Ruža is a South Slavic feminine given name,

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of the name

Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...

. Its diminutive form is Ružica. It may refer to: *

Ruža Pospiš-Baldani Ruža Pospiš-Baldani (; born 25 July 1942) is a Croatian operatic mezzo-soprano. Baldani was born in Varaždinske Toplice and made her professional opera debut in 1961 at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb as Konchakovna in Alexander Borodin ...

, Croatian opera singer *

Ruža Tomašić Ruža Tomašić (; born 10 May 1958) is a Croatian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from July 2013 to June 2021, having been elected to the position three times. Upon her withdrawal from the Parliament, she retired fro ...

, Croatian politician *

Ruža Petrović Ruža Petrović (October 10, 1911 – August 24, 1958) was a Croatian anti-fascist and the victim of a fascist crime in Istria. Early life Ruža Petrović was born as Roža Hrelja on October 17, 1911 in a small village of Hreljina near Žminj. Sh ...

, Croatian anti-fascist *

Ruža Vojsk Ruža Vojsk (born 31 March 1930), also known as Rose Voisk, is a Slovenian former gymnast. She represented Yugoslavia at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as L ...

, a Slovenian former gymnast

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