Details for the forename Rosa

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Rosa (female)


Variants:	Rose (F)
Pet Name(s):	Rosetta (F) Rosie (F) Rosita (F)
Derivative(s):	Marirosa (F) Rosalba (F) Rosangela (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Rosalia (F) Rosalie (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Spanish, Italian and Scandanavian form of Rose, Latin "rose". Occasionally used in English-speaking communities, especially Catholic. In old documents in Latin, Rosa was used, with appropriate case endings, for Rose.