Rosemary en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹəʊzˌmɛːɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹoʊzməɹi/ (General-American)
Etymology
A combination of Rose + Mary, referring to the flower as a symbol of Virgin Mary, first recorded in the eighteenth century. It is found in continental Europe as Rosemarie and Rosa Maria. After mid-nineteenth century when flower names became common it may also refer to the herb rosemary, Latin ros marinus "dew of the sea".
Meanings
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A female given name from Latin.
Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.
1985, Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus, published 1987, →ISBN, page 53:"And you - you darling!" - addressing the astonished Rosemary - "will you love your grandmamma? Kiss me, my child." - - - "Oh, you tell fibs!" cried the child. "My name is Rose Marie Romarin - is it not, Grandpa?"
1860, Jedediah Vincent Huntington, Rosemary: or, Life or Death, D.&J. Sadler, Co, published 1860, page 175:
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Translations (9)
sv Rose-Marie (female given name) · arz روزماري (female given name) · pl Rosemary (female given name) · ar إِكْلِيل اَلْجَبَل (female given name) · sv Ros-Marie (female given name) · it Mariarosa (female given name) · de Rosemarie (female given name) · ru Ро́змари (female given name) · fr Rose-Marie (female given name)