Rosa (1)

Generally this can be considered a Latin form of ROSE, though originally it may have come from the Germanic name ROZA (2). This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. A famous bearer was civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

ROSE   female   English, French
Originally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was composed of the elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.
ROZA (2)   female   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic short form of feminine names beginning with the element hrod meaning "fame".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hrodohaidis, Rothaid
BULGARIAN: Roza, Ruzha
CROATIAN: Rozalija, Ruža
CZECH: Růžena
DANISH: Rosa
DUTCH: Roos, Rosa, Rosalie
ENGLISH: Rosa, Rosabel, Rosabella, Rosalie, Rose
FRENCH: Rosalie, Rose
GALICIAN: Rosalía
GERMAN: Rosa, Rosalie
HUNGARIAN: Róza, Rozália, Rózsa
IRISH: Róis
ITALIAN: Rosa, Rosalia
LATE ROMAN: Rosalia
LATVIAN: Rozālija
LITHUANIAN: Rozalija, Rožė
MACEDONIAN: Roza, Rozalija, Ruzha
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Rohese, Rohesia, Royse
MEDIEVAL: Rosa
NORWEGIAN: Rosa
POLISH: Róża, Rozalia
PORTUGUESE: Rosa, Rosália, Rosalia
ROMANIAN: Rozalia
RUSSIAN: Roza, Rozaliya
SERBIAN: Ruža
SLOVENE: Roza, Rozalija
SPANISH: Rosa, Rosalía, Rosalia
SWEDISH: Rosa
YIDDISH: Raisa
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Rozika, Ružica
DUTCH: Roosje
ENGLISH: Rosie, Rosy
FRENCH: Roselle, Rosette, Rosine
HUNGARIAN: Rózsi
IRISH: Róisín, Rosheen
ITALIAN: Lia, Rosella, Rosetta, Rosina
PORTUGUESE: Rosinha
SLOVENE: Zala
SPANISH: Rosita
YIDDISH: Raisel
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Roza
DUTCH: Rosanne
ENGLISH: Romey, Romy, Rosanna, Rosannah, Rosanne, Roseann, Roseanne, Rosemarie, Rosemary, Royce, Rozanne
FRENCH: Rose, Roselle, Rosette, Rosine
GERMAN: Romy, Rosemarie
HUNGARIAN: Róza, Rózsa, Rózsi
ITALIAN: Rosangela, Rosanna, Rosella, Rosetta, Rosina
LITHUANIAN: Rožė
POLISH: Róża
PORTUGUESE: Rosinha
SPANISH: Rosita