Irish

Róisín

Pronounced ro-SHEENShare

Meaning: Little rose

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Róisín is an Irish diminutive of Róis or the rose word rós. It appears in the song Róisín Dubh, giving the floral name a literary and musical history.

Nicknames

  • Ro
  • Rosie

Spellings & variants

  • Rosheen

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Róisín comes from Irish.

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