Given name
Rozella
“of the rose garden”·“horse”·“fame”
Rozella is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.” Rozella 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
Rozella is a variant of Rosalie. One Italian interpretation is “of the rose garden.” Rozella 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
Rozella is a variant of Rosalie. An origin associated with Rosalie is Latin. Rozella 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
Rozella 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.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rozella 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
Rozella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,762
- 0 boys · 2,762 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 844 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rozella’s family of names
Rozella has a related form in Rose. Rozella has a related form in Rosalie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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