Rosamund

Where Rosamund comes from

Of Germanic origin (probably Frankish via French Rosemonde or Lombardic via Italian Rosmunda), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *mundō (“protection”). By medieval folk etymology interpreted as Latin rosa munda (“pure rose”) or rosa mundī (“rose of the world”) in reference to the Virgin Mary.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rosamund
  • Germanic
  • 3 syllables
Rosamund through the years
  1. 1951
    First appearance
    #5,414 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2017
    Peak, #5,045
    26 babies named Rosamund, the most in any year.
  3. 2020
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #7,969.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Namesakes

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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.