Rosalind

"Gentle horse; beautiful rose"

♀ Female Β· English, German
literary scientific elegant

πŸ“– About Rosalind

Rosalind combines Germanic elements meaning gentle horse, but has been folk-etymologized as 'beautiful rose.' Shakespeare used it for his witty heroine in As You Like It. Rosalind Franklin contributed to discovering DNA's structure.

πŸ“ Details

  • OriginEnglish, German
  • Gender♀ Female
  • MeaningGentle horse; beautiful rose

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πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

2010s
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