Rosario is from the Spanish *rosario* ("rosary") — referring to **María del Rosario** (Our Lady of the Rosary), the Marian title commemorating the Catholic devotion of the rosary; the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary falls on October 7. **A unisex name in Spanish-speaking countries, predominantly feminine**. **Rosario Dawson (born 1979)** — **American actress; *Rent* (2005), *Sin City* (2005), *Men in Black II* (2002), *Trance* (2013); played Claire Temple across the Marvel Netflix series (*Daredevil*, *Jessica Jones*, *Luke Cage*, *Iron Fist*, *The Defenders*, 2015-2018) and Ahsoka Tano in *The Mandalorian* and *Ahsoka* (2020-2023) on Disney+; co-founded Voto Latino (2004) to register young Latino voters**. **Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974)** — Mexican poet and novelist; one of the most-important Mexican literary voices of the 20th century and a pioneering feminist intellectual; *Balún Canán* (1957). **Rosario Flores (born 1963)** — Spanish flamenco-pop singer and actress; Goya Award; daughter of legendary flamenco singer Lola Flores. **Rosario Miraggio** — Italian singer. **Rosario** is also a major city in Argentina (birthplace of Che Guevara and Lionel Messi). **Rosario Tijeras** — character in the Colombian novel and telenovela.
Featured throughout Hispanic Catholic tradition and global film.
Rosario reduces to one — the number of Our Lady of the Rosary.