Rosemary (given name)
 Rosemary flowers | |
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | United States |
| Meaning | Combination of Rose and Mary or the plant named rosemary. |
Rosemary is a feminine given name, a combination of the names Rose and Mary. It can also be used in reference to the herb named rosemary.[1] Rosemary has been in steady use in the United States and has ranked among the top 1,000 for 110 years. It was ranked as the 754th most popular name for American girls born in 2008. Its greatest period of popularity in the United States was between 1925 and 1950, when it was ranked among the top 150 names for girls.[2] Rosemarie is another variant, and Romy is a German nickname for the name.
Rosemary may refer to:
People
- Rosemary Butler (politician) (born 1943), British politician
- Rosemary Church (born 1962), British journalist
- Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002), American singer
- Rosemary Cramp (born 1929), British archaeologist
- Rosemary DeCamp (1910–2001), American actress
- Rosemary Dunsmore (born 1953), Canadian actress
- Rosemary Follett (born 1948), Australian politician
- Rosemary R. Gunning (1905–1997), American politician
- Rosemary Harris (born 1927), British actress
- Rosemary Hill (born 1957), British historian
- Rosemary McLeod (born 1949), New Zealand writer
- Rosemary Murphy (1925–2014), American actress
- Rosemary Murray (1913–2004), British chemist
- Rosemary Pereira Gonçalves (AKA Rosemary, Rosemary Belkiss, born 1947), Brazilian singer
- Rosemary Pollock (born 1944), British writer
- Rosemary S. Pooler (born 1938), American judge
- Rosemary Timperley (1920–1988), British writer
- Rosemary Vrablic, American banker
- Rosemary West, English serial killer
See also
Notes
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