What does Rosalind make you think of?

[Mayblossom]

a) roses
b) horses
c) [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]
d) another association?

Please read AFTER choosing:

I’m asking because even though it has [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (Ros) in it it actually means “tender horse” or something similar and doesn’t actually come from the word “rose”. I just want to find out whether people think of roses, because I want a rose-association.

[rosefairiie]

I think of roses!

[tori101]

I strongly think of roses + [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]

I do love the connection to horses as I’m a horse lover

[Poffin]

I think of roses and [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_u]Franklin[/name_u]

[marysia]

Horses and [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], mostly. Which I think are great associations!

[Northern1]

[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] + roses, for sure!

[clair.de.lune]

roses!

[persephonescrown]

Wait can someone explain the horse meaning to me?! I thought it just meant ‘beautiful rose’…if it has a horse meaning too my level of interest is going to leap!

I’m a Shakespearean researcher so it’s fully As You Like It for me, and what a fabulous character she is too

[clair.de.lune]

it means “supple horse” as well!

[elanorelle]

@Mayblossom

a) roses
b) horses
c) Shakespeare

My answer is d) All of the above.

[lfm.001]

I think of [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] and Roselyn/any spelling variation but with a darker vibe

[Parfait_de_Roses]

I think of pink birds Because ‘roosa’ means ‘pink’ in Estonian and ‘lind’ means ‘bird’

[mea.ola]

It’s my deadname. I will never get past that association. I hate it for that reason. But trying to look at it objectively, it’s an ok name. I will warn you that nobody ever spells or pronounces it right, though.

It does mean “gentle horse” in [name_m]German[/name_m], but it has a second meaning in Spanish - “beautiful rose”.

[Tealocean]

roses first and secondarily [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]!

[Evergreeninrain]

[name_f]My[/name_f] first association is a character in a children’s book series called the Penderwicks! I loved the series as a child, and the character made me fall in love with the name

[name_f]My[/name_f] second association would definitely be [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]

[Greyblue]

[name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] and As You Like It come to mind first, followed by roses/flowers.

[EloiseT]

[name_f]My[/name_f] first association is [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] / period dramas. Then roses.

Found this below (@persephonescrown) - it appears it’s meaning is dual stranded - though the [name_m]German[/name_m] is well established (eg [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] = horse + protector).

Introduced to [name_u]England[/name_u] by the Normans, [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] is of Germanic origin. It is a derivative of the Old High [name_m]German[/name_m] Roslindis, a compound name composed of the elements hros (horse) and hrôs (fame) and lind (gentle, tender, soft). The name was introduced to Spain by the Goths, where it evolved to [name_f]Rosalinda[/name_f]. Consequently, folk etymology now attributes the name as being derived from the Spanish elements rosa (rose) and linda (beautiful). (From Mom.com)

[Lula-Rose]

Snakes? I have no idea of this is rooted in anything concrete.

[Schyler]

Mainly roses but also books/literature, I’m aware of the horse and [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] associations but they’re not as strong.

[Nina_Alexandra_2005]

I think it’s a pretty name and roses would definitely be my first association, but realistically, I associate with the Penderwicks character