Rosalind
/ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from the Germanic languages.
"Jaques. Rosalind is your love's name? Orlando. Yes, just. Jaques. I do not like her name. Orlando. There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christened."
- 2 A moon of Uranus.
Synonyms
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More examples"Pablo and Rosalind were surprised by the profundity of the child's simple question."
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Latin rosa linda "lovely rose".