The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
A Norman variation on a Germanic name meaning something like “tender horse”; later influenced by Latin meaning “beautiful rose”. Sometimes used a variation of “Rose“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Ros, Rosa, Rosaleen, Rosalie, Rosalinda, Rosalina, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Rosalynn, Rosalynne, Rose, Roselin, Roselind, Roselyn, Rosie, Roslyn, Rosy, Roz, Rozlyn, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Rosalind (Rose) Crawley is the elder of the two little Crawley girls Becky Sharp is hired to be governess for in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, English, Latin, R

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• Rose | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 4, 2014 at 8:53 am

  […] IN LITERATURE: – Rose Crawley (short for “Rosalind“) is the elder of the two little Crawley girls Becky Sharp is hired to be governess for in […]

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• Everything Old is New Again, Vol. II | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  July 31, 2015 at 8:08 am

  […] Eliza, Harriet, Hazel, Helen, Ida, Isadora, Lillian, Louisa, Margaret, Myrtle, Pearl, Penelope, Rosalind, Rosemary, Theodora, […]

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