A small amount of research via our favourite internet search engine informed us that the name Rosalinda is Germanic in origin. It was derived from the Old High German Roslindis, a compound name composed of the elements hros (horse), or hros (fame), and lind (gentle, tender, soft). The name was introduced to Spain by the Goths. Current 'folk etymology' attributes the name to a compounding of the Spanish elements rosa (rose) and linda (pretty). |