Rosalind traces to Germanic roots often rendered as "gentle horse" or "tender," though its meaning has been reshaped over centuries by folk association with the Latin rosa, or rose. The name is commonly read as suggesting softness paired with quiet strength -- gentleness that isn't mistaken for fragility.
The Moon in ruminating signs joined to retrograde planets, it is not then good to purge; the potion will work upward to the patients injury. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)