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What does Rosa mean?
Rosa 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ROH-za. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rosa is "rose". Popular flower name for girls. This Latin word was not used as a personal name among English speakers until the 19th century, during which a number of flower names came into use for girls, including Daisy and Lily. Rosa is the Latin form, Rose is English, and both are well-used in English-speaking countries.
STARTS WITH Ros-
ASSOCIATED WITH 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Anarosa, Beliarosa, Rosabelle, Rosal, Rosaura, Rose▼, Rosella▼, Roser, Rosetta▼, Rosette, Rosie▼, Rosina▼, Rosita, Roza
SEE ALSO Rhoda, Rosalie, Roseanne
RELATED FORMS VIA DAISY, LILY, ROSE Lila▲, Rasia, Rasja, Rasya, Rhoda▼, Rhodea, Rhodia, Rhody, Rosalia, Rosalie, Rosalin, Rosanie, Roselia, Rosena, Rosenah, Rosene, Rosey, Rosine, Rosio, Roslyn, Rosy, Roze, Rozina, Rozsa, Rozsi, Rozsika, Rozy, Ruza, Ruzha, Ruzsa, Zita
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rosa Verity (R.V.), ..
How popular is Rosa?
Rosa is a very popular first name for females (#112 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#1132 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rosa reached its apex position of #58 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #641 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Daisy (#169 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Lila (#224), Lily (#31), Rhoda, Rosabelle, Rosalia (#1556), Rosalie (#208), Rose (#123), Roseanne, Rosella, Rosena, Rosetta, Rosey, Rosie (#619), Rosina, Rosio, Rosita, Roslyn (#1357), Rosy and Zita are the popular alternative forms of Rosa (#641). Usage of these forms of Rosa reached its peak in the 1880s (ADOPTION OF 2.19%) and has become significantly diminished since (ADOPTION 0.83%, 62.3% LESS). Daisy has generally been popular among parents, though Lily has gained in popularity over time, while forms like Rhoda have become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Rosa▼ is pronounced similarly to Raisa, Raissa, Raiza, Razi, Razia, Reesa, Resi, Reza, Rezi, Riesa, Risa, Rosae, Rosai, Rosay, Rosee and Rysa. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Asa, Elsa▼, Gisa, Ilsa, Isa, Lisa▼, Lusa, Lysa, Mesa, Nysa, Orsa, Rafa, Raja, Rama, Rana, Raya▲, Reda, Reta▼, Reva▼, Reya, Rhea▲, Rhia, Rhona, Ria▼, Rica, Rika, Rima, Rise, Rita▼, Ritsa, Riva, Roba, Robi, Roch, Roda, Roma▼, Romea, Romi, Romma, Romy, Rona, Ronae, Ronay, Ronda▼, Roni, Ronna, Rora, Ros, Rosana, Ross, Rosse, Roxi, Roxy, Roya, Roz, Rupa, Tasa, Tisa and Ursa. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rosa.
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