Rose

Etymology

 * As an English, Scottish,, , , Jewish , and surname, all from the noun . Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as , , , , etc. Compare . The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
 * Also as an English surname, from a name of  origins, likely made up of  and, ultimately evolved from . Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese.
 * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of.
 * As a surname, Americanized or Italianized from, from a short form of  (from ), compare.

Proper noun

 * : Act I, Scene II:
 * Celia: Therefore, my sweet Rose, my dear Rose, be merry.
 * Rosalind. From henceforth I will, coz, and devise sports.
 * 1) * ~1886 William Ernest Henley, A Ballade of Ladies' Names, Gleeson White:Ballades and Rondeaus, Read Books 1887, page 19:
 * Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia; /Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;
 * Sentiment hallows the vowels of Delia; /Sweet simplicity breathes from Rose;

Related terms

 * pet form: Rosie
 * variants: Rohesia, Rosa, Rosalia, Rosalía, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Rosamond, Rosamund, Rosanna, Roselyn, Rosemarie, Rosemary, Rosina, Rosita, Roslyn

Translations

 * Breton:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: Rosa
 * Esperanto: Roza
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greenlandic: Ruusa
 * Hawaiian: Loke
 * Hindi: रोज़ा,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Inuktitut: ᕉᓴ
 * Irish: Róis
 * Italian:
 * Marathi: रोझ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Waridi, Roza
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: רויזע

Noun

 * 1)  A regional contestant in the annual Rose of Tralee contest.
 * 2)  The winner of that year's contest.

Usage notes

 * The contestants are usually referred to by the place they are representing, such as London Rose or Galway Rose. The winner is normally later referred to by the year she won the contest, such as "the 2009 Rose".
 * The word is sometimes written with a lower case "r".
 * More formally, the full term, Rose of Tralee is used.

Etymology
From.

Related terms

 * variants:, , , , ,

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) rose
 * 2)  The rose as used in heraldry, on a coat of arms
 * 3) erysipelas

Etymology
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