Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Germanic hros "horse" + lind "weak, tender", associated by medieval folk etymology with Latin rosa linda "lovely rose".

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Examples

  • "But it has not yet been seen," fumed Clarimond, "that this Rosalind is the most beautiful of women."

    Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard 1922

  • 'But it has not yet been seen,' fumed Clarimond, 'that this Rosalind is the most beautiful of women.'

    Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard 1921

  • Rosalind is a fabulous author and single parenting resource for those who are looking for ways to create a parenting structure that centers on the child when moving forward.

    July – National Child-Centered Divorce Month « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2008

  • Aliette slips away on a day that Rosalind is off, visiting a cousin in Poughkeepsie.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • Rosalind is only a few years older than Aliette, but looks as hearty and innocent as Little Bo Peep, corn-fed, pink with indolence.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • Rosalind is only a few years older than Aliette, but looks as hearty and innocent as Little Bo Peep, corn-fed, pink with indolence.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • Aliette slips away on a day that Rosalind is off, visiting a cousin in Poughkeepsie.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • When she looks back, Rosalind is in the doorway, and the tray she is holding is chattering.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • When she looks back, Rosalind is in the doorway, and the tray she is holding is chattering.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

  • Rosalind is only a few years older than Aliette, but looks as hearty and innocent as Little Bo Peep, corn-fed, pink with indolence.

    L. Debard and Aliette 2006

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