Rosamond

Where Rosamond comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Rosamond.

  • Germanic
Rosamond through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #623 among girls with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1901
    Rosamond Lehmann born
    English writer
  3. 1912
    Peak, #571
    71 babies named Rosamond, its best rank.
  4. 1934
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,205.
  5. 1949
    Rosamond McKitterick born
    British historian
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Rosamund.
Namesakes
  • Rosamond McKitterick · British historian, 1949–2026
  • Rosamond Lehmann · English writer, 1901–1990
  • Rosamond Pinchot · American socialite and actress, 1904–1938
  • Rosamond Asiamah Nkansah · Ghanaian first female officer, 1930–2021
  • Rosamond Bernier · American art historian, 1916–2016

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.