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Rohais— “fame”
Rohais, or Roesia, most probably the French and Latin of _hrôs_ (fame), or else from _hros_ (horse), is the first form in which the simple word appears in England. Rohais, wife of Gilbert de Gaunt, died in 1156; Roese de Lucy was wife of Fulbert de Dover, in the time of Henry II.; Roesia was found at the same time among the De Bohuns and De Veres; and some of these old Norman families must have carried it to Ireland, where Rose is one of the most common of the peasant names.…
Rohais, or Roesia, most probably the French and Latin of _hrôs_ (fame), or else from _hros_ (horse), is the first form in which the simple word appears in England. Rohais, wife of Gilbert de Gaunt, died in 1156; Roese de Lucy was wife of Fulbert de Dover, in the time of Henry II.; Roesia was found at the same time among the De Bohuns and De Veres; and some of these old Norman families must have carried it to Ireland, where Rose is one of the most common of the peasant names. Rosel and Rosette both occur at Cambrai between 900 and 1200.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XX (Flower Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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