Róisín

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Róisín
Pronunciation /rˈʃn/; Irish: [ˈrˠoːʃiːnʲ] or /rˠoːˈʃiːnʲ/
Gender Female
Origin
Word/name Irish
Meaning 'little rose'
Region of origin Irish
Other names
Related names Róisín Dubh, Rose, Rosie
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Róisín (pronounced /ˈrʃn/, ROH-sheen), sometimes anglicized as Roisin or Rosheen, is an Irish female given name, meaning "little rose". The English equivalent is Rose, Rosaleen or Rosie.

People

Literature

  • Róisín Dubh is a common Irish translation of the nationalistic poem "Dark Rosaleen" by James Clarence Mangan, and a personification of Ireland.

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