Rosemary
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɹəʊzməɹi//
- United Kingdom//ˈɹəʊzˌmɛːɹi//
- United States//ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi//
- United States//ˈɹoʊzməɹi//
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
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A female given name from Latin.
"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?"
Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.
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".
rose · A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow…Rose · A female given name from Germanic.rosemary · A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis),…
Rosemary · A female given name from Latin.
rosen · Made of or consisting of roses.Rosen · A surname.rosetta · A floral pattern in latte art.