Rosemary

See also: rosemary

English

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".

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/, /ˈɹəʊzˌmɛːɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/, /ˈɹoʊzməɹi/
• Homophone: Rosemarie (non-US)

Proper noun

Rosemary

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1860, Jedediah Vincent Huntington, Rosemary: or, Life or Death, D.&J. Sadler, Co, published 1860, page 175:

     "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?"

   • 1985, Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus, published 1987, →ISBN, page 53:

     Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.

Derived terms

• Romy

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: إِكْلِيل اَلْجَبَل m (ʔiklīl al-jabal)

  Egyptian Arabic: روزماري f (rozmari)

• French: Rose-Marie (fr)
• German: Rosemarie (de)
• Italian: Mariarosa f
• Swedish: Rose-Marie, Ros-Marie

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Rosemary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɾowsˈmeɾi/, [ˌɾoʊ̯sˈmɛ.ɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: Rose‧ma‧ry

Proper noun

Rósemáry (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒ)

1. a female given name from English