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Rosália is a Latin-derived name built on the root rosa, meaning rose, the flowering plant long associated with beauty and love in classical and Christian tradition. The name became established through the cult of Saint Rosalia, a twelfth-century Sicilian hermit venerated as the patron saint of Palermo, whose feast day was linked to the end of a plague in 1625. The name spread across southern Europe and Latin America, particularly in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions. Related forms include Rosalie, Rosalia, and Rosalía.