Rosetta

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɹəʊˈzɛtə//
United States//ɹoʊˈzɛtə//

A town in northern Egypt.

proper noun

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

Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.

proper noun

1
A female given name from Italian.
2
A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Rosetta. By surface analysis, Rose + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Rosette.

Forms

plural: Rosettas

rosen · Made of or consisting of roses.Rosen · A surname.rosetta · A floral pattern in latte art.

Rosetta · A town in northern Egypt.

Rosie · A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and…ross · The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.Ross · An English and Scottish habitational surname from Scottish…

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