Rosemary (given name)
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Rosemary flowers | |
| Gender | female |
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| Meaning | Combination of Rose and Mary or the plant named rosemary. |
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Rosemary is a feminine given name, a combination of the names Rose and Mary. It can also be used in reference to the herb named rosemary.[1] Rosemary has been in steady use in the United States and has ranked among the top 1,000 for 110 years. It was ranked as the 754th most popular name for American girls born in 2008. Its greatest period of popularity in the United States was between 1925 and 1950, when it was ranked among the top 150 names for girls.[2] Rosemarie is another variant. Romy is a German nickname for the name.
People
First name
- Rosemary Gunning (1905–1997), New York assemblywoman
- Rosemarie Pence, a Holocaust victim fraudster
- Rosemary Parker Bowles, the second wife of Andrew Parker Bowles
- Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm
Middle name
- Camilla Rosemary Mountbatten-Windsor, Duchess of Cornwall GCVO
See also
- All pages beginning with "Rosemary"