Girl · Latin, through English
Rosemary
Say it: ROHZ-mair-ee
Meaning
From the herb's name, Latin ros marinus 'sea dew', later understood as Rose + Mary.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a girls' name from the late 19th century, peaking in the US in the 1930s and 1940s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 158,475 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1929, about 1 in 359 girls
- 685 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rosemarie
Famous bearers
- Rosemary Clooney, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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