Rosalba
Rosalba is a feminine personal name, derived from the Latin rosa alba, the white rose. Although known in English, the name is especially associated with Italy, and is also common in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, where it is also a surname.
It may refer to any of the following individuals:
People
- Rosalba Bernini, Italian pastellist
- Rosalba Carriera, Venetian painter and portraitist of the Rococo style
- Rosalba Casas, professor of history and socio-politics at Montreal University
- Rosalba Gualito Castañeda, Mexican politician
- Rosalba Cimino, Italian politician
- Rosalba Rincon Castell, Colombian fencing instructor
- Rosalba Ciarlini, Brazilian politician
- Rosaria Console, Italian long-distance runner, better known as "Rosalba."
- Rosalba Dominguez, American politician
- Rosalba Forciniti, member of the 2012 Italian Olympic Judo team
- Rosalba Morales, Colombian weightlifter
- Rosalba Neri, Italian actress also known by the name "Sara Bey" or "Bay"
- Rosalba Patiño, Colombian chess player
- Rosalba Pedrina, Italian artist
- Rosalba Perna, Italian and American astrophysicist
- Rosalba Pippa, Italian singer and actress, also known by her stage name, Arisa
- Rosalba De la Cruz Requena, Mexican politician
- Rosalba Rolón, Puerto Rican actress and director
- Rosalba Todaro, Chilean economist and scholar of women's economic issues
Surname
- Simone Rosalba, a member of the 2000 Italian Olympic volleyball team.
Fictional characters
- Rosalba, a character in The Rose and the Ring, a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
- Rosalba, a character in The Rose Rent, a mystery novel by Ellis Peters, dramatized in an episode of the TV series Cadfael.