Given name & surname
Rosina
“horse”·“fame”
Rosina is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosina is a variant of Rose. The rose flower is one clear association. Proposed Germanic roots include words for “horse” or “fame,” so one explanation need not cover every historical use.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rosina is a variant of Rose. Rose’s flower association connects it with Latin rosa. Some medieval uses may instead continue shortened Germanic names.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Rosina is an affectionate form of Rosa. Rosina is a variant of Rose. The shared background comes through Rose: Rose may combine several histories: the flower word, its religious symbolism, and shortened Germanic compounds. Rose can also serve as a short form of longer Ros- names.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rosina is a variant of Rose. The history of Rose gives this family its wider story. Rose was used in the Middle Ages, with the Latinized form Rohesia appearing in medieval documents.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rosina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,574
- 0 boys · 5,574 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,874 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,874 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 130 in 1924. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,953 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rosina’s family of names
In English usage, Rosina is an affectionate form of Rosa. Rosina has a related form in Rose. In Greek usage, Rosina as a surname is a transliteration of Ρόσινα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rosina
- Ruth ParkNew Zealand-born Australian writer (1917–2010)
- Rosina LawrenceAmerican actress (1912-1997)
- Rosina HeikelFinnish doctor (1842–1929)
- Rosina LhévinneRussian-American pianist and pedagogue (1880–1976)
- Rosina AnselmiItalian actress (1880-1965)
- Rosina StorchioItalian opera singer (1876-1945)1872–1945
- Rosina Bulwer-LyttonBritish writer (1802-1882)
- Rosina DafterAustralian astronomer1875–1959
- Rosina PencoItalian singer and opera singer (1823–1894)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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