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Rosalía is a Spanish and Galician feminine given name derived from the Latin rosa, meaning rose, combined with the suffix -alia, forming a name that broadly evokes the rose flower and its associations with beauty and purity. The name gained particular religious significance through Saint Rosalia, a twelfth-century Sicilian hermit venerated as the patron saint of Palermo, whose cult spread the name throughout the Spanish-speaking world and beyond. In modern times, the name is especially celebrated through Rosalía de Castro, the beloved nineteenth-century Galician poet regarded as a foundational figure of Galician literature. Related forms include Rosalia, Rosalie, and Rozália.