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| Rose |
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Female |
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German |
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"Rise"
"Horse" |
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Rose may refer to:
- Rose, any of a number of flowering shrubs of the genus Rosa and the flower of such a shrub, especially cultivated varieties, also used as an emblem by many organizations
- Rose (colour), a colour ranging from deep to pale pink
- Rose (mathematics), a type of polar graph
- Bouquet of circles, a type of topological space
- Rose (heraldry), a mark of distinction
- a perforated attachment for the spout of a watering can
- Rosé, a style of wine
- a diamond cut in a specific manner
- a wind rose or a compass rose, initially for sailing purpose
- Rose window, most commonly, and in Gothic architecture, a circular stained glass window, with mullions and traceries that generally radiate from the centre
- Rose (onomastics)
[edit] Rose as a name
Rose is a popular given name, usually female. Its source is disputed. It is now regarded as being a flower name, although the name could be a Germanic form of the word 'rise' or 'horse'
[edit] Famous Roses
- Mary Tudor (queen consort of France), sister of King Henry VIII of England, was known as "Mary Rose". There is a rose (flower) named 'Mary Rose' in her honour, bred in England by David Austin in 1983. Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sank in 1545; much of the wreck was raised in 1982
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of American president John F. Kennedy and his brothers, Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy
- Rose McGowan, an American actress, born in Florence, Italy, McGowan is most famed for her roles in TV series Charmed and the film Scream
- Rose Porteous, a Filipino-born Australian socialite
- Rose Stone, an African-American singer and keyboardist for Sly & the Family Stone
- Alec Rose, a nursery owner, fruit merchant, and amateur single-handed sailer
- Alfred Rosé, Austrian pianist, conductor
- Alma Rosé, a Romania-born Austrian violinist, daughter of Arnold Rosé
- Amber Rose (porn star)
- Amber Rose (singer), a Mexican-American singer from San Antonio, Texas
- Arnold Rosé, a Romanian violinist, father of Alma Rosé
- Axl Rose, an American hard rock singer and songwriter
- Bernard Rose (1916-1996), a British composer
- Billy Rose was a Jewish-American theatrical showman
- Charlie Rose, an American television interviewer and journalist
- Chris Rose, an American sports analyst and host of the Best Damn Sports Show Period.
- Felipe Rose, a founding member of the rock group The Village People
- George Rose, a British politician
- Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
- Hugh James Rose, an English churchman and theologian
- Jacques Rose, a member of the Chenier cell of the terrorist group Front de Libération du Quebec (FLQ)
- Jalen Rose, an American professional basketball player
- John Rose, a rugby union referee and IMC at Nottingham University in the UK
- John Holland Rose, an influential English historian
- Leonard Rose is an American cellists of the 20th century
- Murray Rose, a swimmer and medalist in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games
- Paul Rose (labor unionist), a political scientist and a trade unionist in Canada
- Paul Rose (UK politician), British Labour MP 1964–1979
- Pete Rose, an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986
- Reginald Rose, an American film and television writer
- Steven Rose, an English academic and activist
- Valentin Rose (pharmacologist) (1762-1807)
- Valentin Rose (classicist) (1829-1916)
- William Stewart Rose, a British poet and translator
- Clan Rose, a Scottish clan hailing from the highlands of Scotland. Their motto is "Constant and true"
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Rose, a character from the film The Magdalene Sisters, about a cruel asylum for 'fallen women'.
- The fictional anti-hero Rose from American Dragon: Jake Long
- Rose, the pink ranger from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Rose DeWitt Bukater, a fictional character in the 1997 film Titanic
- Rose Nylund, a fictional character in the TV series, The Golden Girls
- Rose Tyler, a fictional companion of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who, portrayed by Billie Piper. Rose is also the name of the episode where this character is introduced.
- Rose (Lost), a fictional character from ABC TV show Lost. She is played by actress L. Scott Caldwell
- Rose (Street Fighter), a fictional character from the Street Fighter video game series by Capcom
- Rose Walker, a character in the Sandman comics series.
- Rose, a fictional character in the Bleach manga series.
- Rosé Thomas is a fictional character in the Japanese anime and manga series Full Metal Alchemist
- Rose is also the name of a popular character from the Japanese video game Legend of Dragoon, produced by Sony
[edit] Places
- Rose, Italy, a commune in the province of Cosenza (Calabria), in southern Italy
- La Rose, Illinois, a village located in Marshall County, Illinois
- Rose, New York, a town located in Wayne County, New York
- Rose Hill, Illinois, a village located in Jasper County, Illinois
- Rose Hill, Iowa, a city located in Mahaska County, Iowa
- Rose Hill, Kansas, a city located in Butler County, Kansas
- Rose Bud, Arkansas, a town located in White County, Arkansas
- Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rose
- The tall ship Rose (ship) played HMS Surprise in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
[edit] Buildings
- The Rose (theatre), the first theatre on London's Bankside, built in 1587, excavated in 1989
[edit] Others
- The rose chafer, a scarab beetle
- Rose Hobart, a short, 19 minute experimental film created by the artist Joseph Cornell in 1936
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), a private non-sectarian college which specializes in teaching engineering, science, and mathematics to undergraduates
- The Rose Tattoo, a Tennessee Williams play
- The Rose Revolution, the Georgian peaceful revolution
- Rose (Doctor Who), the title of an episode in the television series Doctor Who
- Christmas rose and Lenten rose, common names for species of hellebore
- Rose of Sharon, the common name applied to various flowers. In modern usage, it usually refers to either Hypericum calycinum or Hibiscus syriacus
- Confederate rose, a common name for Hibiscus mutabilis, an ornamental flowering plant in the family Malvaceae
- "Stinking Rose", a common name for garlic
- Ring around the rosey, a children's rhyme and game
- The Rose of Tralee, a sentimental Irish song which gave its name to an Irish beauty competition and carnival
- Rose-root, a succulent plant, Rhodiola rosea
- Rose of Jericho, a name applied to any of the resurrection plants, Anastatica hierochuntica, Astericus pygmaeus and various drought-tolerant species of Spikemoss
- ROSE Online, a MMORPG
- "Rose," a song by A Perfect Circle from their 2000 album Mer de Noms
- White Rose was a World War II non-violent resistance group in Germany
- The Rose Bowl, a bowl game and the home field of UCLA Bruins' football
- "Rose" is on the list of hurricane names in the Atlantic Ocean, but has yet to be used (next comes up in 2009).
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