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 [ 4 syll. ro-sa-lia, ros-al-ia ] The girl name Rosalia is pronounced RowZahLIYah KEY. Rosalia's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in Italian, English, and Spanish. Derived from the word rosa with the meaning 'rose'. Rosalia (Latin) is an original form of the name. The name was borne by Saint Rosalia, a 12th-century Sicilian virgin and patron of Palermo. The rosalia was also the name of a religious ceremony in which roses were placed on tombs in remembrance of the dead. The form Rosalie was introduced to English speakers in the late 19th century, and it gained popularity due to the vogue for flower names then. This form was also used by Oscar Wilde in his comedy Lady Windermere's Fan (1892). The name was later popularized by the Broadway play Rosalie (1928), which was also adapted as a musical film (1937). Rosalia has 12 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of Rosalia include Rosalee, Rosalie (also used in French), Roselee, Roselia, Roselie, Rosely, Rosilee, and Rosli. Rozalia (Polish and Hungarian), Rozalija (Latvian, Lithuanian, and Slavic), and Rozália (Hungarian) are variants of the name that are used in foreign languages. The pet form Lia (Italian) is another foreign variant. Rosalia is a variant (English, Italian, and Spanish) of Rose (English and French). Rosalia is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1906 with 0.010% of baby girls being named Rosalia. It was #674 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is currently of only very modest use. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Rosalia, Rose (English and French) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Rosalia include Roscislawa (Polish), Rosezella (English), Rozalia (Polish and Hungarian), Rozália (Hungarian), Racheal (English), Raizel (Yiddish), Rakhila (Russian), Rashael (English), Razili (Hebrew), Regula (German), Rochella (English and Italian), Rosalee (English), Rosalie (French and English), Roselee (English), Roselia (English), Rosella (English and Italian), Rosely (English), Rossella (Italian), Rozella (English), and Rachael (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Rosalia: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
