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What does Rosalind mean?
Rosalind 
as a girls' name is pronounced RAH-za-lind. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Rosalind is "gentle horse". Also possibly a 16th-century poetic creation by Spenser, which has the meaning "beautiful rose". Used as a given name since the mid-19th century. First Lady Rosalynn Carter; actress Rosalind Russell. Also form of Rose.
STARTS WITH Ros-
ASSOCIATED WITH gentle, 16th century, beautiful, rose (flower), 19th century, lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Ros, Rosaleen, Rosalen, Rosalin, Rosalina▲, Rosalinda▼, Rosalinde, Rosaline, Rosalinn, Rosalyn▲, Rosalynd, Rosalynda, Rosalynn, Rosanie, Roselin, Roselina, Roselind, Roselinda, Roselinde, Roseline, Roselinn, Roselyn▲, Roselynda, Roselynde, Rosina▼, Roslyn, Roslynn, Roslynne, Roz, Rozali, Rozalia, Rozalin, Rozalind, Rozalinda, Rozalynn, Rozalynne, Rozelin, Rozelind, Rozelinda, Rozelyn, Rozelynda
SEE ALSO Josalind, Roselaine, Roza
RELATIONS VIA ROSALYNN Rozaline, Rozalyne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rosalind Aislynn (R.A.), ..
How popular is Rosalind?
Rosalind is a very prominent first name for females (#642 out of 4276, Top 15%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rosalind reached its apex rank of #345 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is at #1258 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Rosalind (#1258 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 are Rose (#123), Roselyn (#649), Rosalyn (#868), Rosalina (#1126), Roslyn (#1357), Rosalynn (#1503), Rosalinda, Rosaline, Roseline and Rosina. These relations of Rosalind were popular as baby names a century ago (AVERAGE #1316) and have become much less widespread since (#1353, ▼77%), with versions such as Rosalinda becoming somewhat outmoded. Rose is more ubiquitous than the rest, although Rosalina seems to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Coralin, Coralina, Coraline▲, Donaline, Doralina, Josaline, Josalyn, Josalynn, Joselina, Joseline▼, Josilin, Josiline, Joslin, Josline, Jossalin, Jossline, Orsalina, Orsaline, Roeline, Roline, Rollina, Rolline, Romaine, Rosai, Rosal, Rosalba, Rosalee▲, Rosaley, Rosalia, Rosalie, Rosalyne, Rosamond▼, Rosamonde, Rosamund, Rosamunda, Rosana, Rosanna▼, Rosanne▼, Rosario, Roselia, Rosellen, Roselynn, Rosemond, Rosine, Rosmund, Royalene, Royalina, Royalyn, Rozalie, Rozalyn, Rozamond (see Rosamond), Rozamund (see Rosamond), Rozlyn, Rozlynn, Yoslina and Yosline. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rosalind.
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