Rohais as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rohais

What is the meaning of the name Rohais ?

The baby name Rohais is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced roh-HAY (approx. /roʊˈheɪ/).

Rohais is French, Norman in Origin.

Rohais is a medieval Anglo-Norman feminine name rooted in the Continental Germanic compound Hrodohaidis (hrod "fame, renown" + haidis "kind, sort"). Its sense is often glossed as "of renowned kind" or "famous type." As the name passed through Old French into English, it came to resemble the word for the flower and was frequently reinterpreted as Rose, a convergence that later obscured its older Germanic origin.

Records from 12th-13th-century England and Normandy show spellings such as Rohese, Rohesia, Roheis, Rohais, Roesia, Roese, Royse; Latin clerks preferred Rohesia/Roesia. Notable bearers include Rohese de Vere, Countess of Essex, and other noblewomen of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy. By the later Middle Ages the form Rose dominated, with Royse as a vernacular variant, while Rohese/Rohais faded from use. Today Rohais is rare but appealing to those seeking an authentic Norman-era alternative to Rose.

⚙ Rohais barely registers. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.