Rosalind is a ♀ girl’s name.
Rosalind is a name of Old High German origin.
The name Rosalind either derived from the Germanic elements “hros” meaning “horse” and “linta” meaning “lime tree” and “shield” or “hruod” meaning “fame” and “lind” meaning “mild”, “flexible”, “soft”. Therefore, Rosalind means “horse and and shield” or “famous and mild”. During the Middle Ages the name Rosalind was influenced by the Latin phrase “rosa linda” meaning “beautiful rose”.
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