Rosa

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Rosa was not used as a personal name among English speakers until the 19th century, when other flower names came into use, including Lily and Daisy. ^[1]

POPULARITY

The name Rosa is used in Italian, Spanish, Swedish, German, and English.^[1] According to the Social Security Administration, Rosa has been a popular choice for the past 100 years, ranking among the top 500 names every year. It was a particular favorite in the early twentieth century, ranking among the top 100 names from 1900-1912. ^[1]

As a girl's name:

• 2007: Rank = 435
• 2006: Rank = 398
• 2005: Rank = 407
• 2004: Rank = 417
• 2003: Rank = 393
• 2002: Rank = 341
• 2001: Rank = 332
• 2000: Rank = 316

• 1990: Rank = 242
• 1980: Rank = 205
• 1970: Rank = 222
• 1960: Rank = 197
• 1950: Rank = 155
• 1940: Rank = 148
• 1930: Rank = 129
• 1920: Rank = 116
• 1910: Rank = 83
• 1900: Rank = 69

FACTS

• Rosa is the Latin name of the rose plant, as well as the name of the genus of the plant.^[1]
• 223 Rosa is the name of a large Main-belt asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa in 1882.
• Rosa, Alabama, is a city in the United States.
• Rosa is the name of a city in Thuringia, Germany.
• Monte Rosa is a mountain located in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland.
• Rosa is a common last name, ranking 865th in the United States according to the 1990 U.S. Census.^[1]

NAMESAKES

• Rosa - character in the HBO television show John from Cincinnati
• Rosa Petitjean - character in the French animated series Code Lyoko
• Rosa - character in the film The Condemned
• Rosa Klebb - character in the film From Russia with Love
• Rosa Coldfield - fictional character in Abalom, Absolom! by William Faulkner

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) - French painter
• Rosa Lopez (b. 1981) - also known as Rosa, a Spanish singer and dancer
• Rosa Luxemburg (1870-1919) - Polish-German pacifist and socialist
• Rosa Parks (1913-2005) - American civil rights leader
• Rosa Mota (b. 1958) - Portuguese marathoner
• Rosa Blasi (b. 1972) - American actress
• Rosa Delauro (b. 1943) - American politician
• Rósa Péter (1905 - 1977) - Hungarian mathematician

With Rosa as a last name:

• Salvator Rosa ((1615-1673) - Italian Baroque painter, printmaker, and poet
• Pavel Rosa (b. 1977) - Professional hockey player from the Czech Republic
• Rosa Rosal (b. 1931) - award-winning Filipino film actress; Original name: Florence Danon Gayda
• Hermann Rosa (1911-1981) - German sculptor and architect

NOTES

OTHER ROSA'S

Rosa Abalos, Rosa Abarcathompson, Rosa Abascal, Rosa Abbondanza, Rosa Abbondola, Rosa Abboud, Rosa Abdelnour, Rosa Abdo, Rosa Abeijon, Rosa Abelaye, Rosa Abell, Rosa Aardema, Rosa Aaron, Rosa Abad, Rosa Abair, Rosa Aban, Rosa Abanto, Rosa Abaragao, Rosa Abarca, Rosa Abarea, Rosa Abarquez, Rosa Abarzua, Rosa Abate, Rosa Abay, Rosa Abaya, Rosa Abayon, Rosa Abbah, Rosa Abbate, Rosa Abbattista, Rosa Abbinanti, Rosa Abbott, Rosa Abdalah, Rosa Abdelfattah, Rosa Abdelmannan, Rosa Abdullah, Rosa Abel, Rosa Abeldano, Rosa Abelino, Rosa Abello, Rosa Aballi, Rosa Abbatemarco, Rosa Abbati, Rosa Abdoli, Rosa Abdulmalik, Rosa Abelar, Rosa Abele, Rosa Aniles, Rosa Bachetti, Rosa Baldanf, Rosa Balderson, More results

Author: Samantha Bell