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Rosemary (female)

Variants:Rosemarie (F) Róża (F)
Diminutive(s):Rose (F)
Pet Name(s):Romey (F) Romy (F) Rosie (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, one of a number of plant names adopted in Victorian times; derived from the Latin "dew of the sea".
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