Gelsomina is an enchanting Italian given name, derived from the Latin 'gelu', meaning cold or ice. It was popularized by the renowned Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in his 1945 neorealist film 'Rome Open City', where a character named Gelsomina played by Anna Magnani captivated audiences worldwide.
The name Gelsomina was relatively popular in the past century, with a notable spike in usage around 1920 and 1926, each having five births recorded during those years. However, there's a significant gap of nearly four decades before the next occurrence of the name in 1966, also with five births. Overall, a total of fifteen babies were named Gelsomina during this period.