Girl · Germanic or Latin, through Irish
Róisín
Say it: roh-SHEEN
Meaning
Irish diminutive of Rós (Rose), a name of Germanic origin later associated with Latin rosa 'rose'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Known from the poem 'Róisín Dubh', a personification of Ireland; common as a given name in modern Ireland.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 735 babies given this name since 1966
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 51,400 girls
- 31 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rósaín
| English | Rose |
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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