Girl's name
Róisín
“ro-SHEEN”
IPA: /ˈɾˠoːˈʃiːnʲ/
'little rose'
Why it is said that way
The s before an í is sh, and both fadas are long vowels: ro-SHEEN. It means little rose.
- s before e or i → sh
- á é í ó ú (the fada) → a long vowel — and never optional
The story behind the name
Róisín Dubh, 'Dark Little Rose', is Ireland herself in one of the most famous songs in the language, a love poem to a woman that is also a coded lament for a country. James Clarence Mangan's translation gave it to English as 'Dark Rosaleen'.
Famous people with this name
- Róisín Murphy (born 1973) — Irish singer-songwriter
- Róisín O'Donovan (born 1989) — Irish actress and film director
- Róisín Shortall (born 1954) — Irish Labour Party politician
- Roisin McGettigan (born 1980) — Irish runner
- Róisín Upton (born 1994) — field hockey player
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Róisín on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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