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Rosaleen

Rosaleen proper noun: a female given name from Irish.

Proper noun

Rosaleen

  1. A female given name from Irish.
    • It had all been rather sudden, but he was sure we should all soon grow very fond of Rosaleen (such a very theatrical name, don't you think, dear? I mean definitely rather bogus.)1948, Agatha Christie, Taken at the Flood, HarperCollins, published 2002, →ISBN, page 34

Origin of Rosaleen

Anglicized from Irish Róisín, a diminutive of Rose.

Questions about Rosaleen

What does Rosaleen mean?
Rosaleen means a female given name from Irish.
What part of speech is Rosaleen?
Rosaleen is a proper noun.

Words near Rosaleen in the dictionary

  1. rosado
  2. rosados
  3. Rosai-Dorfman disease
  4. Rosal
  5. RosaLee
  6. Rosaleen
  7. Rosales
  8. Rosalez
  9. Rosalezes
  10. rosalgar
  11. Rosalgat

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