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Roslyn (girl)

What does Roslyn mean?

Roslyn Pronunciation of Roslyn as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Roslyn) is of Old German and Latin origin, and the meaning of Roslyn is "gentle horse; rose". Roslyn is an alternate spelling of Rosalind (Old German). Roslyn is also a derivative of Rosalyn. Roslyn is also used as a derivative of Rose (Latin).

STARTS WITH Ros-

ASSOCIATED WITH gentle, rose (flower)

Variations

VARIANTS Rozlynn, Roslynne, Roslynn, Roselynn, Roselyn, Roselinn, Roseline, Roselin

RELATED FORMS VIA ROSALIND, ROSALYN, ROSE Rasya, Ros, Rosa, Rosaleen, Rosalen, Rosalia, Rosalie, Rosalin, Rosalina, Rosaline, Rosalinn, Rosalynd, Rosalynda, Rosalynn, Roselia, Roselina, Roselind, Rosella, Roselle, Rosellen, Roselynda, Roselynde, Rosena, Rosene, Rosey, Rosheen, Rosie, Rosina, Rosine, Rosio, Rosita, Rosy, Rozalin, Rozalyne, Rozalynn, Rozelin, Rozelyn, Rozy

CREATIVE FORMS
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(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Roslyn Alyna (R.A.), ..

How popular is Roslyn?

Roslyn is a very prominent first name for females (#827 out of 4276, Top 19%) but an uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Roslyn was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its highest rank of #431 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, and is at #1357 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Roslyn name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Roslyn outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Roslyn (#1357 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Rosa (#641), Rosalia (#1556), Rosalie (#208), Rosalina (#1126), Rosalind (#1258), Rosaline, Rosalyn (#868), Rosalynn (#1503), Rose (#123), Roseline, Rosella, Roselle, Roselyn (#649), Roselynn (#1413), Rosena, Rosey, Rosie (#619), Rosina, Rosio, Rosita and Rosy. Other forms, like Rozlynn, are uncommon. These forms of Roslyn were at the peak of their popularity in the 1900s (USAGE OF 1.6%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 0.4%, 75%). Rose is more universally found than the rest, although Rosalyn appears to be gaining favor too, while forms such as Rosie have become less contemporary.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Roslyn, Rosa, Rosalia, Rosalie, Rosalina in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Rosalynn, Rose in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Roseline, Rosella, Roselle, Roselyn, Roselynn in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rosena, Rosey, Rosie, Rosina, Rosio in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Rosita, Rosy in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Rose, Rosie outside U.S.

Similar Names

Roslyn is pronounced similarly to Rozlyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adelyn, Aislyn, Ashlyn, Austyn, Avalyn, Ayslyn, Caelyn, Cailyn, Calyn, Delyn, Emblyn, Emelyn, Emlyn, Evalyn, Evelyn, Evilyn, Glyn, Ivalyn, Jaklyn, Jaslyn, Jeslyn, Jocelyn, Joclyn, Joellyn, Jolyn, Josalyn, Joselyn, Josilyn, Joslin, Joslyn, Joslyne, Joslynn, Jossalyn, Josselyn, Josslyn, Jozlyn, Kaelyn, Kalyn, Keelyn, Kellyn, Koryn, Lorilyn, Lorryn, Loryn, Merlyn, Morwyn, Raelyn, Raelynn, Ravyn, Riayn, Robby, Robin, Robyn, Robyna, Robynn, Roelene, Rolleen, Rollene, Rolyne, Ronay, Rosai, Rosalba, Rosalyne, Rosay, Roseann, Roser, Roshan, Rosmund, Ross, Rosse, Rowan, Royalyn, Rozalyn and Valyn. These names tend to be less frequently used than Roslyn.

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