The story behind Rose
Inherited from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Rose.
Pronunciation
German: /ˈʁoːzə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈɾows/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈɾoʊ̯s]
Popularity
Rose ranked #123 in US for 2024.
Source: SSA public baby names
Nicknames
Variants and Related Forms
Names Similar to Rose
Reine
A more gallicized form of Régine, from Latin Regina (“queen”)
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
René
Derived from French René. From French René. From Latin Renātus, name of a legendary 5th century French saint, from renātus (“reborn”), with identical meaning in French…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rosie
Borrowed from English Rosie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alcée
From Latin Alcaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Amie
A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Amy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rose
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rose
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length