Baby name

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Roseli

/hoh · ZEH · lee/


“Unknown”

Brazilian Portuguese feminine name, likely a compound or elaboration of Rosa with a -li suffix common in Brazilian naming; entirely domestic in origin and feel.

rose

gentle

How it ages.

Feels firmly mid-century Brazilian; no sign of revival.

The cultural moment.

Common in Brazil from the 1950s through the 1980s; very rare in new births since the 1990s.