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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Swedish and Danish : either an ornamental name composed of the elements rosen- (combining form of ros ‘rose’) + dahl, an old or ornamental spelling of dal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from a widespread place name of comparatively recent origin.
  • German : variant of Rosenthal.

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