Rosemary

rosemary English Etymology A combination of en 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 en /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/ /ˈɹəʊzˌmɛːɹi/ RP en /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/ /ˈɹoʊzməɹi/ General American en Rosemarie non-US Proper noun en female Latin. en 1860 w:Jedediah Vincent Huntington Rosemary: or, Life or Death D.&J. Sadler, Co 1860 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?" en 1985 w:Alice Munro The Progress of Love 53 Chatto&Windus 1987 0701131616 Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman. Derived terms en Romy Translations female given name Arabic: ar إِكْلِيل اَلْجَبَل m Egyptian Arabic: arz روزماري f rozmari French: fr Rose-Marie German: de Rosemarie Italian: it Mariarosa f Polish: pl Rosemary f Russian: ru Ро́змари f Swedish: sv Rose-Marie, sv Ros-Marie en female given names from English Tagalog Etymology tl :bor en:Rosemary + 1 Pronunciation Rówsméry Rose.ma.ry Proper noun Rósemáry rowsmeri tl female English