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Rosalind
RAH-zuh-lihnd
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A feminine given name of Germanic origin, later reinterpreted through folk etymology to mean "lovely rose".
"Rosalind is a leading character in Shakespeare's As You Like It."
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic elements meaning "horse" and "soft, tender"; later folk-associated with Spanish rosa linda, "lovely rose".