Rosemary (meaning and origin)

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Rosemary

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Meaning and origin
Rosemary is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Bitter Rose `.

Where is it used?
The name Rosemary is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Rosanne (In English)

In combination with other names:
In German and in Scandinavian: Rosemarie (F)
In English and in French: Rose (F)
In English: Rosanna (F)

See also
In German and in English: Romy (F)
In English: Rosie (F)
In English: Rosy (F)
In English: Romey (F)

What Rosemary`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Rosemary:
Its really pretty and a nice herb.
The worst thing about the name:
its sounds a little old fashioned, but I dont mind.
If my name wasn`t Rosemary....:
I would have been called Poppy or Pansy or another flower name. :P
Extra information:
No-one ever calls me Rosemary, EVER. They usually call be Rosie.

More `Rosemary` links
Rosemary as abbreviation
Actors named Rosemary
Rosemary in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Rosemary

Rosemary appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 720. The name reached the top-100 2 times. 1930 was a `top year` for the name Rosemary. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #82. The last time Rosemary appeared among the most common names was in 1890. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	720
2006	699
2005	747
2004	719
2003	666
2002	636
2001	639
2000	634
1999	634
1998	617
1997	655
1996	556
1995	571
1994	572
1993	597
1992	563
1991	549
1990	510
1980	395
1970	331
1960	181
1950	101
1940	85
1930	82
1920	141
1910	329
1900	540
1890	689
1880	---