What does Rosemary mean?

Rosemary means "sea dew"

How do we pronounce Rosemary?

Rosemary \ro-se-ma-ry, ros-em-ary\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Rosemary is pronounced as RowZ-MAERiy 1.

1 English pronunciation for Rosemary: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Rosemary?

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Rosemary's language of origin is and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is a combination of Rose pronounciation and name Mary, or it can be taken to derive from the name of the rosemary flower. It was adopted along with other flower names from the end of the 19th century, and was later popularized by the Broadway musical Rose Marie (1924). Rosemary has 16 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variant forms used in English comprise name Rosamaria, name Rosamarie origin, Rose Mary name popularity, Rosemaree name, nicknames for Rosemarey, Rosemari meaning of name, Rosemaria meaning of name, short names for Rosemarie (used in German, Italian, and Scandinavian as well), nicknames for Rosmarie (used in German as well), and baby name Rozmary. The short form Rose meaning, and the pet forms Romey name, Romy name popularity (used in German as well), and name Rosie meaning are other English variants. The German short names for Romi is a variant form of Rosemary that is in foreign languages. Another foreign variant is the pet form Röschen name (German).

Rosemary's origin is English. The source form, the rosemary flower name, is itself of the Latin 'ros marinus' (sea dew) in reference to the bluish green color of the leaves. Rosemary is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. The name jumped in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s; prior to that, it was of modest use only. At the peak of its usage in 1946, 0.278% of baby girls were given the name Rosemary. It was #75 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.020% and its ranking #721. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Rosemary, what does the name Mary mean was the most popular. In 2010, it was 7 times more frequently used than Rosemary.

A famous person named Rosemary is Singer Rosemary Clooney, born 23 May 1928 - 29 June 2002, Maysville, Kentucky.

List of baby names that sound like Rosemary:

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The baby name Rosemary fun facts:

The name Rosemary in reverse order is "Yramesor".

The numerological value of the name Rosemary is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Rosemary?

Rosemary is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames