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 [ 3 syll. ro-se-ma-ry, ros-em-ary ] The girl name Rosemary is pronounced ROWZMEHRiy KEY. 1: Rosemary's language of origin is and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is a combination of Rose and 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). Variant forms of the name include the German Romi, the English Rosemaree, the English Rosemari, the English Rosemaria, the Dutch, English, Scandinavian, German, and Italian Rosemarie, the English and German Rosmarie, and the English Rozmary. Other variants of Rosemary include the short form Rose (English), and the pet forms Romey (English), Romy (English and German), Rosie (English), and Röschen (German). 2: 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. See also the related form, the English Mary. 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 2008, its usage was 0.019% and its ranking #754. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Rosemary, the English Mary was the most popular. In 2008, it was 9 times more frequently used than Rosemary. Baby names that sound like Rosemary include the English Rosemaree, the English Rosemari, the English Rosemaria, the Dutch, English, Scandinavian, German, and Italian Rosemarie, the Dutch Rozemarie, the English Rozmary, the Romanian Ruxandra, the Scandinavian Rigmor, the Italian Rosamaria, and the Indian Roshanara. A famous person named Rosemary is Singer Rosemary Clooney, born 23 May 1928 - 29 June 2002, Maysville, Kentucky. KEY: English pronunciation for Rosemary: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
