Rosalia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "rose" and was the name of an early Saint Rosalia. In Latin, the Rosalia was a festival of roses celebrated variously throughout the Roman Empire.
Variants Rosalia or Lia (Italian) Rosália (Portuguese) Rosalía (Galician and Spanish) Rosalia or Lia (Catalan, Indonesian) Rosalie (French) Rosaly, Rosalia or Rosalie (English) Rozália (Hungarian) Rozalia (Polish) Rozalija (Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene and Croatian) Zala (Slovene)
Notable people Rosalía Arteaga (born 1956), Ecuadorian politician Rosalia Lombardo (1918–1920), Italian child famous for her well-preserved mummy Rosalía Mera (1944–2013), Spanish billionaire businesswoman Rosalia Price (fl. 1790), British circus artist Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish romanticist writer Rosalía (singer) (born 1992), Spanish singer Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo in Italy
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