Rosalia
Meaning of Rosalia
Rosalia (roh-SAH-lee-ah in Spanish, roh-SAY-lee-uh in English, and roh-ZAH-lee-a in lilting Italian) comes wreathed in the scent of a thousand roses—quite literally, since her Latin root rosalia refers to the ancient “festival of roses.” Picture garlands fluttering through a sun-splashed Roman street and you’ll catch the name’s first bloom. From there the story wanders south to Sicily, where the beloved Saint Rosalia is said to have saved Palermo from plague; cross the Atlantic and it resurfaces in Broadway’s West Side Story; spin the radio dial today and flamenco-pop phenom Rosalía adds a modern flourish. Through every century she has stayed steady yet quietly adventurous on U.S. charts, gliding from the 700s a generation ago to the 400s today—never showy, always fragrant, the graceful climber in a family’s name garden. Rosalia offers parents a melodic alternative to Rose and Rosalind, a passport to Latin charm, and a built-in bouquet for birthdays to come.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as roh-SAH-lee-ah (/roˈsa.li.a/)
British English
- Pronunced as roh-SAY-lee-uh (/rəuˈzeɪliə/)
American English
- Pronunced as roh-SAY-lee-uh (/roʂˈseɪliə/)
Italian
- Pronunced as roh-ZAH-lee-a (/ro.ˈza.li.a/)
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Notable People Named Rosalia
| Rosalia Graf was an Austrian resistance activist executed with her husband for high treason in 1944. |
| Rosalia Maggio was an Italian actress, dancer, singer, and showgirl who was the youngest of the Maggio siblings. |
| Rosalía de Castro - María Rosalía Rita de Castro was a pioneering Galician poet and novelist who championed Galician identity and female empowerment in 19th-century Spanish literature. |
| Rosalía Mera Goyenechea was a Spanish entrepreneur who co-founded Zara, which grew into the world's largest fashion retailer. |
| Rosalía Arteaga Serrano made history as Ecuador's first female head of state, serving as president for just two days in 1997. |
