English
Rosaleen
Rosaleen comes from Irish Róisín, and goes back to Anglo-Norman Roese.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Roese
- Irishc. 1200–presentRóis
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentRóisín
- Englishearliest quotation 1948Rosaleen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Roese
- Irishc. 1200–presentRóis
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentRóisín
- Englishearliest quotation 1948Rosaleen
Earliest quotation: 1948, Agatha Christie, Taken at the Flood: “It had all been rather sudden, but he was…”
The story
Anglicized from Irish Róisín, a diminutive of Rose.
Every English word from Anglo-Norman Roese
Today it means
name A female given name from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman Roese / Rosaleen