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Rosanna (female)

Variants:Rosanne (F)
Derivative of:Anna (F) Rose (F)
Can be spelt:Rosana (F) Rosannagh (F) Roseana (F) Roseanna (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English elision of the names Rose and Anna [q.v.].

There are many spelling variations of Rosanna and Rosanne in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. The more frequent ones are shown here and under Rosanne.
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