Rosa is a female

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Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

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s. Notable people with the name include: *''Rosa de Lima'', or

Rose of Lima Rose of Lima (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 24 August 1617) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city thro ...

(1586–1617), Peruvian nun and saint *

Rosa Silvana Abate Rosa Silvana Abate (born 11 December 1963) is an Italian politician who has been a Senate of the Republic (Italy), Senator from Calabria for the Five Star Movement since 2018 Italian general election, 2018. References See also

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(born 1963), Italian politician * Rosa Albach-Retty, Austrian movie and stage actress *

Archduchess Rosa of Austria , title = Duchess of Württemberg , image = File:Pedro Fernando de Austria-Toscana e família.jpg , caption = Photograph of Archduchess Rosa of Austria with her family , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = ...

, Austrian princess * Rosa Balistreri, Sicilian musician * Rosa Benozzi Balletti, Italian-French actor * Rosa Blasi, American actress * Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), French artist *

Rosa Bouton Rosa Bouton (c. December 19, 1860 – February 15, 1951) was an American chemist and professor who organized and directed the School of Domestic Science (now the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln ...

(1860–1951), American chemist and professor *

Rosa Nouchette Carey Rosa Nouchette Carey (27 September 1840 – 9 July 1909) was an English children's writer and popular novelist, whose works reflected the values of her time and were thought of as wholesome for girls. However, they are "not entirely bereft of gr ...

(1840–1909), English children's writer and popular novelist * Rosa de Carvalho Alvarenga (fl. 1857), African slave trader *

Rosa Cobo Bedía Rosa Cobo Bedía (born 17 December 1956) is a Spanish feminist, writer, and professor of sociology of gender at the University of A Coruña. She is also the director of the Center for Gender Studies and Feminists at the same university. Her main l ...

(born 1956), Spanish feminist, writer, and professor *

Rosa (cow) Rosa (26 May 2001 – 14 July 2020) was a Spanish-born Landes cow known for her participation in the French game show '' Intervilles''. She became a popular part of the programme due to her intelligence and aggressiveness. She died in 2020 after s ...

(2001–2020), Spanish-born French cow and television personality * Rosa DeLauro (born 1943), American politician *

Rosa Leal de Pérez Rosa María Leal Flores de Pérez (b. December 9, 1953) is a Guatemalan psychologist who served as the First Lady of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015, as the wife of former President Otto Pérez Molina. Pérez was a kindergarten teacher for a period ...

(born 1953), Guatemalan psychologist * Rosa Díez, Spanish politician *

Rosa Faccaro Rosa Faccaro (3 July 1931 – 22 January 2019) was an Argentine art critic, painter and university teacher who specialised in contemporary art, contemporary, Pre-Columbian art, Pre-Columbian and Textile arts, textile art. She received several awar ...

(1931–2019), Argentine art critic, painter and university teacher *

Rosa Fuentes Rosa Fuentes (born November 30, 1965) is a former female freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics for her native country. Her best and only result in Los Angeles, California was the 11th place in the Women's 4 ...

, Mexican swimmer *

Rosa Guerra Rosa Guerra (1834August 18, 1864) was an Argentine educator, journalist and writer. She was a pioneering woman in Argentine literature. Biography Rosa Guerra was born in Buenos Aires, 1834. She founded two newspapers, ''La Camelia'', dedicated to ...

(1834–1864), Argentine educator, journalist, writer * Rosa Gumataotao Rios (born 1965), American government official *

Rosa Jochmann Rosa Jochmann (19 July 1901 – 28 January 1994) was an Austrian resistance activist and Ravensbrück concentration camp survivor who became a politician (SPÖ). Life Provenance and early years Rosa Jochmann was born in the 20th district ...

, Austrian resistance activist and Ravensbrück survivor who became a politician (SPÖ) *

Rosa Koian Rosa Koian is a human rights and environmentalism activist from Papua New Guinea. Life Koian is a leading member of the Bismarck Ramu Group, a non-governmental organisation based in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The group represents indigenou ...

, human rights and environmentalism activist from Papua New Guinea * Rosa López, also known as "Rosa", Spanish singer and dancer *

Rosa Lund Rosa Lund (born 4 December 1986, in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Red–Green Alliance (Danish: Enhedslisten) political party. She was elected at the 2019 Danish general election, and previously sat ...

(born 1986), Danish politician *

Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg (; ; pl, Róża Luksemburg or ; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Polish and naturalised-German revolutionary socialist, Marxist philosopher and anti-war activist. Successively, she was a member of the Proletariat party, ...

, Polish communist leader * Rosa Mayreder, Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist * Rosa Mota, Portuguese marathoner *

Rosa Miller Avery Rosa Miller Avery , Miller; ( pen name, Sue Smith and unknown male pseudonyms; May 21, 1830 – November 9, 1894) was an American abolitionist, political reformer, second-generation suffragist, and writer. Avery's childhood home was a noted " unde ...

