Rose is a common given name and surname which may refer to: [edit] Given name Rose is a popular given name, it originally was a Norman form of a German name Hrodheid, composed of the words Hrod (Bright/Flame) and Heid (Kind). It was originally spelt (by the Normans) Roese or Rohese. [1] It fell out of use during the Middle Ages but was revived during the 19th Century although regarded as being a flower name. Because of the shift in meaning it is now regarded as a girl's name. The name Ruskin (Rose + Kin) is derived from Rose. [edit] People - Mary Tudor, Queen of France, sister of King Henry VIII of England, was known as "Mary Rose"
- Rose Byrne, an Australian actress, best known for her role on the American television series Damages
- Rose Dugdale, English heiress who joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of American president John F. Kennedy and his brothers, Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy
- Rose Hart, a Ghanian track and field athlete
- Rose Laurens, a French singer-songwriter
- Rose McGowan, an American actress
- Rose Nabinger, a German singer-songwriter
- Rose Porteous, a Filipino-born Australian socialite
- Rose Schneiderman, a Polish born American labor organizer and socialist
- Rose Stone, an African-American singer and keyboardist for Sly & the Family Stone
- Rose (TV personality), an Indian transgender talk show host
- Rose Wilder Lane, an American journalist and political theorist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder
[edit] Fiction - Rose (American Dragon: Jake Long), a fictional anti-hero in American Dragon: Jake Long
- Rose (Street Fighter), a character from the Street Fighter video game series
- Rose Canton of Rose and Thorn, a Golden Age DC Comics villainess
- Rose DeWitt Bukater, one of two main characters in the 1997 film Titanic
- Rose Henderson, a character from ABC TV show Lost
- Rose Nylund, a character in the TV series The Golden Girls
- Rose Ortiz, the pink ranger from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Rose Taylor, a character from the TV show 7th Heaven
- Rosé Thomas, a character in the Japanese anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
- Rose Tyler, a companion of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who
- Rose Walker, a character in the Sandman comics series
- Rose Wilson, daughter of Deathstroke (Slade) in the DC Comics universe
[edit] Surname The surname Rose can be of Jewish, Portuguese, English, Scottish, Norwegian, or Swedish origin. [edit] People - Alec Rose, a nursery owner, fruit merchant, and amateur single-handed sailer
- Alfred Rosé, Austrian pianist, conductor
- Alma Rosé, a Romania-born Austrian violinist, daughter of Arnold Rosé
- Amber Rose (singer), a Mexican-American singer from San Antonio, Texas
- Anthony Rose, British wine writer
- Arnold Rosé, a Romanian violinist, father of Alma Rosé
- Ava Rose, porn star, older sister of Mia Rose
- Axl Rose, an American hard rock singer and songwriter
- Barbara Rose, an American art historian and critic
- Bernard Rose (disambiguation page)
- Billy Rose was a Jewish-American theatrical showman
- Clan Rose, a Scottish clan hailing from the highlands of Scotland.
- Charlie Rose, an American television interviewer and journalist
- Charlie Rose (congressman), an American congressman
- Chris Rose, an American sports analyst and host of the Best Damn Sports Show Period.
- Danny Rose, an English football, born in Doncaster. Currently plays for Tottenham.
- David Rose, composer and orchestra leader.
- Derrick Rose, An American Basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA
- Erica Rose, an American long-distance swimmer
- Felipe Rose, a founding member of the rock group The Village People
- George Rose, a British politician
- George Rose (rugby league), British rugby league footballer
- Gustav Rose (1798–1873)
- Heinrich Rose (1795–1864)
- Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
- Hugh James Rose, an English churchman and theologian
- Jacques Rose, a member of the Chenier cell of the terrorist group Front de Libération du Quebec (FLQ)
- Jalen Rose, an American professional basketball player
- John Rose, a rugby union referee and IMC at Nottingham University in the UK
- John Holland Rose, an influential English historian
- Justin Rose, an English professional golfer
- Kevin Rose, founder of Digg and cohost of Diggnation
- Kyle Rose, is an American military Fire Fighter who was in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008
- Leonard Rose is an American cellists of the 20th century
- M. Richard Rose, former President of the Rochester Institute of Technology
- Mauri Rose, a three time winner of the Indianapolis 500
- Maurice Rose, a United States Army general during World War II
- Mia Rose (porn star), porn star, younger sister of Ava Rose
- Murray Rose, a swimmer and medalist in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games
- Paul Rose (disambiguation), several people with this name
- Pete Rose, an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986
- Reginald Rose, an American film and television writer
- Rose of Lima, the first Catholic saint of the Americas
- Ruby Rose, Australian MTV VJ and model
- Sativa Rose, porn actress
- Seraphim Rose - orthodox monc and writer
- Steven Rose, an English academic and activist
- Stuart Rose, owner of British shopping chain Marks & Spencer
- Tim Rose, singer-songwriter
- Tim Rose, an American football coach
- Captain Thomas Rose, English-born American 19th century architect
- Valentin Rose the Elder (1736–1771)
- Valentin Rose (pharmacologist) (1762–1807)
- Valentin Rose (classicist) (1829–1916)
- William Stewart Rose, British poet and translator
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