About the name Rosalind
Rosalind is the sharpest-tongued of Shakespeare's heroines and, in Rosalind Franklin, one of the twentieth century's most consequential scientists. The Germanic root actually means gentle horse, though folk etymology rewrote it as a rose centuries ago and never looked back.
Rosalind is a girl name of Old German origin, pronounced ROZ-ah-lind. On the NameRarity scale it scores 82 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1940s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Rosalind?
Rosalind currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 5.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 192,308. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Rosalind
- Rosalind FranklinBritish chemist whose X-ray work revealed DNA's structure
- Rosalind RussellAmerican actress of Hollywood's golden age
Spellings and variants of Rosalind
Names similar to Rosalind
Revathi
REH-vah-tee
The last of the twenty-seven nakshatras, a star cluster in Pisces
Ashwini
ush-WIH-nee
Horse-tamer, the first lunar mansion
Chamunda
chah-MOON-dah
The goddess who slew the demons Chanda and Munda
Draupadi
DROW-pah-dee
Daughter of Drupada; the fire-born queen of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Gwendolyn
GWEN-duh-lin
Blessed ring, white brow
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Kirandeep
kee-run-DEEP
Lamp whose rays give light
Madhuri
MAH-doo-ree
Sweetness, honeyed quality
Rosalind — frequently asked questions
What does the name Rosalind mean?
Rosalind means "Gentle horse; pretty rose". It is a name of Old German origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Rosalind?
Rosalind is pronounced ROZ-ah-lind, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Rosalind?
Rosalind scores 82 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 192,308 people carry it — about 5.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Rosalind?
Rosalind carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 22.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Rosalind?
The lucky number for Rosalind is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.