Rosenheim

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Rose (“rose”) +‎ -n- +‎ Heim (“home”), although some researchers suspect this is a folk etymology and that the Rosen- element has some other etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːzn̩ˌhaɪ̯m/

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• Hyphenation: Ro‧sen‧heim

Proper noun

Rosenheim n (proper noun, genitive Rosenheims or (optionally with an article) Rosenheim)

1. Rosenheim (an independent town in Upper Bavaria, Bavaria)
2. A rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Rosenheim, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat
3. A municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate

Rosenheim m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rosenheims or (with an article) Rosenheim, feminine genitive Rosenheim, plural Rosenheims)

1. a surname transferred from the place name