Rose has two origins braided together. The first is the obvious one — the English word for the flower, which in turn comes from the Latin rosa. The second is older and slightly hidden: Rose may also derive from the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, meaning "famous kind" or "famous type," which entered English through the Normans.
Both lines arrive at the same five-letter name with the same indelible association — the flower of love, mystery, beauty, and a great deal of European poetry. Rose was hugely popular in the late nineteenth century, declined through most of the twentieth, and has returned in the past decade as parents reach back for short classical names.
Often used today as a middle name, but increasingly as a first.
Rose reduces to three in Pythagorean numerology — the number of expression and creativity.