Rose
Rose is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “The rose flower, beauty and love.” It ranked #114 in the United States in 2025. From the Latin 'rosa,' the rose has been a universal symbol of love, beauty, and the Virgin Mary across Western culture.
how do you pronounce Rose?
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what does Rose mean?
The name Rose means “The rose flower, beauty and love.” It comes from the Latin language tradition.
From the Latin 'rosa,' the rose has been a universal symbol of love, beauty, and the Virgin Mary across Western culture. A perennial classic, it has remained in continuous use for centuries.
where does the name Rose come from?
From the Latin rosa, the flower. Wiktionary adds that as a surname Rose may be matronymic but is more probably topographic — describing someone who lived by rose bushes — so the surname and the given name reach the same word by different paths.
the history of Rose
Wikipedia records Rose as a Late Latin name and lists an unusually large family of variants and elaborations: Rosa, Rosalie, Rosalia, Rosina, Rosaria, Rosalyn, Rosalina. It also serves as a short form of Rosemary, Roseanne and Rosemond.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #114 |
| 2024 | #114 |
| 2023 | #124 |
| 2022 | #119 |
| 2021 | #116 |
| 2020 | #112 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Rose?
Nicknames
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Rose?
- Rose Kennedy
- Rose McGowan
- Rose DeWitt Bukater (fictional)
what names are similar to Rose?
what names go well with Rose?
Sibling names that share Rose's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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