The first name Rose

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About the first name Rose

Meaning

The name Rose refers directly to the flower of the same name.

Historical origin

The name Rose comes from Latin rosa and became a given name in Christian Europe through religious and floral symbolism.

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Rose also appears in several compound names, for example Marie-Rose, Rose-Aimée and Rose-Alba. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:rozʁ.oz

Frequency of the first name Rose by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Rose by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name RoseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Rose in baptisms by year.50037525012501610169017701850193020101610–1614 2 baptisms1685–1689 2 baptisms1690–1694 2 baptisms1700–1704 4 baptisms1705–1709 8 baptisms1710–1714 6 baptisms1720–1724 4 baptisms1725–1729 6 baptisms1730–1734 14 baptisms1735–1739 6 baptisms1740–1744 4 baptisms1745–1749 2 baptisms1750–1754 8 baptisms1755–1759 20 baptisms1760–1764 18 baptisms1765–1769 16 baptisms1770–1774 24 baptisms1775–1779 20 baptisms1780–1784 28 baptisms1785–1789 34 baptisms1790–1794 38 baptisms1795–1799 48 baptisms1800–1804 94 baptisms1805–1809 60 baptisms1810–1814 96 baptisms1815–1819 84 baptisms1820–1824 140 baptisms1825–1829 192 baptisms1830–1834 216 baptisms1835–1839 278 baptisms1840–1844 268 baptisms1845–1849 180 baptisms1850–1854 192 baptisms1855–1859 134 baptisms1860–1864 134 baptisms1865–1869 92 baptisms1870–1874 58 baptisms1875–1879 70 baptisms1880–1884 62 baptisms1885–1889 130 baptisms1890–1894 84 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 42 baptisms1905–1909 52 baptisms1910–1914 32 baptisms1915–1919 16 baptisms1920–1924 20 baptisms1925–1929 16 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1995–1999 10 baptisms2000–2004 10 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms2010–2014 8 baptisms

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