Rosendo is a Spanish male given name. The name comes from St.

Rudesind Saint Rudesind ( gl, San Rosendo, Rudesindo; pt, São Rosendo lat, Rudesindus) (November 26, 907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León. ...

, San Rosendo, in Spanish (907–977) who was Bishop of Iria Flavia at the time of

Rodrigo Velázquez Rodrigo Velázquez (died 977/8) was an important magnate of Galicia during the reigns of Ramiro II, Ordoño III, Sancho I, and Ramiro III. He used the title ''dux'' (duke), the highest in Galicia at the time, and he even treated diplomatically w ...

. Places named after the saint include San Rosendo, a town in Chile. The best-known individual with the name today is Rosendo Mercado, known simply as "Rosendo" in Spain, a Spanish singer. Other notable people with the name include: *

Rosendo Salvado Rosendo Salvado Rotea OSB (1 March 1814 – 29 December 1900) was a Spanish Benedictine monk, missionary, bishop, author, founder and first abbot of the Territorial Abbey of New Norcia in Western Australia. Early life and background Salvado was ...

(1814–1900), Spanish bishop in Australia * Rosendo Mercado, Spanish musician * Rosendo Fernández ( es), Spanish painter * Rosendo Huguet Peralta ( es), Spanish missionary and philosopher * Rosendo Mendizábal ( es), Argentine musician * Rosendo Radilla ( es), Mexican politician * Rosendo Canto ( es), Cuban essayist * Rosendo Salazar ( es), Mexican writer * Rosendo López, after whom a barrio( es) in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina is named * Rosendo Hernández, after whom Autódromo Rosendo Hernández ( es), Argentina is named

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