Rohese

Rohese is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name was especially in England of the Middle Ages used and is a Norman French form of Hrodohaidis . This is derived from the Germanic elements hrod (fame) and heid (kind, sort, type). The Normans introduced it to England in the Roese and Rohese forms . Early on it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose . When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was likely intended for the flower.

One variant is Rohesia, Royse and Rothaid, Rosa, Rose, Rosabel, Rosabella, Rosie and Rosy.

Well-known namesake

• Rohese de Clare († 1121) (around 1060–1121), English nobleman, wife of Eudo Dapifer
• Rohese de Clare († 1149) (around 1108–1149), English nobleman, wife of Baderon de Monmouth
• Rohese de Clare (1252–1317) , English nobleman, wife of Roger Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray
• Rohese de Vere († 1166), Anglo-Norman nobleman
• Rohese de Verdon († 1246 or before 1247), Anglo-Irish nobleman

See also

• Roese

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rohese. Retrieved May 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hrodohaidis. Retrieved May 6, 2020 . 
3. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rose. November 16, 2019, accessed on May 6, 2020 .