Rosalind
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning beautiful horse; from Old High German ros and lind.
Rosalind by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Rosalind. In the US, 197 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 650 babies in 1959, making it a 1950s name.
Names that come from Rosalind
Forms of Rosalind in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Rosalynrose; form of Rosalind or Rosalynn294 in the US (2017)
- Rozlynrose; a modern form of Rosalind50 in the US (2017)
- Rozalynrose; a modern form of Rosalind30 in the US (2017)
- Rozalynnrose; a form of Rosalind22 in the US (2017)
- Roselenarose; a form of Rosalind or Rosa with Lena7 in the US (2017)
- Rosalynnewhite rose; a variant of Rosalind or Roselyn6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rosalind. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rosalinalittle rose; a form of Rosa166 in the US (2017)
- Rosalindabeautiful rose117 in the US (2017)
- Rosalinelittle rose; a form of Rosalind54 in the US (2017)
- Rosalinrose and soft; a form of rosalind15 in the US (2017)
- Roselindrose; a form of Rosalind7 in the US (2017)
- Rosalierose; form of Rosa with -lie suffix1,339 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Rosalind, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a horse
Like Rosalind, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Pippahorse lover; diminutive of Philippa348 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roslynhorse promontory; a form of Roslin179 in the US (2017)
- Philippalover of horses128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eowynhorse friend; from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosamundhorse protector; protection and wisdom8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Filippaa form of Philippa; lover of horses6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rosalind
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