Rosalind is a feminine given name derived from Old German word elements that meant horse and soft, tender. The name also has a folk etymology meaning of pretty rose.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Rosalind Ashford (born 1943), American singer, member of Martha and the Vandellas
• Rosalind Blauer (1943–1973), Canadian economist
• Rosalind Brett, British Olympic swimmer
• Rosalind Brett (author), British writer of romance novels
• Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), American singer and actress
• Rosalind Cassidy (1895–1980), American physical education professor
• Rosalind Chao (born 1957), American actress born in Anaheim, California
• Rosalind Creasy (born 1939), American landscape designer and author
• Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958), British physical chemist and crystallographer who made very important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of coal and graphite, DNA and viruses
• Rosalind Hackett, American historian
• Rosalind Halstead (born 1984), British actress
• Rosalind Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (1869–1958), British aristocrat
• Rosalind Hicks (1919–2005), British literary guardian and only child of Agatha Christie
• Rosalind Hursthouse (born 1943), New Zealand philosopher whose theories are centred to the abortion debate
• Rosalind Knight (1933–2020), English actress
• Rosalind Newman (born 1946), American choreographer
• Rosalind Peychaud (born 1948), New Orleans civic activist
• Rosalind Ridley (born 1949), British neuropsychologist
• Rosalind Rowe (1933–2015), English table tennis player
• Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), American actress