Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition

Rosalind

ROZ-uh-lind · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Gentle horse
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1475
2024 births148
Peak year1965
First appeared1888
Total US births26,995
1965 peak18881922195619902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RosieRoz
Alternate spellings
RosalindeRosalynd
In other languages
Rosalind (English)Rosalinde (German)Rosalinda (Italian/Spanish)Rosalinde (French)

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