Help wiith the name Rosetta

[silver22]

Hi there, i have been doing some reasearch into a friends fam tree and come across the name Rosetta. Does any one know if this was a common name in Essex in the 1800s ? She was born in Colchester, 1837 to a Robert and Eliza Holmes. Unfortunately i can find no further info on either of her parents. I was just wondering why this name should suddenly pop up. Any thoughts would be most welcome, Kim.

[Lostris]

The name Rosetta figured in 2,540 Birth Regns in Essex between 1837 & 1915 .... out of a total of 1,565,572 Birth Index entries

[toffeebear]

Hi,
I also have Rosetta as a first name in my tree, someone born in the 1860's, in Kent. I just had a look online, and don't know if the name came from this, or somewhere else?

http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_rosetta.html

Maybe it became popular as people were more aware of it?

Toffee   

[silver22]

That makes sense, a lot of big events start off new fashions for names. I also have a Kezia b. 1813 in White Colne, a name I have never even heard of before. Kim 

[toffeebear]

I have a Kezia too - born 1799 in Kent. I love finding unusual names - it helps with the research doesn't it?!

[silver22]

Weird, yes it dose make things easier.In my own fam, I have a John Beatty from Ireland, my god there are hundreds of them !!!!! I could spend yrs chasing up every lead. Still havent found out much about him 

[aghadowey]

That makes sense, a lot of big events start off new fashions for names. I also have a Kezia b. 1813 in White Colne, a name I have never even heard of before. Kim 

Kezia is a Hebrew name meaning "cassia" (a sweet-scented spice)- in the Bible she was the daughter of Job. It was a very popluar name in Puritan times.

[Lostris]

Hi,
I also have Rosetta as a first name in my tree, someone born in the 1860's, in Kent. I just had a look online, and don't know if the name came from this, or somewhere else?

http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_rosetta.html

Maybe it became popular as people were more aware of it?

Toffee   

well, maybe a small % of those christened 'Rosetta' were aware of Napoleon et al, but in fact its simply an Italian variant of Rosa - just like 'our' Rose and has a long pedigree predating the discovery of the Stone ....

[Diblet]

I too have Rosetta's on my tree, A lovely name I think.
With all the usual common names, it's great to periodically come across more unusual ones.
My favourite one is Amaretta, in the late 18th century. Goodness knows where the parents found that name!!!!