At a Glance
- Meaning
- Possibly 'Ros's spring' (a personal name + Old Norse kelda, 'spring/well')
- Origin
- Old Norse (Danish)
- Pronunciation
- ROS-kil-duh
Roskilde is an Old Norse (Danish) name meaning “possibly 'Ros's spring' (a personal name + Old Norse kelda, 'spring/well')”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Roskilde
Meaning: Possibly 'Ros's spring' (a personal name + Old Norse kelda, 'spring/well').
Origin: Old Norse (Danish).
A common claim: Named directly for the legendary King Hroar, said to have founded the city Actually: The specific 'founded by King Hroar' origin story is legend/folk tradition; scholars treat 'Ros' as possibly a personal name but don't confirm the royal-founder narrative.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Roskilde
ROS-kil-duhIPA /ˈrɒskɪldə/
Popularity of Roskilde
Roskilde doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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