Entry № 8850 · Italian origin

Rosanna Rosanna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ roh-ZAN-uh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Italian
Meaning
"Rose + Anna (Rosanna Arquette; Toto song)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Italian)

A name that means "rose + anna (rosanna arquette; toto song)".

Rosanna is the Italian elaborated form combining Rose + Anna — from the Latin rosa (rose) + the Hebrew Ḥannāh (grace). Rosanna Arquette (born 1959) — American actress; Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Pulp Fiction (1994) — Quentin Tarantino's iconic film; After Hours (1985); 100+ film and TV appearances across her career; the Arquette acting family (also includes David, Patricia, Alexis, and Richmond Arquette) is one of the most-prominent multi-generational Hollywood families. Rosanna by Toto (1982) — iconic American rock song; reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100; won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year (1983); the song was a tribute to actress Rosanna Arquette by Toto member Steve Porcaro; appears on the album Toto IV (1982) which sold over 12 million copies worldwide and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Rosanna Scotto — American TV journalist. Princess Rosanna — Italian royal heritage.

Rose + Anna.

The name in its native script.

Rosanna
Transliteration
Rosanna
Pronunciation
/ roʊˈzæn.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Rosanna stands.

Rosanna does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Rosannas before her.

Real people
Rosanna Arquette
American BAFTA-winning actress.
born 1959
Rosanna Pansino
American YouTube Nerdy Nummies baker.
born 1985
In fiction
Rosanna (Toto)
Iconic 1982 Grammy-winning song.
1982

Names connected to Rosanna.

The number behind Rosanna.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Rosanna reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.