Rosetta

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rosetta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the class Acantharea – certain chromists.

References

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Rosetta

  1. A town in northern Egypt.
  2. A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A village in Mpofana Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Rosetta.

Proper noun

Rosetta (plural Rosettas)

  1. A female given name from Italian.
  2. A surname from Italian.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rosetta is the 39960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Rosetta is most common among White (59.74%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (26.96%) individuals.

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Italian

Etymology

A diminutive of the personal name Rosa.

Proper noun

Rosetta f

  1. a female given name

Proper noun

Rosetta m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

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