(1830–1894), American abolitionist, political reformer, suffragist, writer * Rosa Mendes, half Costa Rican and half Czech professional wrestler *

Rosa Menga Rosa Menga (born 7 August 1992) is an Italian doctor and politician. She was elected as a member of the Five Star Movement and sat in the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies from 2018 Italian general election, 2018 until 2022. Biogra ...

(born 1992), Italian politician *

Rosa O'Neill Rosa O'Neill (''né'' O'Doherty; Irish: ''Róisín Ní Dhochartaigh''; c.1588–1660) was a member of the O'Doherty family of County Donegal who lived during the late Tudor and Stuart eras. Biography Born Rosa O'Doherty, Rosa was the daughte ...

, Irish wife of Owen Roe O'Neill *

Rosa Orellana Rosa C. Orellana is an American mathematician specializing in algebraic combinatorics and representation theory. She is a professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College. Early life and education Orellana's excitement for mathematics was recognized ...

, American mathematician *

Rosa Palomino Rosa Palomino Chahuareses (11 March 1951 – 26 March 2022) was an Aymara people, Aymara Indigenous leader, journalist, human rights activist, and social leader in Peru. In 2014, the Ministry of Culture presented her with an award for her work ...

, Aymara Indigenous leader in Peru * Rosa Parks, American civil rights icon *

Rosa Regàs Rosa Regàs (born 1933, in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and novelist. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela and the Premio Nadal. Biography Rosa Regàs was born in Barcelona in 1933. During the Spanish Civil War she was exile ...

, Spanish writer * Rosa Rosà, Austrian writer *

Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino (born Rosa Jervolino; born 17 September 1936) is an Italian politician. Biography Iervolino was born to Angelo Raffaele Jervolino (1890–1985) and Maria De Unterrichter (1902–1975), a native of Trentino, on 17 Septem ...

, Italian politician * Rosa Quintana (born 1959), Spanish civil servant and politician * Rosa (sea otter) (born 1999), oldest known living sea otter * Rosa Scarlatti, Italian opera singer *

Rosa Stallbaumer Rosa (Hoffman) Stallbaumer (30 November 1897 – 23 November 1942) was a member of the Austrian Resistance during World War II. Her name is one of 124 names of women and men from Tyrol, Austria inscribed on the Liberation Monument at The Eduard-W ...

, member of the Austrian Resistance during World War II *

Rosa Valetti Rosa Valetti (25 January 1876, Berlin, Germany – 10 December 1937, Vienna, Austria), born Rosa Alice Vallentin, was a German actress, cabaret performer, and singer. Biography Rosa Valetti was born in Berlin, the daughter of industrialist Fel ...

, German actress, cabaret performer and singer * Rosa Vecht (1881–1915), Dutch nurse * Rosa Vercellana, known as "Rosina" or "La Bela Rosin", mistress and later wife of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy * Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano * Rosa von Praunheim, German filmmaker and gay rights activist * Rosa Kershaw Walker (1840s–1909), American author, journalist, newspaper editor *

Rosa Warrens Rosa Warrens (February 24, 1821 – November 8, 1878) was a Swedish-born poet and translator. Biography Rosa Warrens was born into a Jewish family in Karlskrona in 1821. At the age of five she went with her parents to Hamburg, where she remained u ...

(1821–1878), Swedish poet and translator * Rosa Louise Woodberry (1869–1932), American journalist, educator * Rosa Young (1890-1971), American educator

Middle name

* María Rosa Gallo, Argentinian actress

Fictional characters

* Rosa, a character in the 1990 American action comedy movie '' Kindergarten Cop'' * Rosa the protagonist of ''Pokémon Black 2'' and ''White 2'' *

Rosa (Castlevania) ''Castlevania'' (also referred to as ''Castlevania 64'') is a 1999 action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Konami's Kobe branch for the Nintendo 64 video game console. An expanded version of the game, ''Castlevania: Legacy ...

, reluctant vampire in the video game ''Castlevania'' *

Rosa Farrell '' Final Fantasy IV'', a role-playing video game released by Square in 1991, revolves around Cecil Harvey, a knight of Baron who embarks on a quest to defeat Golbez, a man that is controlling the king of Baron. During Cecil's quest, he is join ...

, character in the game ''Final Fantasy IV'' * Rosa (Kizuna Encounter), the wild woman from the game ''Kizuna Encounter'' *Rosa Casagrande, a character in The Casagrandes *Colonel Rosa Klebb, the main antagonist of Ian Fleming's Bond novel, and subsequent film, ''From Russia, With Love'' *Rosa del Valle, aka Rosa the Beautiful, character in the novel '' The House of the Spirits'' by Isabel Allende *Rosa Diaz, character in the TV series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' *Princess Rosa Cossette D'Elise, character in the video game '' Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown'' *Rosa Hubermann, the wife of Hans Hubermann and foster mother of Liesel Meminger in '' The Book Thief'' *Rosariki, a character in American animated children's television series

GoGoRiki ''Kikoriki'', known in the United States as ''GoGoRiki'' or ''BalloonToons'' and in Russia as ''Smeshariki'' (russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aime ...

* Rosa Ushiromiya, character of Sound Novel ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni''