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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Anglicized from Irish Róisín, a diminutive of Rose.

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Examples

  • Set in 1964 in South Carolina, a place and time of seething racial divides, violence explodes one summer afternoon, and Rosaleen is arrested and beaten.

    The Secret Life of Bees: Summary and book reviews of The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. 2002

  • The murdered king had two children -- a boy, whose name was Niall, and a girl, who was called Rosaleen -- that is, little Rose; but no rose that ever bloomed was half as sweet or fresh or fair as she.

    The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales Edmund Leamy

  • In the process of producing "Rosaleen," Rodda said she briefly entertained the idea of finding a separate director.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • Mamon's adviser, music professor Dmitri Tymoczko, said that "Rosaleen" was the first opera he has advised.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • Rodda collaborated with music major Max Mamon '10 to produce the opera, "Rosaleen," which tells the story of a 19th-century woman who has three stillborn births that her husband attributes to an alleged affair she is having with his brother.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • "Rosaleen" is not a true opera, since not every action is sung, Rodda and Mamon said.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • Alexis Rodda '10 and Rob Olson' 11 will perform in Rodda's musical drama and original production "Rosaleen," which takes place at Richardson Auditorium tonight and Saturday.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • Alexis Rodda '10 and Rob Olson' 11 will perform in Rodda's musical drama and original production "Rosaleen," which takes place at Richardson Auditorium tonight and Saturday.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • Rodda collaborated with music major Max Mamon '10 to produce the opera, "Rosaleen," which tells the story of a 19th-century woman who has three stillborn births that her husband attributes to an alleged affair she is having with his brother.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • "Rosaleen" is not a true opera, since not every action is sung, Rodda and Mamon said.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

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