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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Rossa f. Latin russa 'red'.

France
Latin
1287 Rossa (nom) GasReg-A p. 74
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Rossa (nom) BBC-Berg 496; 1367 Rossa (nom) Livi 142
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Rossa". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Rossa.