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Ruzena

Meaning — Růžena is a Czech and Slovak feminine name derived from the Czech word růže meaning "rose." It is the Czech equivalent of Rosa/Rose and one of the most traditionally Czech feminine names. The rose has associations with the Virgin Mary, making Růžena simultaneously a botanical and devotional name in Czech Catholic culture.·Czech origin·Female·ROO-zheh-nah

Ruzena Růžena is one of the most characteristically Czech of all feminine names — it carries the scent of Czech folk culture, rose gardens, and Bohemian villages. In Czech literature, characters named Růžena often occupy pivotal roles in moral dramas, their apparent simplicity concealing complex inner lives.

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Literary FictionHistorical FictionContemporary FictionMagical Realism

Famous characters named Ruzena

Růžena

Farewell Waltz (The Farewell Party) Milan Kundera

The young nurse whose claimed pregnancy by a famous trumpeter sets in motion Kundera's darkly comic examination of desire, mortality, and moral responsibility.


Variations & nicknames

RuzenaRůženaRůžkaRuzaRoza

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Ruzena HorákováRuzena NovákováRuzena ProcházkováRuzena DvořákováRuzena MarkováRuzena Blahová

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