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Cite this entry
APA
Rosina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosina
MLA
“Rosina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rosina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosina.
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