Roos

Roos is a Dutch and Afrikaans feminine given name derived from the Germanic word for rose, the flowering plant long associated with beauty and love. It functions as both a standalone name and a short form of longer names such as Roosmarijn (the Dutch equivalent of Rosemary) or compound names beginning with the rose element. The name shares its ultimate root with the Latin rosa, linking it to cognates across European languages including Rose, Rosa, and Rosie. It has been a popular given name in the Netherlands and among Afrikaans-speaking communities in South Africa.